Make The BMO Harris Bank Annual Holiday Display Part of Your
Holiday Tradition
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BMO Harris
Bank is pleased to announce this year's annual holiday display
theme, Holiday Junction, which will feature BMO's collection
of more than 150 life-sized, costumed animals. Celebrating its
40th year, a train-themed winter wonderland will pull
into the downtown Milwaukee lobby
just in time to spread some holiday cheer. The display is free
and open to the public.
For each visitor to the display, BMO Harris Bank will contribute
$5 to Feeding America Eastern
Wisconsin, the leading domestic hunger relief charity in the
nation. The holiday display donations will help Feeding America in
its efforts to prevent hunger and malnutrition by working with food
banks across the nation and engaging the community to act to
achieve a hunger-free America.
"For many families, our holiday display has long been a
celebration of a warm and memorable family tradition, and this
year, we're proud to continue the addition of a charitable
experience that will help those in need of food during the holiday
season," said Brad Chapin, Executive
Vice President, Personal Banking, BMO Harris Bank.
"By including a donation for those who might be struggling
during the holiday season, BMO Harris Bank has evolved its great
tradition to help families and visitors give back to the community
even more," said Bonnie Bellehumeur,
Executive Director of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.
This year celebrates the 40th year of this annual
tradition of bringing the sights and sounds of the holidays to BMO
Harris Bank customers and the community. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, BMO Harris employee
volunteers will transform the downtown bank's lobby into the
1,300-square-foot display with more than 20 freshly cut evergreen
trees, thousands of lights, and several feet of "snow."
Display hours:
BMO Harris Bank's Holiday Display,
located in the lobby of the BMO Harris location at 770 N. Water
St., will be open from Monday, Nov.
26, through Wednesday, Jan. 2.
It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. On weekends, Christmas
Day, and New Year's Day, the
display will be open from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Special Note: The lobby will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.
8 and Monday, Dec. 24; and at
5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Please also visit www.bmoharris.com/holiday for hours and
directions.
Display history
The BMO Harris Bank (formerly M&I)
holiday collection of animals began in 1972, when 30 life-sized
Steiff animals were discovered at the world's largest toy store,
FAO Schwartz in New York City. BMO
Harris's collection of Steiff animals has steadily grown to more
than 150. Steiff animals are collectors' items originally made in
Germany by Margarete Steiff, who hand-stitched the first
tiny elephant and stuffed it with straw. Many of the figures are no
longer being made. The world-renowned Steiff Company made the
original teddy bear in 1903.
Over the past 40 years, BMO Harris's Holiday Displays have
included a fishing tugboat, a Victorian park, an igloo at the North
Pole, a Yukon train, an ice
palace, a candy factory, and 1950s nostalgia featuring antique
Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
About BMO Harris Bank
Based in Chicago, BMO Harris Bank N.A. provides a broad
range of personal banking products and solutions through over 600
branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking
team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge
and mid-market focus throughout the U.S. Deposit and loan products
and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO
Harris BankSM is a trade name used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO
Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American
financial organization with 1,600 branches, and a retail deposit
base of approximately $180
billion.
SOURCE BMO Harris Bank