Citizens Financial hosts jeans day for United Way

MUNSTER | Citizens Financial Bank held a jeans day Oct. 29 and 30 to benefit the United Way.

The money will be donated to local United Way offices in Porter County, Indiana Lake Area United Way and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.

Jeans day is a special Citizens event where employees and staff can make a voluntary $5 contribution. For this contribution, the employee can wear jeans to work. Citizens would like to thank all employees who participated in the event. A total of 120 employees helped raise $600 during the event.

"We are always looking for ways to encourage and acknowledge the generous efforts of our staff in supporting worthy causes in our market areas," said Dana Talaga, vice president of marketing of Citizens Financial Bank

United Way Worldwide is the leadership and support organization for the network of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 45 countries and territories. They envision a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives.

Citizens Financial Bank, a $1.1 billion asset federal savings bank, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CFS Bancorp, Inc. Founded in 1934, Citizens Financial is headquartered in Munster and has grown to 23 Banking Centers throughout adjoining markets in Chicago's Southland and Northwest Indiana.