ShoreBank Communities Rock the 2008 Election
by Sarah on November 5th, 2008
Yesterday’s presidential election set our country abuzz with unprecedented events. Few places quivered with Election Day excitement like the city of Chicago. ShoreBank’s new Central Loop branch had to close at 3 p.m. on Election Day to comply with the City’s preparation for the Grant Park party. My colleagues and I used that time to vote.
Voting is a critical component of our collective American community. As a result, it did not surprise me to learn that ShoreBank, a community development bank, implemented a voter initiative program to enable and encourage its communities to vote.
From August 6 through October 6, ShoreBank provided voter registration forms in all of its branches for customers and neighborhood residents to register to vote. At least 350 people participated, and it was the fourth year of the program. However, what I love about ShoreBank is that they built a contest around voter registration, asking ShoreBank employees, customers, and neighbors to deposit their voting receipts in a marked bowls at their local ShoreBank branches. ShoreBank then gave a check to the branch with the highest quantity of voting receipts, to be donated to a local nonprofit of the branch manager’s choosing. Why not help to change the world for a nonprofit through the electoral process?
This credit crunch has certainly highlighted the fact that businesses and consumers are not separated into Main Street and Wall Street. Voting integrates all of us, and I am very proud to be part of an organization that both recognizes that fact and empowers it.
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[...] ShoreBank Communities Rock the 2008 Election Yesterday’s presidential election set our country abuzz with unprecedented events. Few places quivered with Election Day excitement like the city of Chicago. ShoreBank’s new Central Loop branch had to close at 3 p.m. on Election Day to comply with the City’s preparation for the Grant Park party. My colleagues and I used that time to vote. Voting is a critical component of our collective American community. As a result, it did not surprise me to learn that ShoreBank, a community development ba [...]
Very useful post. where can i find more articles on this subject ?
Hi Tatiana. I am happy to hear you found this post useful. As far as I am aware, no other large bank has participated in this kind of program. This variation if the ‘Rock the Vote’ program is unique to ShoreBank.