Kitsap Bank recently presented the Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound with a $10,000 donation. The funds are designated to support the club’s sites in Kitsap and North Mason counties, and the organization’s mission to provide children with a safe place to learn and grow. Presenting the check to Rick Guild, President & CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound, was Robert Banks, Kitsap Bank Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer.
Banks, also a Boys and Girls Club board member, states, “Kitsap Bank is committed to its community and believes in the importance of preparing younger generations for the day when they will lead us. I’m honored to present the Boys and Girls Club with this much-needed donation.”
The Port Angeles Chamber recently presented Kitsap Bank with October’s Beautification Award. The award-winning branch is located at 716 Front Street in Port Angeles. Notes Harbir Bower, Kitsap Bank Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer, “This is a real honor. At Kitsap Bank we like to provide our customers with a pleasant banking experience; and that extends from the appearance of our facilities, to the products we offer, to the superior service they receive.”
Kitsap Bank recently presented the Soroptomist International of Gig Harbor with a $500 donation. The funds are designated to support the club’s Safe Harbor project, which is designed to help women leave abusive situations and get the immediate help that they need. Presenting the check to Lynn Jabs, President of the Soroptomist International of Gig Harbor; were Ginette Dalton, Kitsap Bank Vice President & Regional Operations Manager; and Caroline Hope, Operations Manager. Dalton and Hope were also on hand to help assemble backpacks filled with essentials for women in need.
Kitsap Bank is committed to giving back and helping those in our community who are in need of assistance,” notes Dalton, also a Soroptomist member, “I’m honored to present the Soroptomists with this much-needed donation for the Safe Harbor project.
Kitsap Bank has been named as one of the finalists for Washington's Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The program was launched in 2007 to identify and recognize best practices in the hiring and retention of great people. After an extensive and rigorous process, which included the completion of surveys by nominee-company employees across the state, workplaces in four different categories have been identified as Washington's best, based on their various employee benefit offerings, leadership culture and work/life balance philosophies. In total, 66 companies have made the grade as finalists (65 spots with one tie). Kitsap Bank is among one of 20 finalists in the large company category.
“We are pleased to be named one of Washington’s Best Workplaces,” comments James Carmichael, Kitsap Bank President & CEO, “When you join Kitsap Bank as an employee, you become part of the Kitsap Bank family. It is not unusual for our employees to spend upwards of 20 or 30 years with us—a true testament to the organization’s commitment to its employees and its rich history as the community’s financial partner.”
The finalists – 21 small companies, 20 medium-sized companies, 20 large companies, and five nonprofits – will be celebrated at a one-of-a-kind awards event at Safeco Field on Aug. 20. For more information, visit: www.wabestworkplaces.com.
The Puget Sound Business Journal is a unit of American City Business Journals, which operates 41 local business newspapers throughout the United States.
Kitsap Bank has recognized several employees for reaching milestone anniversaries. We are very pleased to honor these individuals for their selfless dedication to our organization. Alice Waggoner, Financial Services Representative at South Park Village - 30 Years
Debbie Posey, Accounting Clerk III - 25 Years
Ann Ferda, Vault Teller at Silverdale - 20 Years
Mary Taylor, Vice President/Branch Operations - 30 Years
Employee of the 3rd Quarter 2009: Jennifer Gelsleichter, CSRII - East Bremerton Branch
Employee of the 2nd Quarter 2009: Lyndi Overlie, Payroll and Accounting Clerk - Administration
Employee of the 1st Quarter 2009: Tom Kendall, Courier - Customer Service
Employee of the 4th Quarter 2008: Karissa Vannoy, Customer Service Representative - Port Orchard
