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WestStar CU, Las Vegas, collected more than 30 boxes of canned goods to help Southern Nevada’s Thanksgiving food drive.

Scott Credit Union, Collinsville, Ill., raised more than $600 to purchase food for the AdoptaPlatoon organization.

DuTrac Community CU, Dubuque, Iowa, is holding its 5th Annual Shining Star Tree for Families in Need program.

Fiberglas Credit Union, Heath, Ohio, collected toys and money for the Salvation Army.

Andrews FCU, Suitland, Md., is holding a Hands & Heart drive to collect food, coats, hats, scarves and gloves for those in need.

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union received the Best Business Building Award for its facility in Palmer.

METRO Credit Union, Warren, Mich., delivered $4,000 worth of school supplies to seven local schools districts.

Pacific Service Credit Union, San Francisco, was corporate sponsor of the American Lung Association’s annual Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walks in San Francisco and Oakland.

Greylock FCU, Pittsfield, Mass., sponsored its annual golf tournament and raised $15,000 for the Pediatric Development Center.

Mountain America Credit Union, Salt Lake City, donated $12,750 to the Washington County School District.

Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia, Penn., sponsored a luncheon honoring 100 Murrell Dobbins Career Technical Education High School teachers.

Memphis Area Teachers’ CU, Tenn., awarded Westhaven Elementary teacher Jan Langford a $500 grant.

MIDFLORIDA, Lakeland, Fla., held its annual Gift of Reading program for 11,000 kindergartners in five Central Florida counties.

Digital Federal Credit Union, Marlborough, Mass., announced a new branch in the shopping center in Waltham.

Miller Electric CU, Appleton, Wis., held a free student loan and college life seminar.

USA Credit Union, Detroit, opened a new facility in Eagan, Minn.

BCT Federal Credit Union, Binghamton, N.Y., gave a $500 grant to the American Red Cross to finance babysitter’s training.

Hopewell FCU, Heath, Ohio, collected old cell phones for the New Beginnings Shelter to benefit victims of domestic violence.

In Philadelphia, Penn., American Heritage held its 12th Annual Pars for a Cause Golf Classic and raised more than $25,000 for the Kids-N-Hope Foundation.

Woodstone Credit Union, Federal Way, Wash., received the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award.

CDC Federal Credit Union, Atlanta, Ga., packed 2,000 meals for Project Open Hand to benefit seniors and critically ill members of the community.

Campus Federal Credit Union, Baton Rouge, La., extended it financial education program to include members of First United Methodist Church.

State Employees’ Credit Union, Raleigh, N.C., donated a supply of IBM printers to 25 North Carolina public school systems.

Catholic Federal Credit Union, Saginaw, Mich., committed to a two-year plan to match contributions up to $250,000 each year whenever a member made a monetary donation to Catholic Community Foundation of Mid Michigan.

The Southeastern Washington Chapter of Credit Union hosted a shred fest.

Insight Financial CU, Orlando, Fla., donated $1 million to Seminole Community College. (c) 2007 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

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