CUSB donates $50K for pool

CRESCO - CUSB Bank is proud to donate $50,000 to the Cresco Fitness Center-Thomson Pool resurfacing project. The project was completed this fall and the improvements to the pool and spa area have been enjoyed by fitness center patrons since the beginning of November.
At the Dec. 11 check presentation, Pool Manager Wendy Bohr explained the process of the recent renovations. “The pool has had a lot of use over the years. The bottom of the pool was getting kinda bad. We learned the bottom usually lasts 10-15 years. It’s been 22 years [since the Fitness Center was opened].”
CUSB Bank CEO and President J. Scott Thomson said, “The spa was also redone and the walls repainted, with the palm trees being saved. Something that saved a lot of money on this project was the staff did a lot of the work themselves.”
Fitness Center Director Rick McCarville added, “The pool was jackhammered. The guys worked three straight days to hand trowel it. I thought it would take a lot longer to heat the 135,000-gallon pool. It raised eight degrees the first day.
Thomson revealed, “This is Phase I. Hopefully we’ll have more [phases] to come.”
CUSB and the Thomson family feel this pool donation is very important to the community. Thomson stated, “As a community, I think we realize how important the Cresco Fitness Center and Thomson Pool are to the many families who use the facility, but also for attracting new families to the Cresco area. We felt that it was important to award the City of Cresco $50,000 towards the repair to our city’s outstanding complex.”
Giving back through monetary donations and employees volunteering at events are a vital part of CUSB’s mission. Thomson said, “Part of our mission as a community-minded bank is to give back of our time, talents and monetary donations to the communities that we are fortunate enough to serve. Our goal through the years has been to be a cornerstone for economic-community development.”
Providing workers at local events ensures their success. Thomson said, “Over the past six years, we are proud of the fact CUSB Bank family members have logged over 3,000 hours representing CUSB Bank in community betterment events.”
Financial support is vital for the completion of community projects. Thomson said, “Because of our customers’ patronage, CUSB Bank has been able to donate over $1.6 million (not including payroll, utilities, taxes paid, etc.) to the communities we serve. My father Jack’s motto was ‘what’s good for the communities we serve is also good for CUSB Bank, so we must work together.’ So when you bank with CUSB, you can feel confident that you are reinvesting in the community that your family lives and works in.”
 

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