M&I Bank Donates Nearly $17,000 to the Mesa, Arizona, Police Department for a New Patrol Dog
July 26 2007 - 6:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
- M&I Bank Launches Dog Days of Summer Program to Benefit
Arizona Police K-9 Units - MESA, Ariz., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- For
18 years, man's best friend has played an integral role in
protecting the Mesa, Arizona, community. In fact, these K-9
officers serve as integral partners to city police officers and
specialize in search and retrieval of criminal suspects, as well as
detecting narcotics and bombs. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070726/LATH184) In honor of
these hardworking K-9 officers, M&I Bank has created a new
community program called The Dog Days of Summer. The initiative was
launched on Wednesday, July 25, when Dennis Jones, President and
Chairman of M&I Bank, Arizona, presented a check for nearly
$17,000 to the Mesa Police Department in memory of Leon and to
assist with the purchase of their newest addition to the K-9 unit.
Leon, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois that joined the force in
January 2006, was the first Mesa K-9 Police Officer to die in the
line of duty. Earlier this year, he was fatally wounded by a
vehicle while chasing a suspect with his handler, Officer John
Lafontaine. Dubbed a hero by the community, Leon received national
attention in August after helping police detain a 350-pound man in
a dramatic 90-minute standoff on U.S. 60 and the successful rescue
of an infant inside the man's vehicle. Since Leon was one of the
Mesa K-9 police officers who helped arrest the thieves responsible
for the string of ATM thefts in metro Phoenix last year, M&I
Bank is covering the expenses of purchasing and training a new
patrol dog for Officer Lafontaine. As a result of M&I Bank's
commitment to support the communities in which it serves, the bank
created additional Dog Days of Summer activities to support various
Arizona Police K-9 Units. These additional community initiatives
will raise funds and donations in a series of philanthropic
activities that will take place in all of M&I Bank's 48 Arizona
branch locations. M&I Bank, Arizona, Dog Days of Summer
activities include: M&I Bank Paw Prints: M&I Bank created
paw-shaped tags that individuals can purchase at all of its 48
Arizona branch locations. Each paw print costs $2 and can be
personalized to be displayed at each branch. The bank will donate
and divide proceeds from the paw prints program among all Arizona
Police K-9 Units. M&I Bank Dog Shower: Throughout July and
August, all 48 Arizona M&I Bank locations will be accepting
dog-related items such as food/treats, bones, collars, leashes and
toys. Some of the community donations collected for the dog shower
will be presented to the Mesa AZ Police Department's K-9 Unit at a
homecoming party for the new police dog. The rest of the donations
will be divided between Arizona Police K-9 Units and the Arizona
Animal Welfare League/SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals). Homecoming Party: M&I Bank, Arizona, will host a
homecoming party at the end of August, once Officer Lafontaine and
the new police dog have returned from training, at the Mesa,
Arizona (Crismon and Baseline) bank location. M&I Bank Kids
Activities: Currently, M&I Bank, Arizona, is hosting a creative
contest where children ages 5 to 11 can submit a drawing of their
own dog. At the end of August, the bank will choose the top five
drawings from all of the submissions and will award them with a Mi
Kids Savings account and $50 to start off their savings. At the
M&I Bank, Mesa, branches, children can also choose to create
thank-you cards for the police department. All cards that are
submitted will be presented to the police department during the
homecoming celebration. About M&I Bank M&I Bank is an
affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI), a
diversified financial services corporation headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wis., with $58.3 billion in assets. Founded in 1847,
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based
bank, with 192 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I
has 48 locations throughout Arizona; 30 offices along Florida's
west coast and in central Florida; 16 offices in Kansas City and
nearby communities; 22 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St.
Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; three offices in Tulsa, Okla.; and
one office in Las Vegas, Nev. M&I's Southwest Bank subsidiary
has 17 offices in the greater St. Louis area. Metavante
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, provides a full array of
technology products and services for the financial services
industry. On April 3, 2007, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
announced its plans to split Metavante Corporation and Marshall
& Ilsley Corporation into independent publicly traded
companies. M&I also provides trust and investment management,
equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial
planning, investments, and insurance services from offices
throughout the country and on the Internet (http://www.mibank.com/
or http://www.micorp.com/). M&I's customer-based approach,
internal growth, and strategic acquisitions have made M&I a
nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070726/LATH184
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: M&I Bank CONTACT:
Maemalynn Meanor, +1-602-417-0686, , or Kasey Broach,
+1-602-417-0693, , both for M&I Bank; or Carey Allen of M&I
Bank, +1-480-558-6383, Web site: http://www.mibank.com/
http://www.micorp.com/
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