Better Together Volunteer Days empowers bank employees to give back to their community

Coming up on Sept 18 and 19, team members who work at Bremer Banks branches across the upper Midwest will have the opportunity to leave their regular duties for four hours and spend that time volunteering.

Bremer Bank is in the process of being acquired by Old National Bank. Now operating as a division of Old National Bank, the official conversation will be completed in October.

But Bremer employees are already participating in Old National Bank’s annual two-day Better Together Volunteer Days, a tradition that gives back to the community.

“We want our employees to show up with their time and talent,” said Julie McDonough, Old National Bank wealth management executive and market president.

“Every employee across the organization has the chance to get out and volunteer in the community. Just for a little perspective, in 2024, we had over 2400 employees volunteering out in the community, donating 5700 hours in nine states.”

In Minnesota, local bank employees will focus on donating time to a nonprofit organization that serves families who have been impacted by the affordable housing crisis.

“This year in Minnesota, we are partnering with Home for Good. They help families transitioning out of homelessness and into stable housing,” said McDonough. “We are going to have seven locations and have all of our employees out there.”

McDonough said that, like Bremer Bank, Old National Bank has a long history of service and community involvement which creates a natural connection as the two financial institutions come together. “

“Both organizations have a long history of service, and both have the commitment to build thriving communities as their mission and purpose,” she said.

The two financial institutions will complete their official systems conversion, and the former Bremer Bank branches will open their doors under the Old National Bank name on Oct 20. To ease the transition, McDonough suggests that all customers check their mail for more and make sure that their contact information is correct.