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w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m F e b r u a r y 2 0 15 • I NSIGH T | 33 overwhelming," Piikkila says. "You're living on no sleep, so it was kind of a tear-jerker. You just le that day feeling really good about what you did." e company is hoping to hold the event again this year. On an annual basis, Wipfli LLP closes its doors company-wide for one day in September and sends its associates to volunteer at local organizations. e company was looking for a way to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2005, says Dan Pichler, partner in charge of the Green Bay office. Wipfli's Green Bay associates have painted murals for area schools and organizations, harvested potatoes at the Bridge-Between Retreat Center in Denmark, worked on landscaping at Heritage Hill and sorted donated items at St. Vincent de Paul, to name just a few of its projects. Liz Wallace, Wipfli Green Bay's office manager, coordinates the effort for more than 100 employees, finding placement for each of them. "Green Bay is extremely lucky in that it has a lot of awesome nonprofits that can benefit from volunteering," Wallace says. Wipfli knew the volunteer day would be a good public relations opportunity, Pichler says. But it also wanted employees to have a chance to learn about community organizations and their needs. e best benefit has been the effect on team building. "e true magic, selfishly, is we have associates at all different levels at all different jobs who otherwise don't work together, working hand-in-hand on the project and getting to know each other," Pichler says. "As much as I'd love to say it's great and philanthropic, it really helps our relationships as an office." Employees of rivent Financial have been able to bond [continued] » ■ Design-build ■ Commercial ■ Industrial 920.733.7305 | www.crstructures.com 571 Marcella St. | Kimberly, WI 54136 Listen better. Plan better. Build better. Owners, Kip Golden, left and Chad Reichelt BUSINESS SOLUTIONS MADE BETTER. YOU CAN BANK ON IT. Fox Valley (920) 237-5126 Green Bay (920) 469-0500 Manitowoc (920) 652-3100 Sheboygan (920) 694-1900 For better banking, think First www.BankFirstNational.com Business banking has never been easier when you partner with Bank First. Our team helps businesses large and small to achieve their goals with financial solutions customized to fit their current and future needs. Bill Rehn Curry Kuehl Joel Steber Aaron Faulkner Joan Woldt Habitat help Anyone can join the Thrivent Builds team. Visit www.thriventbuilds.com or contact Landon Wiese at Landon.Wiese@Thrivent.com for more information.