Sunday, December 30, 2007

Happy New Year!

Wow, this has been a great year! Choice Bank has been growing consistently and has enjoyed being an active part of the Oshkosh community.
Highlights include:
Celebrating our first Anniversary
Block Party - Hosted at Choice Bank Witzel Street
Fall Fest (pig roast & hay rides) - Hosted at Choice Bank Jackson Street
Oshkosh Christmas Parade
The addition of three new members to the Choice Team

We have some very exciting things coming up for 2008 that you may want to watch for. (My favorite is the Smart Car we will be driving around Oshkosh.)

We wish you an enjoyable and safe New Years Eve celebration!

(P.S. Choice Bank will be closing at 2:00 P.M. on December 31st and will be closed on January 1st. Make sure to stop into the bank and say hi in 2008!)

Monday, December 17, 2007

Happy Last Minute Shopping

I just got back to my desk from a crazy pre-Christmas shopping trip. Every store was busy and don't even get me started on the line at the Post Office. As I pulled into one of my final destinations I realized that I would have to repeat this whole process tonight when I finalize my own Christmas shopping. It was at this point that I seriously began pondering who on my list would enjoy a VISA Gift Card.

Some may view this as a shameless plug for our new product, VISA Gift Cards. (I'd be lying if I said it wasn't.) However, this is also a very true story. I began trying to think of ways that we could all make the Holiday's less stressful. My first theory was to remember Christmas for what it is meant to be and give generously to all of my friends & family at another (warmer) time during the year. Spring seems like a good time for gifts.

Any tips for an enjoyable Holiday Season?

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Tournament time

If anyone spends time at the Oshkosh YMCA you may have seen the Choice Bank sponsored indoor co-ed soccer team in action. I am a proud team member. As the season came to a close on Sunday Choice Bank was proud to call this team their own. Undefeated during the regular season, the team entered the tournament as top pick. Three games to go until victory. Win game one. Win game two. Time for the victory.

20 minutes and 47seconds into the 22 minute game and we are winning 2-0. (At two minutes, goals from behind the "red line" become 2 points.) The other team makes one lucky two pointer, the board now reads 2-2. Tie.

The tie breaker is a Golden Goal without goalies.

Moral of this one: Optimism. If we won the championship this year what goal would we have to strive for next year?

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The Aroma

Biggest adjustment of the day: we moved the coffee maker from the break room to our new "Marketing Room" which is right behind the Concierge's desk in the bank lobby. Today the whole bank smells like fresh brewed coffee. Is this a bad thing? I would venture to say that it's not, except that my coffee consumption is likely to rise greatly. Being the health conscious individual I am, WebMD is the first place I go to figure out this conundrum.

Conclusion: Coffee is America's #1 source of antioxidants. What else did I find? Those Mint Dark Chocolates sitting at the end of my desk which I am seemingly addicted to are actually free radical blocking antioxidants in disguise. What a glorious day of discovery. I think I'll go have another cup!