Associated’s top 20 volunteers recognized for 2013

Photo caption: Chad Holst of Associated Bank volunteers and is president of Take A Kid Outdoors.

ROCHESTER, Min. – March 20, 2014 – Associated Bank recently acknowledged the efforts of its top 20 volunteers for 2013, including Chad Holst from Rochester who volunteers and is the president of Take A Kid Outdoors. Holst was awarded with a $1,000 grant for the non-profit organization.

“I get told ‘thank you’ by parents and kids in the Take A Kid Outdoors program all the time, but I tell them I should be thanking them for allowing me to be a small part of their life,” said Holst. “I am getting just as much out of volunteering as the kids are getting from the organization.”

In 2013, Associated employees across the three state footprint volunteered more than 47,000 hours. The top 20 volunteers donated more than 10,000 hours (at least 290 each), and another 253 employees each logged more than 50 volunteer hours.

“Colleague volunteer hours in 2013 topped 47,524, exceeding 2012 by 10,000 hours,” said Cliff Bowers, director of public relations, Associated Bank. “Associated is committed to giving back to its communities, and hundreds of colleagues do just that — by serving as donors, organizers, leaders, inspirers and doers.”

Associated’s philanthropy reflects the people, the culture and the spirit of the company. Colleagues are actively engaged in the charitable process to help identify nonprofit organizations and causes that best address the unique needs of communities across Associated’s footprint. Associated encourages and supports colleague volunteerism efforts by providing the internal resources that help connect colleagues with the nonprofit organizations that meet their personal passion for community involvement.