For the Kids: In the Community
December 31, 2015 1:00 PM
Securityplus FCU supported teaching and learning in the Baltimore community through its Educators Grant Program, which awarded grants up to $250 to superior public school educators to help offset the expense of teaching supplies.
The Summit FCU, Rochester N.Y., received the Corporate Human Service Contributor of the Year Award at the 11th Annual Human Service Worker Luncheon.
Achieva CU, Dunedin, Fla., commemorated the opening of its newest location in Estero, Fla., with a grand opening celebration and giveaways.
Mid-Hudson Valley FCU, Kingston, N.Y., partnered with Woodstock Day School to give students of Media Arts the opportunity to act as their own video marketing agency.
Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic was one of the organizations to benefit from money raised at Totowa, N.J.-based North Jersey FCU Foundation's 6th Annual Above and Beyond Golf Classic.
A group of students from Amistad HS in Indio, Calif., got a taste of adult life via a financial reality fair called Bite of Reality. The event was offered by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation, the state foundation for credit unions in California and Nevada.
Dow Chemical Employees' CU, Midland, Mich., contributed $24,660 to United Way of Midland County through two "Jeans Day for Charity" fundraisers, plus a corporate gift from the CU. DCECU employees also raised nearly $1,800 for Cancer Services of Midland through their fifth annual "Pink Out" silent auction and bake sale.
People's CU, Middletown, R.I., offered members and the community a free wellness fair. Vendors on site included the Gloria Gemma Hope Bus, a Shred Fast Shred Truck and BoldrDash Race obstacle course.
Oak Trust CU, Aurora, Ill., provided assistance to two community-based organizations and projects: the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry and Rebuilding Together Aurora.
Pentagon FCU, Alexandria, Va., was part of the closing bell ceremony at NASDAQ in honor of Veterans Day. In addition, PenFed partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to prevent veteran homelessness, and it assimilated Corps of Engineers FCU of Fort Worth, Texas.
DuTrac Community CU, Dubuque, Iowa, received a $10,000 grant from the National Credit Union Foundation to be used to host financial literacy fairs in area schools.
Maine Savings FCU, Hampden, Maine, continued its support of United Technologies Center in Bangor by donating a number of computers to UTC's Computer Repair/Electronics and Robotics classrooms.
TEG FCU, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., along with Mid-Hudson Valley FCU, Hudson Valley FCU and Ulster FCU, collected more than $4,000 worth of non-perishable food items from the communities they serve to benefit the food pantry at Castle Point Veteran Hospital.
St. Helens Community CU, St. Helens, Ore., wrapped up a successful, two-month lending campaign that raised $3,260 for the Columbia Pacific Food Bank.
