U.S. Bank Donates $100,000 to Nonprofit Organizations in Recognition of Volunteer Work of 138 Employees

On of the Team Ahn Elite competition coaches, Master David Earnest, was recently selected for the U.S. Bank Five Star Volunteer Award for his work with Taekwondo Development Partners. Please see the U.S. Bank Press Release below.

Minneapolis (July 2010) - U.S. Bank has selected this year's recipients of its annual Five Star Volunteer Award, honoring employees for their exceptional volunteer service in the community. Through this program, U.S. Bank will contribute a total of $100,000 to nonprofit organizations in recognition of the 138 volunteers located in 28 states.

Recipients of the U.S. Bank Five Star Volunteer Award were chosen based on criteria such as depth of volunteer service and community impact. Nominations for the Five Star Volunteer Award were submitted by employees, coworkers and the organizations where U.S. Bank employees volunteer.

"Volunteers play a crucial role in the day-to-day operations of many nonprofit organizations that make a great impact in our local communities," said John Pacheco, director of the U.S. Bancorp Foundation. "At U.S. bank, we are proud of our employees who give their personal time to serve a cause or organization that's important to them, and we're pleased to honor these outstanding employee volunteers for their efforts once again this year through the Five Star Volunteer Award."

In addition to the Five Star Volunteer Award, U.S. Bank also encourages its employees to volunteer through its Five Star Volunteer Day program, which allows all eligible employees to take 8 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer in at local organizations of their choice, such as nonprofits, civic agencies, and schools.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $282 billion in assets as of March 31, 2010, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank the United States. The company operates 3,025 banking offices in 24 states and 5,312 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

Promotion Test - September 10th

On Friday, September 10th we will be having a promotion test. The test begins at 5:30 pm with white belt testing. Please make sure that your testing application is submitted to the main school no later than Thursday at 7:30 pm.

Please note that there will be no classes held on Friday the 10th.