State Bank of Cross Plains Reinvests in Local Communities to Celebrate 110-Year Anniversary

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State Bank of Cross Plains Reinvests in Local Communities to Celebrate 110-Year Anniversary

January 2019, MADISON, Wisconsin— January 2019 marks the end of a year-long anniversary celebration that focused on the community aspect of community banking. To commemorate 110 years as an independent community bank, State Bank of Cross Plains (SBCP) enabled its employees to donate $110 each as an investment back into the communities served by the 10 SBCP locations.

Nearly 160 employees directed more than $17,000 in total donations as part of this gesture.

“We were looking for a way to thank our customers and the communities where we live and work,” shares Jim Tubbs, President and CEO at State Bank of Cross Plains. “Anniversaries are about celebrating strong relationships. We wanted to give an anniversary gift that represents how much we cherish these relationships.”

SBCP employees could choose any cause or organization to support. The only guideline was the $110 amount and the local focus. As a result, employees donated to more than 90 different organizations – and in most cases, they hand-delivered the checks. Despite the variety of groups, the causes often fell into a handful of broad categories, such as:

• Taking care of our communities’ older adults

• Supporting animal welfare and animal service relationships

• Investing in community housing, services, and overall development (parks, schools, and more)

• Creating safe and healthy places to live (food pantries, domestic abuse survivor support, environmental cleanup, and other similar groups)

• Providing care and supporting research for a variety of health issues and diseases

While the majority of the gifts were single donations, there were some popular causes that received multiple gifts, including:

• $1,320 to Dane County Humane Society

• $660 to NorthWest Dane Senior Services

• $550 each to Domestic Abuse Intervention Service (DAIS) and Agrace Foundation

• $440 each to Gilda’s Club, Ronald McDonald House, Make-A-Wish, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM), Waunakee Neighborhood Connection, and the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin

“From Honor Flights to the Clean Lakes Alliance to OccuPaws Guide Dog Association, these organizations share our mission to make our communities vibrant and diverse places to connect, grow, and succeed,” says Tubbs. “Our bank family did a great job of embracing this celebration and living out our mission through these simple connections.”

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Established in 1908, State Bank of Cross Plains is a $1 billion bank, offering a full range of business and personal financial services. The largest independent community bank in Dane County, State Bank of Cross Plains recently announced plans to merge with Union Bank & Trust in spring 2019 to expand services into adjacent counties and communities. SBCP is known for our modern, progressive approach to supporting consumers and small-to-mid-sized businesses by offering services more typical of larger financial institutions in an environment that values one-on-one personal relationships and community involvement.

For additional information, please visit sbcp.bank or contact VP-Marketing Director Darin Tessier at 608-826-3514.