Giving Back to the Community

Go Red for Women Luncheon

Relationship Officer Debbie Briguglio and Director of Retirement Plans Jane Hagen joined clients Dr. Suzanne Bays & Angie Scherzer at the Midland Country Club for the 2012 Great Lakes Bay Go Red for Women luncheon on February 10th. Go Red for Women- “celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke.” The goal of Go Red for Women is to increase awareness of the issue of women and heart disease.

Arts from the Heart 2012

Tri-Star sponsored Mid-Michigan Children's Museums 5th Annual Arts from the Heart on February 9. Many of our employees attended the fun event which included a silent auction and carnival games.  Arts from the Heart is the annual major fundraising event for the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum.

MCVI Run for Your Heart 2011

Every September, Tri-Star annually sponsors the Michigan Cardiovascular Institute and Saginaw YMCA’s Run for Your Heart.

All proceeds of this event go to the MCVI Foundation. The race includes a choice of 10k or 5k run and a 5k walk, followed by a 1-mile Tot Trot for kids 12 and under. Participants were able to enjoy a new course going through  Hoyt Park and  “run with the animals” in the nationally accredited Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square.

The Great Lakes Bay Miracle League 2011

Tri-Star Trust Bank was a sponsor for the inaugural season of The Great Lakes Bay Miracle League, a non-profit organization helping children with physical and mental disabilities. The League uses America’s favorite pastime, baseball, to help the children develop and achieve their full potential. Employee Benefit Administrator Gina Ruhlig’s daughter Mia participated in the 2011 summer and fall seasons.

On August 18th Tri-Star was a corporate sponsor at Ladies on the Links an 8-hole golf scramble at Apple Mountain Resort in Freeland. The day included on-course prizes, lunch and awards for the top teams. All proceeds benefited the Covenant Breast Health Center, VNA/Hospice/James E. Cartwright Care Center and Covenant Wound Healing Center.

On June 15^th Tri-Star sponsored a lecture by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff during the 33^rd annual Matrix: Midland Festival. The event took place at the Midland Country Club Ballroom where over 300 guests listened to Schiff describe the intriguing life of the misconceived seductress Cleopatra. The biography Cleopatra: A Life, named one of the 10 best books of 2010 by The New York Times helps readers learn more about the powerful leadership skills that Cleopatra possessed to be known as the most influential women of the age. Schiff also described her passion and processes for writing her biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov,and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Immediately after answering questions from the audience Schiff signed books and refreshments were served.

On May 19th and 20th Tri-Star sponsored the 2nd Annual Great Lakes Bay Charity Pro Am at the Saginaw Country Club. This event was started in 2010 by Tri-Star Director, Mark Flegenheimer. 18 teams participated to raise money for the Temple Theatre Foundation. The teams of 3 enjoyed one day of practice rounds and dinner on the Temple Theatre stage where a free round of golf at courses across the country were given to each team in a lottery style raffle. Day 2 was friendly competition where 3 teams went home with cash prizes. Tri-Star employees Larry Preston and Gene Pickelman participated on the Tri-Star team and an estimated $30,000 was raised for the Temple Theatre.

In April, The 75th Annual Pink Ball in Jackson was attended by Tri-Star employees, DB Nicolay, Dawn Kenroy, and Tom McCarrell. Each year the Pink Ball is put on by Allegiance Health volunteers and proceeds are donated to a designated service in the health system. The theme this year was "In the Pink". Dinner, dancing, and a good time was had by all!

Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
On December 7th, 2010 Tri-Star was the headline sponsor for the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra as they presented: A Classical Christmas! Tri-Star Vice President Jane Hagen gave a brief welcome before the sold out Temple Theatre was filled with popular classical christmas tunes like the Nutcracker Suite, Babes in Toyland, and Home Alone. This was Tri-Star's 2nd SBSO sponsored event in 2010.

Leadership Saginaw County
Tri-Star Trust Bank's Sandy Worner has joined the 2011 Class of Leadership Saginaw. This is a community leadership development program celebrating over 20 years of operation, was formed by the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce out of a recognized need that Saginaw County must develop its own leaders.

Iron Jawed Angels Movie Screening
At the end of September, Tri-Star sponsored a screening of the 2004 HBO movie “Iron Jawed Angels” put on by the Harriet A. Myer Business and Professional Women’s Club at the Michigan Theatre in Jackson. This movie dramatized the fight to win voting rights for women, leading up to the passage of the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. Ladies from the club dressed to illustrate the era that these events took place.

Autofest 2010
Tri-Star opened its door at its Frankenmuth location on the night of September 10^th during Frankenmuth’s annual Autofest. Every year over 2,000 classic cars line the streets of Frankenmuth for a three day festival, with each day jam packed with fun entertainment for the whole family. Tri-Star sponsored a tent as well as live entertainment during the first night of the event.

MCVI Run for Your Heart 2010
Every September, Tri-Star annually sponsors the Michigan Cardiovascular Institute and Saginaw YMCA’s Run for Your Heart. All proceeds of this event go to the MCVI Foundation. The race includes a choice of 10k or 5k run and a 5k walk, followed by a 1-mile Tot Trot for kids 12 and under. This year Tri-Star employees Claudia Flattery, Kay Cooper, and Charis Kuehl participated in the 5k run.

Tri-Star Trust Bank sponsors Andrew Ross Sorkin at MATRIX:Midland
In June of the Midland Center for the Arts annual MATRIX performance series, Tri-star sponsored New York Times chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, columnist, and author of Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin. Guests of Tri-Star enjoyed a pre-event cocktail reception on the Garden Room patio, and then moved in to the Little Theatre to hear Sorkin bring a unique perspective on saving the economy from another crisis.

Saginaw Spirit
From floor decals to dasher boards, from table sponsors to adopting an entire Saginaw City School, Tri-Star Trust Bank has been a mainstay of support for the Saginaw Spirit hockey team.

Also, each year Tri-Star sponsors a Spirit Hockey Ticket Give-Away program for Jerome Elementary School students. The give-away program also gives Spirit Hockey players an opportunity to talk to Jerome students about the importance of getting a quality education.

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Old Saginaw City Lawn Chair Film Festival
The Lawn Chair Film Festival offers free outdoor movies, featuring blockbusters, independent, classic and  foreign films along with band performances before each movie. The films are played on Sunday nights 
through the summer and located in the parking lot on the corner of N. Hamilton and Ames in Saginaw.

Temple Theatre
Tri-Star Trust Bank is a Corporate Sponsor of the Temple Theater for performers such as Jewel, Garrison Keillor, Anita Baker and Capital Steps.