Posted by Lorry Ahrens on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 @ 03:57 PM
Valentine’s Day some may think that this is just another Hallmark holiday - a day to buy chocolates in a heart shaped box, a dozen roses or dinner at an exclusive restaurant. However, Valentine’s Day does have a romantic history. In fact, the origin of the phrase “to wear your heart on your sleeve” came from the middle ages when young men and women would draw names out of a bowl to see who would be their valentine.Then, they would have to pin the name on their sleeves and wear it around for a week. Although, this is not a tradition anymore, many Americans are still finding that special someone to call their “valentine”.
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Posted by John Muir on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 @ 03:00 PM
We hope your 2012 was as great as ours was! Standard Bank had another great year of blogging and we are looking forward to continuing into our third year in 2013. We would like to share our most popular blog posts from 2012 with you.
5. Honoring Our Veterans - This blog by our Oak Forest Branch Manager Jeff Ficaro is popular every year as he recognizes our Veterans.
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Posted by Joanna Molinski on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 @ 09:00 AM
Standard Bank is excited to offer a NEW debit card reward program called “Prewards” to all of our Debit MasterCard customers.
Prewards, like coupons, are digital incentives linked to your Standard Bank Debit MasterCard. Merchants in the Prewards network link these digital incentives to your account for you to enjoy at their place of business. You do not have to do anything to get Prewards except register for the program and shop at the participating merchants in-store and/or online.
No clipping or printing.
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