Check, Cash Donations For Milwaukee Dancing Grannies Now Accepted

BROOKFIELD, WI—North Shore Bank will help collect donations for the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, according to a news release.

Three members of the group — Virginia Sorenson, 79, Leanna Owen, 71, and Tamara Durand, 52 — were among the six killed when a man drove through the Waukesha Christmas Parade Nov. 21. A helper for the group, Wilhelm Hospel, 81, was also killed.

Over 60 people were injured, including children.

Milwaukee Dancing Grannies has also set up a GoFundMe page for online donations but it did not have a way to accept cash or check donations, the release from the bank said.

“We are happy to help our community come together and show support around this tragedy and provide an avenue for cash or check donations,” said Susan T. Doyle, senior vice president of retail banking at North Shore Bank.

Cash or check donations can be made through the drive-up, video tellers, and lobbies at all 45 bank offices throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, a choreographed dance and pompom parade troupe, have been performing at community celebrations around the region since 1984.