It's All About Our Community
Customer Appreciation Fridays in June 2023
We're showing our appreciation to our customers every Friday in June with free dairy treats at all of our locations. And best of all, by participating in this promotion, you're helping to support our local Wisconsin farmers.
So swing by any AbbyBank location, either through our drive-thru or lobby, to claim your weekly treat. Please note that each location may offer different dairy treats while supplies last, so be sure to come early.
At AbbyBank, we're always looking for ways to give back to our community and show our gratitude to our valued customers. We hope to see you soon for a delicious dairy treat!
Destination Medford Women's Weekend
It's back! Join us on February 25 and 26, 2023. AbbyBank is once again a co-sponsor of the wine glasses and you can expect a little gift in each attendees bag. For more information about the event visit their
Facebook page.
2022 Holiday Meal Matching Donation - Double Your Impact!
UPDATE: We were able to help raise over $46,000 between all seven locations!
Bring joy and hope to local area families in need this holiday season. Now through December 19, 2022, AbbyBank will match your donation up to $8,500 collectively between all AbbyBank locations to provide local families a holiday meal. Monetary donations of all sizes are welcome along with any non-perishable food items. You can stop into any AbbyBank location to deliver your donation.
Here is where your donation will make an impact:
- Abbotsford: Community United Pantry (CUP) in Colby, WI
- Appleton: St. Joseph Food Program in Menasha, WI
- Gresham: Flo'ing with Kindness Food Pantry in Gresham, WI
- Medford: First Baptist Church Food Pantry in Medford, WI
- Shawano: Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center (SAFPARC) in Shawano, WI
- Wausau and Weston: Peyton's Promise in Marathon County, WI
For more detailed information visit our Holiday Meal & Angel Tree page!
Meals in a Backpack 2022
Help local elementary and middle school students in need receive a backpack filled with food items during the new school year! We are collecting at our Medford AbbyBank location for the United Way of Taylor County - drop off in Medford, 215 S. 8th Street. Collecting until August 19, 2022.
Items Needed:
- Backpacks
- Grocery store gift cards (County Market & Walmart)
- Cereal (high need!)
- Oatmeal
- Fruit cups
- Applesauce cups
- Juice boxes
- Cans of vegetables
- Cans of soup
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly (no glass please)
- Macaroni & cheese
- Rice products
- Spaghetti noodles
- Spaghetti sauces
- Snack bars (granola bars, fruit bars, breakfast bars, etc.)
Fill A Backpack Fill A Need 2022
Help local elementary and middle school students in need receive a backpack filled with school supplies for the new year! We are collecting at our Wausau, Weston and Abbotsford locations for the United Way of Marathon County/Workforce Volunteer Council - drop off locations in Wausau, 305 S. 18th Avenue; Weston, 2405 Schofield Avenue and Abbotsford, 401 E. Spruce Street. Collecting until August 15, 2022.
Items needed:
- New large, colorful, durable backpacks
- Crayons 24 ct.
- Scissors
- #2 pencils
- Large pink erasers
- Plastic pencil box
- Rulers 12 in.
- Color washable markers 8-12 ct.
- Yellow highlighters
- Wide lined notebooks
- Wide lined loose-leaf paper
- Pocket folders to match notebooks (red, yellow, green or blue)
- Colored pencils 12ct.
- Washable watercolor paints
- Washable school glue bottles and glue sticks
Shred Day - August 2, 2022
Stop by an AbbyBank locations on the shred day to have your confidential documents shredded for free. There is a limit of 2 boxes per person. Please try to only bring confidential documents that need to be shredded. Locked bins will be in our lobbies with slots at the top for you to insert your confidential documents. The bins will be locked up over night and picked up the following morning to be taken to a secure location off-site for shredding.
Taste N' Glow Balloon Fest 2022
Hot air balloons are coming to Wausau again! July 8 - 10, 2022 on the west side of Wausau. There will be plenty of things to do with the kids and fun things for the adults as well! AbbyBank is sponsoring the car show and the balloon Citrus in the Sky with Karalyn Mumm as the pilot.
Customer Appreciation Fridays in June 2022
Every Friday in June (Drive-thru and Lobby) to show our appreciation to our customers, we welcome you to stop at any AbbyBank location to get your dairy treat for the week! We are happy to help support our local Wisconsin Farmers while sharing treats with our friends and neighbors. Each location may offer different dairy treats while supplies last.
June Dairy Month -Dairy Breakfasts 2022
AbbyBank is proud to sponsor these local dairy breakfasts.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Athens Dairy Breakfast
Veterans Memorial Park/Fairgrounds
207 Mueller Street, Athens
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Thorp Dairy Breakfast
Brandon & Meredith Maier Farm
N13090 Bruce Mound Ave, Thorp
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Abbotsford Dairy Breakfast
Evan & Taylor Ensign Dairy Farm
107645 County Line Road, Dorchester
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Granton Dairy Breakfast
Jim & Caroline Walter Family Farm
N5136 Pray Ave, Granton
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Town & Country (Taylor County) Dairy Breakfast
Taylor County Fairgrounds
Corner of State Hwy 13 & WI-64, Medford
6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Neillsville Dairy Breakfast
Brad & Christine Boon Farm
N6634 State Highway 73, Greenwood
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Owen-Withee Dairy Breakfast
Withee Pavilion
511 Division Street, Withee
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Loyal Dairy Breakfast
Roehl Acres
W4015 26th Road, Loyal
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Colby Dairy Breakfast
Gumz Farms
227715 County Road F, Colby
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Greenwood Dairy Breakfast
Jeremy & Hannah Olson Farm
N10338 Owen Ave, Greenwood
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
2022 Community Banking Week
This is the fifth year AbbyBank and the WBA have participated in Power of Community Week. This is a week for all Community Banks to show our communities how much we care! You will find us participating in things like; teaching children to save, cash mobbing, delivering lunch and treats to organizations, collecting hygiene items for local food pantries and non-profit organizations, recording book readings for classrooms, and much much more! You can follow our efforts on our social media pages.
2022 Hygiene Drive Results
Because of the generous efforts of our employees and community members, we are able to donate…
- 367 hygiene Items
- $367 match from AbbyBank
Organizations Supported:
- Community United Pantry (CUP) in Colby, WI
- St. Joseph Food Program in Menasha, WI
- Flo'ing with Kindness Food Pantry in Gresham, WI
- Stepping Stones in Medford, WI
- Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center in Shawano, WI
- Peyton's Promise in Wausau and Weston, WI
2022 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
AbbyBank is proud to be a top sponsor for the
Farm Technology Days in Clark County on July 12-14, 2022!
2021 Angel Tree Program
AbbyBank participated in the Angel Tree Programs at five of our locations. In 2021, the community helped us bring joy and the Christmas spirit to over 100 children in the Abbotsford, Medford, Wausau and Weston areas.
2021 Holiday Meal Matching Donation - Double Your Impact!
UPDATE:
AbbyBank helped collect $23,554.58 between all seven locations in 2021.
Bring joy and hope to local area families in need this holiday season. Now through December 17, 2021, AbbyBank will match your donation up to $7,000 collectively between all AbbyBank locations to provide local families a holiday meal. Monetary donations of all sizes are welcome along with any non-perishable food items. You can stop into any AbbyBank location to deliver your donation.
Here is where your donation will make an impact:
- Abbotsford: Community United Pantry (CUP) in Colby, WI
- Appleton: St. Joseph Food Program in Menasha, WI
- Gresham: Flo'ing with Kindness Food Pantry in Gresham, WI
- Medford: First Baptist Church Food Pantry in Medford, WI
- Shawano: Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center (SAFPARC) in Shawano, WI
- Wausau and Weston: Peyton's Promise in Marathon County, WI
For more detailed information visit our Holiday Meal & Angel Tree page!
Banks Never Ask That!
In the Month of October, AbbyBank is teaming up with the American Bankers Association (ABA) to help you learn how to spot a scam! Every year, thousands of people lose money to phishing scams. If a hacker were pretending to be your bank, would you be able to tell?
Take the quiz to test your scammer IQ. Also, throughout the month of October, check out our
Facebook and
LinkedIn pages for information to help you spot common scams.
Winning Bid at the Shawano County Fair Benefits Food Pantries
AbbyBank’s winning bid of two hogs at the Shawano County Fair will help feed local families in need in the Gresham and Shawano area. After the animal market sale, AbbyBank had the hogs processed and then personally delivered them to Flo’ing with Kindness Food Pantry in Gresham and the Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center (SAFPAR) in Shawano.
“We always get excited when we are the winning bidder because we know it goes right back into our community and does so much good for so many!” said Julie Chase, Vice President and Shawano Branch Manager.
“We are always happy when we are able to support the kids and the FFA program, along with helping our community through the area food pantry, said Karen Simpson, Vice President and Gresham Branch Manager.
Taylor County Fair Animal Market Sale Winning Bidders!
AbbyBank’s winning bid of a hog at the Taylor County Fair will help feed local families in need in the Medford and surrounding communities. After the animal market sale, AbbyBank had the hog processed and then personally delivered it to the food pantry at the First Baptist Church in Medford.
“We always get excited when we are the winning bidder because we know it goes right back into our community and does so much good!” said Sue Ackerman, Vice President and Medford Branch Manager.
Meals in a Backpack
Help local elementary and middle school students in need receive a backpack filled with food items during the new year! We are collecting at our Medford AbbyBank location for the United Way of Taylor County - drop off in Medford, 215 S. 8th Street. Collecting until August 20, 2021.
Items Needed:
- Backpacks
- Grocery store gift cards (County Market & Walmart)
- Cereal (high need!)
- Oatmeal
- Fruit cups
- Applesauce cups
- Juice boxes
- Cans of vegetables
- Cans of soup
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly (no glass please)
- Macaroni & cheese
- Rice products
- Spaghetti noodles
- Spaghetti sauces
- Snack bars (granola bars, fruit bars, breakfast bars, etc.)
Fill A Backpack Fill A Need
UPDATE: With the help of Peace Lutheran Church, and our collection sites, we were able to collect over 650 items this year to help local students with their school supplies!
Help local elementary and middle school students in need receive a backpack filled with school supplies for the new year! We are collecting at our Wausau, Weston and Abbotsford locations for the United Way of Marathon County/Workforce Volunteer Council - drop off locations in Wausau, 305 S. 18th Avenue; Weston, 2405 Schofield Avenue and Abbotsford, 401 E. Spruce Street. Collecting until August 13, 2021.
Items needed:
- New large, colorful, durable backpacks
- Crayons 24 ct.
- Scissors
- #2 pencils
- Large pink erasers
- Plastic pencil box
- Rulers 12 in.
- Color washable markers 8-12 ct.
- Yellow highlighters
- Wide lined notebooks
- Wide lined loose-leaf paper
- Pocket folders to match notebooks (red, yellow, green or blue)
- Colored pencils 12ct.
- Washable watercolor paints
- Washable school glue bottles and glue sticks
Shred Day - August 11, 2021
Stop by our participating AbbyBank locations on the shred day to have your confidential documents shredded for free. Participating locations are, Abbotsford, Appleton, Medford, Shawano, Wausau and Weston. There is a limit of 2 boxes per person. Please try to only bring confidential documents that need to be shredded. Locked bins will be in our lobbies with slots at the top for you to insert your confidential documents. The bins will be locked up over night and picked up the following morning to be taken to a secure location off-site for shredding.
Customer Appreciation Fridays in June
Every Friday in June (Drive-thru and Lobby) to show our appreciation to our customers, we welcome you to stop at any AbbyBank location to get your dairy treat for the week! We are happy to help support our local Wisconsin Farmers while sharing treats with our friends and neighbors. Each location may offer different dairy treats while supplies last.
Taste N' Glow Balloon Fest
Hot air balloons are coming to Wausau! July 9 - 11, 2021 in Marathon City. There will be plenty of things to do with the kids and fun things for the adults as well! AbbyBank is sponsoring Citrus in the Sky and Karalyn Mumm will be the pilot.
2021 WBA Community Banking Week
April 19-24, 2021
This is the fourth year AbbyBank and the WBA have participated in Community Bank Week. This is a week for all Community Banks to show our communities how much we care! You will find us participating in things like; teaching children to save, cash mobbing, delivering lunch and treats to organizations, recording book readings for classrooms and much much more! You can follow our efforts on our social media pages.
June Dairy Month -Dairy Breakfasts 2021
AbbyBank is proud to sponsor these local dairy breakfasts.
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Thorp Dairy Breakfast
Brandon & Merideth Maier Farm
N13090 Bruce Mound Ave, Thorp
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Abbotsford Dairy Breakfast
David & Becky Ruesch Dairy Farm
5338 Pickard Ave, Abbotsford
7:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Granton Dairy Breakfast
Granton Fire Station
116 S Main Street, Granton
7:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Neillsville Dairy Breakfast
Opelt Dairy
N3468 River Ave, Neillsville
7:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Loyal Dairy Breakfast
Kevin & Rosie Fellenz Farm
N8424 Sandhill Ave, Loyal
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Colby Dairy Breakfast
Sponsored by the Abby/Colby Chamber and Colby FFA Alumni
Tri-G Farms
105323 County Road A, Dorchester
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Greenwood Dairy Breakfast
Sponsored by Greenwood FFA Alumni and Greenwood Chamber
Taygin Acres
N11040 Owen Ave, Greenwood
Holiday Meal Matching Donation - Double Your Impact 2020
AbbyBank helped collect $13,077 between all seven locations in 2020.
AbbyBank matched donations up to $6,500 collectively between all AbbyBank locations to provide local families a holiday meal.
Here is where your donation made an impact:
- Community United Pantry (CUP) in Colby WI
- First Baptist Church Food Pantry in Medford WI
- Peyton's Promise in Marathon County WI
- St. Joseph's Food Program in Appleton WI
- Flo'ing with Kindness in Gresham WI
- Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center (SAFPARC) in Shawano WI
- TULP / St. Paul's Food Pantry serving Tilleda, Gresham and Leopolis
- St. Michael's Food Pantry in Keshena WI
2020 Angel Tree Program
AbbyBank participated in the Angel Tree Programs at five of our locations. In 2020, the community helped us bring joy and the Christmas spirit to over 100 children in the Abbotsford, Medford, Wausau and Weston areas.
AbbyBank Partners with FHLB to Provide $15,000 in COVID-19 Relief
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLB) offered a Targeted Impact Fund that provides members with grants to support relief efforts for areas hardest-hit by COVID-19, as well as, to promote equity and opportunity for communities of color. AbbyBank was able to secure $5,000 each for the Abbotsford Housing Authority, Shawano County Housing Authority and Wausau Community Development Authority.
Fair Animal Market Winners!
This year looked different for many of the 4H and FFA students. They worked hard all year, and many had their fairs cancelled. The Taylor County Fair was still able to find a way to host the animal market sale. We are happy to announce that we were the winner of two pigs that were processed and donated back to the following food pantries; Community United Food Pantry in Colby, First Baptist Church Food Pantry in Medford and Peyton's Promise serving Marathon County.
“We were pretty excited to be the winner of two pigs this year! That allowed us to donate to three very deserving organizations” said Sue Ackerman, Vice President and Medford Branch Manager.
Fill a Backpack Fill a Need
UPDATE:
The United Way of Marathon County Fill A Backpack Fill A Need program still held their annual program. Instead of collecting supplies, they collected monetary donation to help purchase backpacks and classroom supply lists. We collected funds at AbbyBank in Abbotsford, Wausau, Weston and Peace Lutheran Church in the Town of Frankfort. The Fill A Backpack Fill A Need program helps all local students in need in the Marathon County schools (Abbotsford and Colby included).
“Thanks to Peace Lutheran Church, we were able to purchase over 20 backpacks and over $400 in supplies to fill them”, stated Natalyn Jannene, Assistant Vice President of Marketing for AbbyBank.
Due to the COVID-19 impact, this year's Fill a Backpack Fill a Need project out of Marathon County is asking for your monetary support to purchase school supplies for local students in need. The needed backpacks and school supplies have to be ordered now to arrive in time for the 2020 mid-August distribution. Please consider donating if you're able and would like to help! Please use the provided button link to securely donate online or for additional information on other ways to donate.
AbbyBank Partners with FHLB to Provide $40,000 in COVID-19 Relief
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLB) offered a COVID-19 Relief Program consisting of a $20,000 grant to support their member institutions and the communities they serve. The AbbyBank board of directors felt they could make an even larger impact if they matched the $20,000 grant from FHLB. President and CEO, Craig Stuedemann, asked each location to decide where the funds are most needed in their communities.
Abbotsford
- $1,415 to nursing home and assisted living patients to get their hair cut
- $2,000 in tickets purchased from Colby Dairy Breakfast
- $1,500 to CUP Food Pantry for dairy and meat
- $1,235 purchased in gift cards from local restaurants and businesses
- $350 each distributed to Abbotsford FFA and Athens FFA
Appleton
- $3,000 distributed between The Vine Christian Fellowship, Crossways Lutheran Camping Ministries, St. Joseph Food Program and Iglesia De Cristo Mission Cris
- $2,000 in gift cards from local area businesses to hand out to those in need
Gresham
- $2,000 to St. Michael's Food Pantry in Keshena
- $3,000 to Flo'ing with Kindness Inc., a newly established food pantry in Gresham
- $700 in gift cards from local area restaurants and businesses to hand out to those in need
Medford
- $1,800 to the Medford FFA for the purchase of dairy for students
- $5,000 in gift cards purchased from local area restaurants and businesses to hand out at local restaurants when ordering takeout
Shawano
- $3,700 distributed between six local deserving organizations like Shawano Area Matthew, Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center (SAFPARC), Wolf River Habitat for Humanity, Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Facility, Georgia's House and The F.R.E.S.H. Project
- $2,000 in gift cards to hand out to those in need
Wausau
- $2,000 to The Neighbors Place
- $2,000 to United Way of Marathon County
- $2,000 to Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS)
Weston
- $5,700 distributed between five local deserving nonprofits like DCE Food Program, Blessings in a Backpack, New Life Pet Adoption, Homme Homes and Everest Area Optimist Club
Customer Appreciation Day - All Locations -Drive-up & Lobby
Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, we have decided to change our Customer Appreciation Days this year into Customers Appreciate Dairy Days! Each Friday in June, our customers are welcome to stop at AbbyBank and get the dairy treat for the week (while supplies last). June is also Dairy Month and many dairy breakfast across the state had to cancel. We are happy to help support our local Wisconsin Farmers!
Working Together While Working Apart - COVID-19 PPE Donations
To support our communities during the pandemic, we were involved in multiple relief efforts. One of the ways we came together as a community was helping to collect Persona Protective Equipment (PPE) and hand sewn masks. Because of your generosity, we were able to collect over 25,000 first aid items. These donations were given to; Marshfield Clinic Health System, Ascension St. Clare's Hospital, Aspirus and Shawano Ambulance Services for distribution to local volunteer Emergency Medical Responder groups.
SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Impact
We are honored to have helped our customers in their time of need with the SBA Paycheck Protection Program!
Data as of 5/15/20
- 327 Businesses Supported
- $25,697,600 in PPP Loans Funded
Here's what a thankful customer had to say:
"Although we are an essential business, we have been pushed into providing care via telehealth and our business has gone way down. The PPP has allowed me to keep all of my staff on payroll instead of having to furlough them so that we can keep operating and offering high level mental health care for those who need it during this difficult time and in the months to come."
- Tracy Peterson, Director, Compass Counseling Wausau, LLC
Destination Medford Women's Weekend 2020
February 28, 2020 - February 29, 2020
Friday at the Bailiwick (formerly known as the Veranda) - Taste of Medford 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Come get your goodie bags and wine glasses for the weekend that will include a gift from AbbyBank! This year there will be a fashion show and games.
AM classes are 10:00 a.m. - Noon and PM classes are 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Wine Walk is 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Get more details on their event page
here!
2019 Angel Tree Program
AbbyBank participated in the Angel Tree Programs at five of our locations. In 2019, the community helped us bring joy and the Christmas spirit to over 100 children in the Abbotsford, Medford, Wausau and Weston areas.
2019 Holiday Meal Matching Donation - Double Your Impact!
UPDATE: AbbyBank helped raise over $11,600 between all seven locations in 2019!
Bring joy and hope to local area families in need this holiday season. Now through December 13, 2019, AbbyBank will match your donation up to $6,000 collectively between all AbbyBank locations to provide local families a holiday meal. Monetary donations of all sizes are welcome along with any non-perishable food items. You can stop into any AbbyBank location to deliver your donation.
Here is where your donation will make an impact:
- Community United Pantry (CUP) in Colby WI
- Indian Head Food Pantry in Medford WI
- Peyton's Promise in Marathon County WI
- St. Joseph's Food Program in Appleton WI
- Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center (SAFPARC) in Shawano WI
- TULP / St. Paul's Food Pantry serving Tilleda, Gresham and Leopolis
- St. Michael's Food Pantry in Keshena WI
Wausau Metro Adult Special Olympics Received a $700 Donation
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $700 to the Wausau Metro Adult Special Olympics for a new computer. Wausau Metro Adult Special Olympics mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Huey's Hideaway Children's Museum Receives $10,000 Donation
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the presentation of $10,000 to Huey’s Hideaway Children’s Museum, Medford, WI. In September 2019, our donation was presented to Huey’s Hideaway to sponsor the pergola for their new outdoor space. They officially broke ground in early October.
Three Local Area Medford Organizations Receive Donations
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $1,500 to three local area organizations. Donations were presented to, the Immanuel Lutheran School, Medford Kiwanis Club and the Sand Box Child Care & Preschool. These donations will help support many remarkable initiatives in the Medford and surrounding communities.
St. Joseph Food Program Receives $500 Donation
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $500 to St. Joseph’s Food Program for new shelves. St. Joe’s is a nonprofit in the Appleton area. They distribute over 30 tons of fresh food and non-perishable items to men, women, children, the elderly, working poor and temporarily unemployed.
LEAVEN Receives $1,000 Donation from the Abbotsford Story, Inc.
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $1,000 to LEAVEN for new computers. LEAVEN is a non-profit that helps to stabilize and empower people in financial crisis by providing financial assistance, referrals and case management to address their near-term and long-term basic needs.
Local Wausau Area Organizations Receive $2,100 Donation
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $2,100 to the Boys and Girls Club in Wausau for a new laptop and Dream Flight USA Foundation for a new mechanical arm for their STEM shuttle.
Local Wausau Organization Receives $1,000 Donation
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $1,000 to Middle Grounds in Wausau for a new computer and printer. Middle Grounds is a coffee shop for young adults. Their mission is to reach young teens where they are at, in a judgement free environment.
Local Shawano Organization Receives $1,500 Donation
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. is pleased to announce the donation of $1,500 to the F.R.E.S.H (Food, Resources, Education, Sustainability, Health) Project, a local Shawano area organization. In October 2019, the donation was presented to F.R.E.S.H. for a lawn mower and tillers to help keep their gardens thriving. 1/3 of residents in Shawano County said they didn't have enough food to eat and didn't have enough money to get more (according to a survey done by the F.R.E.S.H. Project).
The Abbotsford Story, Inc. was formed in 1986 as a private charitable foundation of AbbyBank. Since then, AbbyBank has made contributions totaling over $1,270,300 to the foundation. Over the years, the foundation has made donations to Abbotsford, Appleton, Medford, Wausau, Weston and neighboring area organizations totaling over $940,976.65.
AbbyBank Gives Medford Tech Ed Department Donation
The Tech Ed department in Medford, helped AbbyBank design, create and build two buildings. One of those buildings is for outdoor equipment and storage. The other building is for AbbyBank’s new horse shelter.
“We serve a diverse customer base and being able to partner with the school allowed us to collaborate with them for a teaching opportunity, while also giving a donation back to the school. This horse shelter will help keep our customers’ horses happy, healthy and quenched!” said Sue Ackerman, Vice President and Medford Branch Manager.
Taylor County Students Get Meals for the Weekends
The United Way of Taylor County started a new campaign this school year to help feed local area students’ meals and snack on the weekends. They had a collection box at the Medford AbbyBank location and collected backpacks, meals and $100 in monetary donations.
“After hearing from the United Way about the number of children in Taylor County that the school meals may be the only meals they eat, we knew we needed a collection box. That is what community is all about, stepping up when there is a need,” states Sue Ackerman, Vice President/Branch Manager for AbbyBank.
Taylor County Fair
Brian Lehman, VP/Agriculture Loan Officer for AbbyBank was the winning bid for a 250 lbs. hog this year! Sue Ackerman, our VP/Branch Manager for Medford and Brian, chose to donate the hog to the Food Pantry located in the First Baptist Church in Medford.
School Supplies for Students in Need
We are collecting school supplies at all AbbyBank locations. Each location is partnering with an organization that shares the same passion about giving back as we do!
Appleton - Cool for School Supply Drive - drop off location in Appleton at 1500 N. Casaloma Drive. Collecting until July 31, 2019.
Items needed:
- New backpacks
- Folders
- Pencils
- Markers
- Crayons
- Pencil pouches
- Binders
- Dry erase markers
- Highlighters
- Wide ruled notebooks
- One inch 3-ring binders
Wausau, Weston and Abbotsford - Fill A Backpack Fill A Need - United Way of Marathon County/Workforce Volunteer Council - drop off locations in Wausau, 305 S. 18th Avenue, Weston, 2405 Schofield Avenue and Abbotsford, 401 E. Spruce Street. Collecting until August 12, 2019.
Items needed:
- New backpacks
- Crayons 24 ct.
- Erasers
- Plastic pencil box
- Rulers
- Colored markers (washable)
- Highlighters
- Wide lined notebooks
- Wide lined loose-leaf paper
- Pocket folders to match notebooks (red, yellow, green or blue)
- Colored pencils
- Pens (red only)
- Water color paint
- Glue and glue sticks
Medford - Meals in a Backpack Campaign - United Way of Taylor County - drop off location in Medford, 215 S. 8th Street. Collecting until August 28, 2019.
If you prefer to make a financial contribution, you can mail a check to PO Box 85, Medford WI 54451 payable to United Way of Taylor County.
- Backpacks
- Grocery Store Gift Cards (Medford County Market and Walmart)
- Cereal
- Oatmeal
- Fruit cups
- Applesauce Cups
- Juice boxes
- Cans of Vegetables
- Snack Bars (granola bars, fruit bars, breakfast bars, etc.)
- Cans of soup
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Rice products
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Spaghetti Noodles
- Spaghetti Sauces
Customer Appreciation Day Events 2019
Wausau, Thursday July, 11th
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Abbotsford, Thursday, August 1st
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Medford, Tuesday, August 27th
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Weston, Friday, September 6th
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
June Dairy Month -Dairy Breakfasts 2019
AbbyBank is proud to sponsor these local dairy breakfasts.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Abbotsford Dairy Breakfast
Sponsored by the Abbotsford FFA
Dean and Sue Bender Farm
5769 Reynolds Ave, Dorchester,
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Granton Dairy Breakfast
Gary, Margie & Bryan Dahl Farm
N3870 Pelsdorf Ave, Granton
7:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Marathon County Dairy Breakfast
Northcentral Technical College's Agriculture Center of Excellence
6625 County Road K, Wausau
8:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Neillsville Dairy Breakfast
Mathis Dairy
W5325 State Highway 73, Neillsville
7:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Loyal Dairy Breakfast
RZ Builders
204 E Mill Street, Loyal
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Colby Dairy Breakfast
Sponsored by the Abby/Colby Chamber and Colby FFA Alumni
Heeg Brothers Dairy
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Greenwood Dairy Breakfast
Sponsored by Greenwood FFA Alumni and Greenwood Chamber
Stieglitz Dairy LLC
N8280 River Ave, Greenwood
2019 WBA Community Banking Week
April 22-26, 2019
This is the second year AbbyBank and the WBA have participated in Community Bank Week. This is a week for all Community Banks to show our communities how much we care! You will find us participating in things like; teaching children to save, cash mobbing, shred day, playing money smart games at local schools, reading to children and much much more! Keep a lookout for what we will be up to this week on our social media pages.
