Metro West Chapter of CUs Awards Charitable Grants

Published August 05, 2013, 6:48 p.m. EDT

Updated August 26, 2020, 10:12 p.m. EDT

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DETROIT The Metro West Chapter of Credit Unions has announced grants totaling $12,500 to nine Detroit area non-profit organizations.

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Award presentations to the top three recipients will be made during the Chapter’s Annual Charity Golf outing. The Metro West Chapter awarded $2,500 each to Catholic Social Services of Wayne County, Focus Hope and St. Frances Cabrini Clinic.

Awarded $1,000 each were the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS), Lennon Pregnancy Center, N.O.A.H.-Networking Organizing and Advocacy for the Homeless, and Twelfth Street Food Pantry. Receiving $500 each were Alternatives for Girls (AFG) and Moon Ministry.

The Metro West Chapter of Credit Unions is a chapter of the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL). Since 2005, Metro West has donated nearly $130,000 to local organizations with funds raised through the Chapter’s annual golf outing.

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