Dedicated to Those Who Served: In the Community
Published August 14, 2015 3:44 PM
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Updated June 1, 2021 1:22 PM
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A group of employees from SPIRE CU, Falcon Heights, Minn., volunteered their time to weed and remove debris from the Veterans' Memorial Garden in Oakwood Cemetery.
Hilo, Hawaii-based HFS FCUs members and staff raised more than $28,000 for Easter Seals Hawaii.
Westerly Community CU, Westerly, R.I., donated $50,000 to South County Hospital's Campaign for Cancer Care to benefit the Community Cancer Center's Infusion Center.
Lowell, Mass.-based Align CU said the staff at its Danvers branch received the Volunteer Business of the Year Award at Northeast Arc's 4th annual Heritage Business Awards. Separately, the CU donated to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell to support its summer food program.
Altura CU, Riverside, Calif., collected a large cargo van full of peanut butter, jelly and other snack items donated by its members and the public for Hangar 385, a hospitality service at March Air Reserve Base that assists military personnel deploying to or returning from war zones.
The CU Association of the Dakotas' CU Social Good project received the prestigious 2015 Award of Excellence from the Midwest Society of Association Executives.
Marty Komsa, CEO of Windsor Family CU, Windsor, Ontario, won the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Gala raised $30,000 for The Dr. Richard Boyd Regional Comprehensive Men's Health Program.
Appleton, Wis.-based Fox Communities CU opened its newest office in Green Bay, located at 1820 Main Street. The prior location, at 1313 Main Street, is closed and the staff has relocated to the new location.
USALLIANCE Financial, Rye, N.Y. (previously known as USAlliance FCU) held a grand opening celebration for its new branch in Port Chester, N.Y., that included exclusive specials, giveaways and free Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
TruMark Financial CU's branch in Philadelphia celebrated its new location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included Congressman Chaka Fattah. Separately, the CU will be relocating its corporate headquarters from Trevose, Pa., to Fort Washington, Pa., in spring 2016.
CoastHills CU, Lompoc, Calif., awarded $1,000 scholarships to 17 graduating high school seniors from San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties, plus $1,000 awards to a Student of the Year from each county. The CU's Foundation also pledged a $215 donation in the name of each student to the charity of his or her choice.
Georgia Heritage FCU, Savannah, Ga., awarded scholarships to two local students.
With the help of its generous members, Clackamas FCU, Milwaukie, Ore., donated $10,000 to local nonprofit Mt. Hood Search and Rescue Council for the third year in a row.
Staff from First Capital FCU, York, Pa., took part in a Western Hoedown at Cross Keys Village, The Brethren Home Communitys Personal Care Department in New Oxford.
NewGround, a national design-build firm headquartered in St. Louis, is working on an $18-million headquarters project for TTCU The Credit Union, Tulsa, Okla.
Consumers CU, Waukegan, Ill., hosted grand opening festivities for its new Administrative Center, which will house the consumer lending, mortgages, card services, commercial/business lending, centralized sales, investment services, accounting, human resources, and technology departments, as well as CCU's senior management team.
Gerber FCU, Fremont, Mich., awarded Amanda Hudgins with a $100 Visa Gift Card following a drawing held at the River Country Chamber of Commerce Memorial Weekend Arts & Crafts. The CU also gave two $100 Visa Gift Cards to selected participants in surveys.
Westport FCU, Westport, Mass., awarded 10 scholarships: five to graduating high school seniors and five to students currently enrolled in post-secondary institutions.
St. Marys Bank, Manchester, N.H., gave a $2,500 Community Outreach Grant to the Bhutanese Community of New Hampshires Youth Council and Women Council to purchase furniture and computers.
Frontier Community CU, Leavenworth, Kan., donated $9,801 to United Way of Leavenworth County. The funds by a Skip-A-Payment campaign.
City & County CU, St. Paul, Minn., taught financial literacy to teens during Ramsey County Library's Teen Tech Camp.
UMassFive College FCU, Hadley, Mass., was the recipient of a $25,000 team fundraising milestone award for the Walk to Cure Cancer.
