This holiday season, The Equitable Bank is spread our cheer by participating in the Giving Tree Program from United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County! This year, we are donated gifts to South Division High School in Milwaukee for youth in the community. We hope they enjoyed their presents!
October 2022: United Way
Our 2022 United Way Campaign at The Equitable Bank was a huge success thanks to our amazing employees, donors and community partners! This year we raised almost $21,000 by pledging and participating in activities. Throughout the week, we dressed up and had some fun for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County.
September 2022: Gold in September
Our staff went gold for Gold in September! Part of Gold in September’s vision is coloring the world gold so every child everywhere survives cancer, and we are proud to support this cause. We encouraged everyone to wear gold during September to grow awareness, inspire action and continue the conversation for funding research for pediatric cancer.
September 2022: HRI Housing Fair
The Equitable Bank was happy to be a part of the Housing Resources Incorporated (HRI) Housing Fair. We were able to talk to and make some great connections with all different kinds of people.
July 2022: GMAR Annual Golf Outing
Our team was happy to be the hospitality sponsor for the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors golf outing at Iron Wood Golf Course!
April 2022: Milwaukee Riverkeeper River Cleanup
As a part of the Wisconsin Bankers Association's Power of Community Week as well as to celebrate Earth Day, The Equitable Bank helped clean up the Milwaukee River with Milwaukee Riverkeeper.
December 2021: Giving Tree
This holiday season, Equitable employees purchased gifts for Capuchin Community Services’ House of Peace in Milwaukee for youth in the community. We hope they enjoy their presents!
October 2021: United Way
Our 2021 United Way campaign at The Equitable Bank was a success thanks to our employees, donors and community partners! Together, we fundraised more than $17,000! This year, our theme was "2020: What did we miss?" and it gave our employees the opportunity to dress up and enjoy some moments they missed out on this year. Throughout the week, we dressed up, pledged and participated in activities in hopes of reaching our donation goal for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County.
September 2021: Gold in September (G9)
The Equitable Bank went Gold in September for the 9th year in a row! Throughout the month, our employees worked together to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer.
July 2021: GMAR Annual Golf Outing
Our team had a great time being the Hospitality Sponsor for the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Annual Golf Outing again this year. We had a lot of fun in the sun providing snacks for everyone.
April 2021: WBA Power of Community Week
During the week of April 19th-24th, we participated in the fourth annual Wisconsin Bankers Association Power of Community Week to celebrate, support and give back to the communities we serve. With the help of our staff and customers, we collected over 1,500 products and $800 which went to organizations we partnered with through United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County.
The Equitable Bank is committed to supporting our customers and communities. Through our partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLB of Chicago), we provided $21,000 to Housing Resources Incorporated (HRI). These funds will go toward preparing people for successful home ownership with an emphasis on homebuyer education. We are proud to partner with FHLBC and look forward to the opportunities this will bring.
This holiday season, Equitable employees purchased gifts for Capuchin Community Services’ House of Peace in Milwaukee for youth in the community. We hope they enjoy their presents!
Our 2020 United Way campaign at The Equitable Bank was a success thanks to our employees, donors and community partners! Together, we fundraised more than $17,000! This year, our theme was "2020: What did we miss?" and it gave our employees the opportunity to dress up and enjoy some moments they missed out on this year. Throughout the week, we dressed up, pledged and participated in activities in hopes of reaching our donation goal for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County.
The Equitable Bank went Gold In September for the 8th year in a row! Throughout the month, we worked together to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer by handing out gold stickers and hosting other special events to support a great cause.
Our Hales Corners branch recently hosted a field trip for the Hales Corners Elementary first-graders. We hope they learned a lot and enjoyed their time. We had a lot of fun showing them around the bank!
This year, we were able to provide gifts for the House of Peace-Capuchin Community in Milwaukee. We always look forward to spreading the joy of the holiday season and giving back to our community.
Our 2019 United Way campaign at The Equitable Bank was a great success! Our "Movie" themed campaign had employees involved in pledging and various fun activities throughout the week in hopes of reaching our donation goal for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County.
Our employees rocked #GOLD which is the recognized color for pediatric cancer. All month long, we are raising awareness and donations for childhood cancer research in support of Gold in September.
Equitable Bank branches collected cards and letters for Vietnam Veterans who were on the 2019 Fall Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Thank you to our employees and customers for helping us honor our Vietnam veterans! Together we were able to create over 70 heartfelt thank you cards/letters!
The Equitable Bank is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Pet Walk Milwaukee. Pet Walk is one of the Wisconsin Humane Society's largest fundraisers with proceeds supporting animals in need and the programs and services that benefit the communities we serve. Event proceeds support all animals who receive lifesaving care at the Wisconsin Humane Society, including cats, dogs, small animals, birds, and wildlife!
Equitable Bank employees prepared over 1,200 sandwiches for Guest House of Milwaukee. Guest House of Milwaukee helps people overcome homelessness.
The Equitable Bank's Annual Starch Madness food drive collected over 700lbs of food and $850 for the Hunger Task Force.
The Equitable Bank employees always rally behind the Wisconsin Humane Society. In March they had the opportunity to work the phone bank at the Pet Telethon.
Equitable Bank employees have supported United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha Counties for many years and this year was no exception. We raised money while having fun with our international travel theme. Employees dressed up on themed days, participated in a raffle and auction, all while helping to make our community better.
Once again The Equitable Bank is helping #GrowGOLD and raise awareness about pediatric cancer. Our employees and customers are wearing gold ribbons, donating money and talking about the need for more research and funds for children battling cancer. We even had the first-ever Gold in September bags tournament.
We always have fun with Starch Madness! Raising money and collecting food for the Hunger Task Force, all while having fun voting for our favorite food.
Equitable employees had a blast working the phones at the National Puppy Day telethon (and playing with some of the adorable puppies), which supports the Wisconsin Humane Society!
Girl Scout Troop 10561 toured The Equitable Bank's Whitefish Bay branch and got to learn all about banking.
Equitable employees generously purchased gifts for the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee's Annual Holiday Giving Tree.
Equitable employees raised over $19,700 for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County during our annual employee giving campaign - beating last year's record and our third record breaking year in a row! Employees had a lot of fun with our "board game" theme and coming together to raise money for our community.
During the month of September, The Equitable Bank is helping #GrowGOLD and raise awareness about pediatric cancer. Our employees and customers are wearing gold ribbons, donating money and talking about the need for more research and funds for children battling cancer.
To commemorate The Equitable Bank’s 90 years serving the community, we held three volunteer events that totaled 99 hours of service for the month of May. We volunteered at the Finance Park for Junior Achievement Milwaukee, at a land stewardship project for the Urban Ecology Center – Washington Park and prepared over 400 sandwiches for Guest House of Milwaukee.
We were pleased to be able to participate in the COSBE’s Be the Spark program again this year. Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts were great guests and we hope they enjoyed their visit to our workplace as much as we enjoyed having them!
Equitable Bank's 6th Annual Starch Madness food drive collected food and monetary donations for Hunger Task Force, once again passing our set goal.
The Equitable Bank was excited to participate in the COSBE's Be the Spark program. We hope the 7th graders from Benjamin Franklin School enjoyed their visit to our workplace as much as we enjoyed having them!
Equitable employees generously purchased gifts for the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee's Annual Holiday Giving Tree.
Equitable employees teamed up with Revitalize Milwaukee to paint and repair the home of an elderly Milwaukee woman. Revitalize Milwaukee. Revitalize Milwaukee (formerly RTGM) supports much-needed affordable housing and helps homeowners and neighborhoods regain a sense of community pride.
Equitable employees raised over $18,500 for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County during our annual employee giving campaign - beating last year's record breaking year! Employees had a lot of fun with our "homecoming" theme and coming together to raise money for our community.
The Equitable Bank joined the G9 project to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer. All funds collected were donated to Gold in September, with the mission is to raise awareness and inspire action for childhood cancer initiatives.
Once again The Equitable Bank customers, employees, and community members generously donated to our Suits for Soldier's campaign. Since its inception, we have collected over 7,000 articles of business clothing, including 1,015 complete suits. All items are donated to Dryhootch for distribution to local veterans who are preparing to reenter the civilian workforce.
The Equitable Bank employees volunteered their time at Junior Achievement of Milwaukee. They worked with Milwaukee area 8th grade students from two different schools in JA's Finance Park helping them learn how to manage a budget.
The Equitable Bank's Annual Starch Madness food drive collected over 850lbs of food and $250 for the Hunger Task Force.
As part of the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee's Annual Holiday Giving Tree, Equitable employees purchased gifts for those in Milwaukee who otherwise do not receive a gift during the holidays.
Equitable employees raised a total of $18,035 for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County during our annual employee giving campaign - our highest total ever! We had a lot of fun coming together to raise money for the community initiatives that are at the heart of United Way's mission.
The Equitable Bank joined the Gold in September movement to raised money and awareness for childhood cancer. All funds collected were donated to the I Back Jack Foundation, a local Gold in September affiliate organization.
Equitable Bank employees spent their afternoon harvesting sweet corn at the Hunger Task Force Farm. The Farm provides fresh fruit and vegetables to hungry people in our community.
Once again The Equitable customers and employees donated to our annual school supply drive. We were happy to deliver bags of supplies and backpacks for the children of Keefe Avenue School in Milwaukee.
Equitable Bank employees prepared over 200 sandwiches for Guest House of Milwaukee. Guest House of Milwaukee helps people overcome homelessness.
During our Annual Suits for Soldiers drive, Equitable Bank collected 190 complete suits, bringing the 4-year total to 950 suits and nearly 6,300 articles of clothing. All items are donated to Dryhootch for distribution to local veterans who are preparing to reenter the civilian workforce.
The Equitable Bank's Annual Starch Madness food drive collected 1,300lbs of food and over $1500 for Hunger Task Force. Coverage from WISN 12 News helped this year's food drive to be one of the most successful ever.
A group of Equitable Bank employees packed 520 for stock boxes for local seniors at Hunger Task Force.
Equitable employees participated in the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee's Annual Holiday Giving Tree to give gifts to people in the Milwaukee area who otherwise would not receive a gift during the holidays.
Through pledges and activities, The Equitable Bank employees raised $10,664 for United Way!
The Equitable Bank was proud to be the presenting sponsor of the V100.7 Sista Strut. This fun walk/run raises awareness about breast cancer, especially in women of color.
As part of The Equitable Bank's commitment to raising awareness and funding for pediatric cancer, we raised $3,725 for the I Back Jack Foundation, which helps fund research and treatments for pediatric cancer and is a Gold in September affiliate organization.
The Equitable Bank donated money to the ALS Association for each Equitable employee that accepted the ice bucket challenge to help raise money and awareness for ALS.
Equitable Bank customers and employees generously donated 85 backpacks and 8 big bags of school supplies to the kids of Keefe Avenue School in Milwaukee.
Customers, employees and community members donated 3,900 items of business attire; including 550 complete suits. All of the items were donated to Dryhootch, to be distributed to local veterans.
The Equitable Bank is proud to sponsor Layton Boulevard West Neighbors community group. LBWN works to build strong, healthy neighborhoods in the City of Milwaukee by stabilizing and revitalizing the Silver City, Burnham Park, and Layton Park communities.
Equitable employees donated over 400 books that were donated to area children through Next Door Milwaukee.
Starch Madness takes over March! Together with our customers and the community, The Equitable Bank collected over 1,800 pounds of food and donated it to the Hunger Task Force.
The Equitable teamed up with Today's TMJ4 to surprise one lucky person with their mortgage or rent paid for an entire year. Congrats to Leanne Ast!
The Equitable Bank family helped spread holiday cheer with 155 handmade cards shipped to soldiers deployed overseas.
Equitable employees gave back during the holiday through the Giving Tree, coordinated through the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee. The Giving Tree provides gifts to over 13,000 children, teens, seniors, disabled people and refugees in the Milwaukee area.
The Equitable Bank was excited to be the presenting sponsor for the V100.7 Sista Strut 2013. The walk raises awareness about breast cancer and early detection in women of color.
Through pledges, raffle baskets, activities and even a "jeans day", The Equitable Bank employees raised $12,446.23 that was donated to United Way of Greater Milwaukee.
The Equitable Bank fundraiser donated $1,314.33 to Alex's Lemonade Stand to help fund research and treatments for pediatric cancer.
The Equitable Bank was proud to be the presenting sponsor for the Kyle's Korner fundraiser. In addition to the sponsorship, Equitable Bank employees volunteered at the event.
Equitable customers and employees generously donated 61 backpacks and 4 large boxes of school supplies. All supplies were donated to the children of Keefe Avenue School.
Equitable Bank customers and employees donated 975 business clothing items, including 149 complete suits. Everything was donated to Dryhootch to help soldiers returning to the civilian workforce.
During the second annual Starch Madness Food Drive, The Equitable Bank collected and donated over 600 pounds of food and $165 to the Hunger Task Force.
