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1+1=More

Now that NBC and Republic Bank have joined forces, you might be wondering what this means.

This means:

More homes for local families

More support for local businesses

More opportunity for our customers

More ways to give back to our region

More dreams made real for some people to hear.”

Quite simply, when it comes to our community: This means more.

Her work there includes being a table captain at a fundraiser lunch held each October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

“I invite co-workers and friends to come and learn about Safe Haven so they can go and spread the word to people in their lives,” she explained.

Hansen has also encouraged her family to become involved in supporting the organization.

“My husband owns a lawn care company, and his company takes care of the lawn at Safe Haven as an in-kind donation,” she said. “It is a very, very wonderful place. The women who work there are wonderful, passionate people who want to help the women and children we serve to have a better life, and it’s just amazing to me.”

LISC Duluth

Hansen also serves on the Local Advisory Board of LISC Duluth (Local Initiative Support Corporation). LISC’s mission reads as follows: “With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.”

“LISC branches out into many areas,” Hansen explained. “It’s a convener of non-profit agencies for the betterment of Duluth. I have served on the board since 2014. I’m currently chair of the Loan Review Committee. I convene the committee meetings to review possible lending relationships. For example, LISC provided the original predevelopment on the NorShor Theatre. It’s trying to find funding on the Seaway Hotel, trying to get jobs, trying to get a grocery store in the food desert of Lincoln Park. That board brings a different perspective to getting things done in Duluth.”

United Way and more

Additionally, Hansen currently serves on the Head of the Lakes United Way Resource Development Strategy Committee, providing direction to the board and assisting them in discovering ways to increase and diversify giving.

“It’s kind of an idea-generating committee of how we can engage folks in doing more with the United Way,” she said.

At work, Hansen is also involved with community-service initiatives.

National Bank of Commerce has been participating in “Community Impact Week,” a campaign of the Minnesota Bankers Association committed to improving the quality of life in Minnesota communities.

“I served on the first Community Impact Committee of National Bank of Commerce,” Hansen said. “We have 100 percent participation. We get to help where we’re needed throughout the Twin Ports.”

These are the volunteer works that Hansen is most active with right now. Other volunteering that she’s done includes serving on the Holy Rosary school board; volunteering with Little Treasures childcare agency for at-risk youth; and additional volunteer work with the United Way over the years, including serving as an Employee Campaign Coordinator at her work and volunteering at the United Way Chili Festival.

Why she gives her time and talents

“I volunteer because I feel like I’ve been blessed in my life with good fortune, a loving family, and supportive employers who encourage community involvement,” Hansen said. “It means so much to me to work for an organization that encourages us to give back.” D

LE AD + LO VE + SE RV E

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