Hundreds of BMO Harris Employees Create Community-wide Impact

Hundreds of BMO Harris Employees Create Community-wide Impact
Executives and Milwaukee-area employees support Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and other local charities

WHAT: As part of the sixth annual North American BMO Volunteer Day, BMO Harris employees will be rolling up their sleeves and lending a helping hand throughout Milwaukee communities by assembling New Parent Kits, helping with art projects, installing siding on a 2-story home, sorting food, and painting among other activities.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 14, 2017

WHERE:

1) Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Mary Ryan Club
3000 N. Sherman Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53210

• BMO volunteers will be working with children at the Boys & Girls Club in Sherman Park, helping them create flags to celebrate Flag Day. Once the flags are created, Bango from the Milwaukee Bucks will lead a parade of approximately 100 flag-waving children as they walk through Sherman Park, a neighborhood in which BMO recently made a major reinvestment announcement. The parade kicks off at 2:00 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club at 3000 N. Sherman Blvd.

2) United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
395 N. Executive Dr. Room 203
Brookfield, WI 53005

• In support of healthy birth outcomes, BMO employees will be assembling and restocking a supply of New Parent Kits ensuring babies have supplies for a safe and successful first year. These kits will be distributed among agency program partners receiving funding through the United Way’s Healthy Birth Outcomes Initiative, an initiative proudly supported by BMO Harris Bank.

About BMO Volunteer Day
Thousands of employees across the U.S. and Canada are making a difference on June 14 by volunteering throughout communities the bank serves at more than 200 organizations. Launched in the U.S. in 2001, BMO Volunteer Day is now a North American initiative that has grown significantly each year. Employees volunteer in a variety of projects, including children and youth organizations, elderly care, food banks, community housing, health care facilities, family resource centers, parks and recreational facilities, relief organizations and homeless shelters.

About BMO Harris Bank
BMO Harris Bank provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through nearly 600 branches and almost 1,400 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona and Florida. BMO Harris Bank’s commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local market knowledge and mid-market focus through the U.S. For more information about BMO Harris Bank, go to the company fact sheet. Banking products and services are subject to bank and credit approval. BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with approximately 1,500 branches, and CDN $692 billion in assets (as of January 31, 2017).

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM), one of the largest and longest youth serving agencies in Milwaukee, offers structured after-school and summer programming to more than 41,000 children and teens each year. Within the safety of 44 locations, youth have access to free meals, academic support, role models and opportunities to build character and explore new interests. Through programs like MarVan Scholars, Graduation Plus and World of Work, the Clubs provide a structured pathway for members to thrive in all stages of their education, including post-secondary education, and gain valuable job experience that will help them develop successful careers as adults.

More than 86 percent of the organization’s annual budget goes toward youth programming. Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized charity evaluator, has given BGCGM its highest rating of four stars. For more information, please visit www.boysgirlsclub.org.