Bites of Reality: CUs in the Community
September 9, 2016 11:43 AM
RMJ
Staff from SchoolsFirst FCU, Santa Ana, Calif., volunteered at a Bite of Reality event at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School. Bite of Reality is offered by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation, representing credit unions in California and Nevada, and is a hands-on program designed to teach the basics of finance and budgeting.
St Annes
Employees of St. Annes CU, Fall River, Mass., volunteered at the third Credit for Life Fair of the school year at B.M.C. Durfee High School. The CU also took its financial literacy program to the sixth grade students at St. Philomena School in Portsmouth, R.I.
American Heritage
American Heritage FCU participated in Operation: Help our Heroes. Employees donated specific items to create 100 care packages for American troops stationed overseas: snacks, books, magazines, gum and personal hygiene items. The CU also held its annual Employee Appreciation Day with a Star Wars theme.
Pioneer WV
Pioneer WV FCU, Charleston, W.Va., held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its future main office building, scheduled to open in March 2017.
Frontier Community
Frontier Community CU, Leavenworth, Kan., donated $9,493.03 to the United Way of Leavenworth County. The funds for the annual donation were raised through the credit unions United Way Skip-A-Pay program.
Andrews
Andrews FCU, Suitland, Md., was a sponsor of the 2016 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run and 5K Run/Walk on the National Monument grounds in Washington, D.C.
SDCCU
San Diego County CU was honored with a 2016 Excellence Award by the CUNA HR & Organizational Development Council for its excellence in the Employee Engagement category among credit unions with assets of more than $1 billion. Separately, SDCCU is returning as the title sponsor of the National Multiple Sclerosis Societys 2016 San Diego County CU Walk MS.
Foundation
Credit union organizations across the country held a "Financial Fitness Day" fundraiser to kick off National Financial Literacy Month and National Credit Union Youth Month earlier this year. This initiative raised funds for the National CU Foundation and state credit union foundations in support of their financial education initiatives.
New Orleans Firemens
New Orleans Firemens FCU deployed PerkUp, a reward-based approach to financial wellness, to a local plant of a Fortune 500 company. The company partnered with Firemens FCU to enhance the financial education of its workers.
Ent
Ent CU, Colorado Springs, Colo., donated $100,000 to Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado toward the organizations $3.9 million Capital Campaign to build JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.
