BACK TO SCHOOL DAYS CELEBRATION - AUGUST 20, 2011

Community once again hosted a Back to School celebration. Games and raffle drawings were held and many children won prizes. An essay and poster contest was held. Community selected three winners in three age groups and awarded backpacks filled with school supplies and a Target gift card to each of them.

Pictured Left: Children that attended our Bank to School Celebration. All the children who attended  received a goodie bag and entered a raffle to win a tote bag with different educational items or piggy banks. We had over 70 kids attending this event.

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS - SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1, 2011

Community Savings Bank held "Customer Appreciation Days" at its main office on September 30th and October 1st. The bank took this opportunity to thank its customers for their patronage, and to host many neighbors who stopped in the office.

About 850 people stopped in during the event. Everyone attending was invited to spin the prize wheel in the lobby for a promotional prize. Children in attendance received a "goodie bag," and refreshments were served to all. Employees of the bank had an opportunity to meet and to serve those visited the office.

As part of the celebration on Saturday, October 1st, customers and non-customers were given the opportunity to shred old checks, bank statements and other documents containing personal information. A mobile industrial shredder was parked in the bank's main parking lot for personal papers to be shredded on the spot. Destruction of old documents is recommended to help combat identity theft.  An "identity Theft Prevention" raffle was held for those who shredded documents. There were five winners of $50 each.

According to Dane Cleven, President and Chairman of Community, "The recent Customer Appreciation Days provided a good opportunity for us to thank many loyal customers and to meet many residents of the area. I think many who attended appreciated the opportunity to shred old documents to help combat identity theft." Cleven added: "The event is another example of Community's commitment to be Your Personal Neighborhood Bank." 

Pictured Top: Neigbors were invited to spin a prize wheel to win a promotional prize during "Customer Appreciation Days" at Community Savings Bank. Shown here are the bank's employees Ewa Gomilla(left) and Krista Engerbretsen (right). Pictured Bottom: Area residents were given the opportunity to shred old checks, bank statements and other documents containing personal information during Community Savings Bank's Shred-a-Thon on October 1st. A neighbor is shown dropping a shopping bag full of documents into a dumpster to be shredded. Approximately 180 residents shredded papers during the Saturday morning event.

A LONG HISTORY OF TOTAL SERVICE.....

Vicki Bianchi and Dane Cleven celebrated their 25th anniversaries at Community in 2011. Vicki Bianchi is in the bank's accounting department, and has been for the majority of her time at Community. Dane Cleven has served as President of Community for over 21 years.

Director Conrad Nagle also reached a milestone at Community in 2011, having served the bank in varying capacities for 35 years. He began with Community in 1976 working on loan deals as an attorney. A short time later he joined the staff full time as Vice President and served as the bank's chief lending officer. He became a director of the bank in 1981. Conrad retired from his position as Vice President in 1995 but continues to serve as a director.

Pictured Top: Vickie Bianchi and Dane Cleven receiving their 25th anniversary award. Pictured Botton:Conrad Nagle accepts award from the Illinois League of Financial Institutions for his 35 years of service to Community. 

HELPING FEED THE HUNGRY DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Community held its annual Holiday Food Drive this past November and December which benefited the Irving Park Food Pantry. Community matched contributions with $1 for each food item and $1 for each dollar collected. Hundreds of food items and over $2,000.00 were donated to the pantry.

Pictured Left: Shown here are the bank's employee's Joanna Sweder(left), Omaira Guevara(middle), Wanda Staron(right) holding our Holiday Food Drive Poster.