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National City Tower News
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Earth Day - April 22,
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"On April 22, 1970, Earth Day was
held, one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of
democracy...."
American Heritage Magazine October 1993
Earth Day at National City Tower was "greener" than ever, with the Greater Louisville
Bonsai Society and Kitty's Plants and Produce in attendance. Tenants were able to observe
a bonsai tree trimming or purchase one of Kitty's unique planters filled to the brim with
fresh spring flowers. We hope everyone enjoyed Earth Day this year!
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NCT Jelly Bean
Contest - March 21, 2008 |
Big beans and small beans, this year
there was every type of jelly bean in the jar! Guesses ranged
from 500 to over 70,000, but it was Reeda Woosley of Humana who came
the closest, guessing 9,800. For her exceptional counting
skills, she received the beans and jar along with a $25 gift card to area restaurants. Congratulations Reeda!
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NCT March Madness Zone - March 10 through 21, 2008 |
 Whether you were a Cardinal,
Cat, Hoosier, or Hilltopper Fan, you could find the perfect spot to
cheer on your team in the annual NCT March Madness Zone. This
year tenants got to enjoy our new LCD television to watch the big
dance. Printed-out brackets kept them abreast of the latest matchups!
Congratulations to the following individuals for picking the winning score of the UK or UofL game:
(Pictured) Jack White of Todd Investment Advisors and Lisa Singleton of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC;
(Not Pictured) David Elder of National City Bank and Paula Grover of Humana.
Winners received a fan-favorite popcorn tin from The Popcorn Station! |
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Valentine's Day at NCT
- February 14, 2008 |
National City Tower was full
of sweethearts this Valentine's Day! Colonial Designs was in the
lobby with a beautiful array of gifts just waiting to be delivered to
that special valentine. NCT tenants received pink and red carnations
along with delicious cookie cakes to munch on courtesy of National City
Tower Leasing and Management. |
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NCT Coat Drive 2008 - January 14th
- 18th |
 We're
helping to make Louisville warmer, one coat at a time! A big
thank you t oall our tenants who donated new and gently used coats.
With your help, we were able to send over 75 coats to Louisville
citizens in need at Wayside Christian Mission and the Schuhman Center. |
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NCT Health Fair - January
24, 2008 |
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City Tower tenants started their new year off at the National City
Tower Health Fair on January 24th, where some Louisville health
experts were on hand! The first 150 participants picked up a free
pedometer, courtesy of National City Tower, along with valuable
fitness and healthy lifestyle facts.
Humana Fitness was
there to provide blood pressure screening, while Whole Foods Market
made sure everyone knew the latest nutrition information and passed
out fresh fruit. YMCA of downtown Louisville measured attendee’s
weight, height, body mass index, and body fat percentage. Former
professional ballet dancer Patricia J. Reid of Prima Pilates sold many
on her individualized pilates workouts. And finally, Stephanie
Hodgkins from LA Weight Loss Center gave tenants some solid gold
ideas, learned from her successful experience with hundreds of
clients.
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2007 Holiday Lobby Kickoff -
November 21, 2007 |
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was hot coffee and seasonal muffins for the tenants of National City
Tower, as the holiday season was started this year. The only
hard choice was deciding which muffin to eat...the choices were all delicious with pumpkin chocolate chip, apple, and blueberry to make mouths water! |
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NCT 2007 Annual Pumpkin Carving
Contest |
 Competition was fierce this Halloween as NCT tenants battled it out to see who would take home the first place honors.
Entries ranged from "horrific" (Horror at teh Pumpkin Circus by UBS Financial Services) to "sporting" (UofL Cardinal by Cravings a la Carte).
"Mum" was certainly the word with Fultz Maddox Hovious & Dickens entry, "I want my Mummy!"
And while all contestants were winnters for the American Cancer Society, one pumpkin stood above the rest with a smashing total votes of $397.92!
Congratulations to Sheffer Law Firm and their 1st place winning entry, "Cinderella's Pumpkin"!
We would like to thank everyone who submitted a pumpkin. With your help, we were able to set a new record, raising an amazing $1,151.91 to help in the fight against cancer!
All donations were presented to the American Cancer Society on behalf of the tenants of National City Tower.
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Picnic on the
Plaza - June 15, 2007 |
 Originally scheduled for Friday, June 8th,
the Picnic was pushed back a week due to the inclement weather.
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC's "100% Legal" rocked the plaza, while Cravings a la Carte satisfied the masses with grilled sandwiches!
the first picnic of the season was quite a success!! |
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Spilling the Beans on an Annual NCT
Contest! (2007) |
 Congratulations
to Glenda Smith of Fernandez Friedman Grossman & Kohn, the winner of
the 2007 Jelly Bean Counting Contest! Guesses ranged anywhere between
101 to 20,000+ beans, but with a guess of 5,600, Glenda was closest to
the actual amount in the jar: 5,496.
Her prize: a gift certificate to Bristol Bar & Grill and (you guessed
it) 5,496 jelly beans! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who
participated! |
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Spook-tacular Contest! |
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National City Tower's lobby was a celebratory Halloween sight this
week with the Tower's tenants particpating in the annual
Pumpkin
Decorating Contest! Twelve ghoulish designs were entered this year, with designs ranging
from spooky (Humana Claims Pendings Dept's witch stirring her brew)
to supportive (Louisville Regional Airport Authority's pink ribbon)
and just plain incredibly edible (Sheffer Law Firms's cheeseburger)!
This year's winner (by a ghastly margin!) was the Witch and Her Brew, created by
Humana Claim's Pending - 17th floor. The witch was a popular choice, receiving $246.19 worth of votes!
This year's contest was deciding upon by "voting" - donations to your favorite pumpkin to benefit the American
Cancer Society (in honor of October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month).
The Tower's donation goal for the Pumpkin Decorating Contest was $500.00, and at the end
of the voting, a generous $885.89 was received.
The winner will receive a lunch party for all participating decorators and all donations were presented to the
American Cancer Society on behalf of National City Tower and its Tenants.
Thank you to everyone who participated and made the contest so successful (and fun)!
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Think
Pink! - The Tower celebrates National
Breast Cancer Month (October 2006) |
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October
is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National City Bank has
teamed up with M&J Wilkow to encourage all Tower employees to show
their support! On September 25th, we handed out flyers with important
Awareness event dates (join us on October 4th on the Plaza for a very
special kick-off!), pink highlighters to circle the dates on your
calendar, and pink donuts - a sweet reminder to get behind this very
important cause. |
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Picnic on
the Plaza – Friday, July 14th, 2006 |
 
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After postponing due to rainy weather and crossing our fingers that the storms would hold off this time around,
National City Tower held it’s first Picnic on the Plaza of 2006 on Friday, July 14th. Tower employees enjoyed sitting outside
listening to rock music by the Vinyl Kings and a tasty grilled lunch from Cravings. The Vinyl Kings played a fantastic two-hour set and
with the beautiful weather and energetic music, it was hard not to get up and dance.
Check out National City Tower’s Calendar of Events often to see when the
next Picnic on the Plaza will take place!
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| Arbor Day 2006 |
National City Tower celebrated Arbor Day on Friday, April 28th by priming its green thumb just in time for spring and summer!
Tower employees and visitors were treated to the Bonsai Society’s trimming demonstration, as well as one-on-one advice and information from the organization’s president, Earl Ekman. The organization brought several trees of different sizes, ages, and types to share with NCT.
Brightside attended in part to promote their 20th birthday and to sell raffle tickets for a $30,000 landscaping makeover, their Birthday Greenscape Giveaway. Brightside, formed by Mayor Jerry Abramson in 1986, promotes and organizes community and neighborhood-wide cleanups, as well as civic projects that lead towards a more “clean, green, and environmentally aware” Louisville.
Cynthia Knapek and Diana Alvey of Brightside donated a “knock-out” rose bush and the Bonsai Society supplied a bonsai tree to give away to two lucky employees of the Tower. Congratulations to National City Bank’s Maureen Currier, who won the rose bush, and to Jo Ann Conrad of Todd Investments, who won the potted bonsai tree!
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| 2006 Annual Jelly Bean Contest |
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We filled 3,280 jelly beans in a jar and asked National City Tower employees to make their best guess as to how many were in there. After almost two weeks and over 600 guesses, we had a winner!
Congratulations to Dawn Quincy from Humana’s 28th floor! Dawn’s estimate of 3,284 jelly beans came closest to the amount we had in the jar: 3,280. Dawn won the jar and all of the jelly beans, and also a $25.00 gift card to several area restaurants.
In the more than 600 entries, the most popular guess was that there were 2006 jellybeans. The range of guesses included 300 to over 50,000 jelly beans!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the jar in the Lobby to participate. |
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First Place went to The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for their outstanding portrayal of Alan Greenspan. A great tribute to his retirement. |
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Second Place went to Humana on the 21st floor. "The Louisville Ness Monster" is yet another reason why you shouldn't fish in the Ohio River. |
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Third Place went to The Regional Airport Authority's Meter Reader "Winter Winds Will Blow, Heads Will Roll"! Maybe that should be LG&E's new
slogan this winter! |
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| Jelly Bean Winner - Shelia Maryman |
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The National City Tower 2005 Annual Jelly Bean Counting Contest has an official winner. Shelia Maryman with National City Bank guess 6,666 jelly beans.
There were actually 6,611. (More than you thought, huh?!) She not only won the big jar of jelly beans, but also a $50 gift certificate to the Honey Baked Ham store. Thank you to everyone who participated. |
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 U of L and UK Fan Winners! |
 
In celebration of the NCAA games, NCT placed a UK and U of L basket on the lobby console for a chance to win. The winners were:
U of L Desse Cornetet with National City Bank
UK Karen McKnight with Humana |
| March Madness |
Beginning the second week of March, National City Tower provided a March Madness Zone in our 19th floor building conference room. Complete with a BIG screen television and tournament brackets, tenants could cheer on their favorite teams during conference and NCAA tournaments.
A MARCH MADNESS ZONE sign was posted when viewing was available. Tenants felt free to relax, take a break and enjoyed the games! |
| Cafeteria Under New Management |
Cravings Cafeteria, located in the lower level of National City Tower, is now being managed by the same familiar people who own and manage the Colonnade Cafeteria in the Starks Building. Chuck and Joe Krill are very familiar with the cafeteria business having served downtown Louisville from their Starks Building location since 1996.
The Colonnade is popular not only for its lunches, but also for its catering, and Cravings will make available extensive catering options to the tenants of National City Tower.
Aside from management, the familiar faces at Cravings will stay the same. A new addition to the cafeteria's line up is the "Specials Bar." Each day the chef will prepare something tailored to the individual customer, from pasta to stir fry to tacos. Cravings is also offering “made from scratch” soups.
The cafeteria's hours are 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. We believe you will find Cravings not only convenient, but also a tasty choice for breakfast or lunch! |
| Home of the Innocents |
To honor the relationship we have with our tenants and our appreciation of them, National City Tower made a donation to the Home of the Innocents during the holiday season. The money was to help with the center's playground fund. A second donation was made, also on behalf the National City Tower tenants representing a portion of sales from the December Books Are Fun book sale held in the lobby. Carla Cates, NCT's General Manager is shown in the above picture presenting the check to the Director of Home of the Innocents, Gordon Brown. Also in the picture is the center's Director of Resource Development, Linda Medley. For more information on Home of the Innocents, visit their web page at www.homeoftheinnocents.org
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| Live Piano Music |
Gist Piano provided a grand piano for National City Tower’s lobby throughout the month of December. In efforts to help everyone catch the holiday spirit, each day, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., live holiday music filled the lobby.
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Halloween 2004 |
National City Tower's 2004 Annual Pumpkin Carving contest was great fun! Each year, tenants and/or individual departments can pick up a pumpkin from the lobby and return it decorated, carved or painted for judging before Halloween. Tachau Maddox Hovious and Dickens Killer Spider was our first place winner. Honorable mention went to the Regional Airport Authority's Punk Rock pumpkin. Thank you to all who participated.
      
Tanita Gains Croons on NCT’s Plaza
The End of the Summer Picnic was a big success. Tanita Gains crooned soulful songs while some tenants line danced! National City Bank had a table set up for Strides Against Breast Cancer and Cravings donated a dollar of each lunch purchased to the cause. All who attended enjoyed the picnic.
     
Summer Plaza Picnic
National City Tower's first summer picnic was on July 9, 2004. Tenants came out to enjoy the beautiful weather, listen to blue grass music by the Blue Hollow Band and eat barbeque, provided by Cravings.
      
Horse Parade Receptions
In May, 2004, Louisville was adorned with life size horses that local artisans decorated. National City Tower hosted 6 horses on the property. To celebrate the new fiberglass tenants, the building gave out "mint julep tea" and cookies in the lobby.
    
National City Tower Security is raising the bar in 2004!!
Having completed the first class “Image” of a year-long training initiative this department is anticipating great things. The training classes are designed to motivate, instruct, prepare & drive this security department to new horizons in the areas of Image, Service, Communication, CPR, First-Aid, Safety, Security, Emergency Preparedness and Self Image. All of these classes will not only instruct and educate the officers of the latest procedures and equipment in the security industry but also gradually build up each officer’s belief and trust in him/herself and in the other members of the team. Complete with new uniforms, state-of-the-art surveillance equipment, a new leadership structure & the first class support that Moore Security is founded upon this team is ready break new ground in High Rise Security.
Holidays at the Tower
The tenants of National City Tower were once again treated to all kinds of holiday goodies for the Annual Lobby Decorating Party. Holiday music was heard throughout the lobby each day of the holiday season through the lunch hours, as well as, a variety of boutiques were available for that last minute shopping need.
       
The Results are In!!!
Th In 2003, NCT's tenants out did themselves. The Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest was a "smashing" success!! Congratulations go to all the entrants and it was a very difficult decision for our judges. The Grand Prize Winner was the Humana IT Department and their "Graveyard".
             
9/11, A Day of Service
On September 11th, NCT honored the Louisville Metro Police and Firefighters with breakfast in the lobby. Unfortunately our celebration was shortened by a fire alarm which had our honored guests heading off to once again be our local heroes! During the lunch hours we gave our tenants an opportunity to give back to the community with our first Community Service Fair in the lobby.
    
School Supply Drive for Lincoln Elementary - An unquestionable SUCCESS!!!
National City Tower's tenants are always so generous in their giving. During the month of August, National City Tower held a school supply drive to benefit the children of Lincoln Elementary located on East Main Street. The response from the tenants of the Tower was tremendous. Numerous boxes of school supplies and cash donations were delivered to the staff of Lincoln Elementary to help its students. The school began classes on Monday, August 18th. The donations were very much needed and even more appreciated. Lincoln Elementary Thanks You!!!
Dog Days of Summer
     National City Tower celebrated two of America's favorite things on Tuesday, July 22nd - Hot Dogs and Bluegrass Music!! Cravings provided hot dogs with every kind of topping imaginable and the Blue Hollow Bank provided the music. It was a dog-gone good time!!
Patriotic Picnic to Kick-off Summer
     A Patriotic Picnic saluted the summer's first Plaza event on Friday, June 27th. A beautiful day brought many of National City Tower's tenants out to enjoy music performed by Dixie Landing and barbeque box lunches provided by Cravings. The building's management staff gave away free red, white, and blue necklaces and hats, helping to add to the stars and stripes decorations.
New Plaza Furniture
National City Tower's plaza is now equipped with tables and chairs for our tenants' use and enjoyment. Several of the tables have umbrellas to offer a little shade. Enjoy the summer sun on the plaza!!
Jelly Bean Contest
 While Mr. Peter Cottontail was viewing Thunder Over Louisville, he was abducted! It seems the fireworks muffled his screams for help. There were no witnesses. A ransom note and a jar of jelly beans were found at the scene. The note read:
"We have the rabbit. If you want him back by Easter, guess the correct number of jelly beans in the jar, without removing the cork. Get your answer to us by noon on Friday, April 18th, or the rabbit is replaced with a NEW bunny!"
Thanks to Betty Gribbens of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, Peter Cottontail has been saved. Betty guessed 2,212 jelly beans and there were 2,196. She received the jar and a $100 gift certificate to Kroger. Congratulations!
Clean Your Closets
Congratulations! Thanks to your generosity, the tenants of National City Tower donated nearly 100 articles of interview appropriate clothing to Dress for Success! These donated clothes will help women from the greater Louisville area to make a tailored transition into the workplace.
If you are interested in learning more about Dress for Success Louisville, please visit the Dress for Success website at www.dressforsuccess.org or email them at louisville@dressforsuccess.org.
THANK YOU!
Coat Drive for Lincoln Elementary
Many of you responded to Lincoln Elementary’s need for warm winter coats for some of their children through the National City Tower Coat Drive. We received new coats, used coats, and hundreds of dollars in cash donations. All the needs for these children have been filled through your generous and tremendous response! THANK YOU!
Annual Lobby Holiday Party
The Holiday season is upon us! National City Tower has rung in the start of the holiday season with it's annual lobby decorating party. Tenants were treated to holiday music and wonderful treats as the lobby was decorated for the holidays.
   
   
National City Tower's Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
The results from the judges are in......the Pumpkin Contest was a glowing success and fun for everyone in involved. Our esteemed judges had a very difficult time selecting a winner from the wide range of pumpkins received.
This years first place was a tie, so ribbons (and pizza parties) go to the Straus Store and Humana 21st floor.
 
Four pumpkins received "Honorable Mentions" and a tray of Kitzito Cookies: UBS/PaineWebber, Humana 20th floor, Sheffer & Sheffer, and Vermont American 22nd floor.
   
We would like to thank everyone else who participated in the contest: Cravings Ala Carte, Fernandez Friedman Grossman & Kohn, Hawera, Hubbard & Swyers, National City Bank, NCB Maintenance, NCB Mail Room, Prudential Securities, Sarcom, and Vermont American 23rd floor.
         
End of Summer "Hoe Down" at National City Tower
The building management of National City Tower tipped their hats to the end of summer with a building sponsored "Hoe Down" on the building's plaza. Hugh Bir and the Concrete Cowboys provided great music for everyone's enjoyment.
The building also gave out cowboy hats to get everyone in the spirit and Cravings offered up a fun "trail" menu of chili dogs with all the fixins' and chips. Free ice cream was also available from building management.
    
National City Tower donates flag to Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
Located at 930 E. Main Street, Abraham Lincoln Elementary is passed by many of our tenants on their morning commute. Many may have noticed that their flag was faded and graying and had proudly flown outside the school for several years. On an early August morning, Carla Cates, General Manager of National City Tower, noticed the flag on her daily commute and offered to donate a new flag on behalf of NCT and our tenants.
On September 4th, the building management staff presented the flag to Abraham Lincoln Elementary during a very patriotic school assembly. The children sang "God Bless America" and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the new flag. NCT hopes to do more community projects with our neighbor on Main Street, Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
   
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