TULLAHOMA, TN (January 16, 2020) — Ascend Federal Credit Union is donating $25,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, which includes $2,264 in donations from credit union members. The total donation will pay for more than 190,000 meals for Middle Tennesseans. Ascend’s members were encouraged to make donations to Second Harvest via a special link provided by the credit union during November. The credit union not only matched member donations, dollar-for-dollar,[...]

PLYMOUTH, Minn. - TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union, the TruStone Financial Foundation and TruStone Home Mortgage recently donated nearly 750 toys and a check for $2,133 to Toys for Tots. Donations of new, unwrapped toys were gathered at the credit union’s branches and the corporate office in Plymouth, MN. To deepen the drive’s impact, TruStone Financial and TruStone Home Mortgage employees were encouraged to donate toys or money to the organization through their[...]

Daleville, Ala. (January 15, 2020) — All In Credit Union has made a $1,000 donation to the Fort Rucker Emergency Food Assistance Program which provides short-term basic food assistance for service members, retirees and family members who are experiencing unexpected financial hardship throughout the year. “While this program is helpful throughout the entire year, it is especially meaningful to provide funds for this program during the holiday season when the need is often more[...]

Daleville, Ala. (January 15, 2020) — During the season of giving, All In Credit Union donated $1,000 to the Fort Rucker Holiday Food Voucher Program which provides extra funds to soldiers and their families for holiday meals. “The long-standing tradition of All In providing extra support to soldiers and their families during the holidays ensures that we’re caring for a very special group of people who serve and sacrifice for our country every day” commented Kathy[...]

Hanscom AFB, MA (January 14, 2020) – Hanscom FCU Charitable Foundation recently was awarded a grant of $3,000 by the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Enterprise Holdings. The grant will be used to support the ongoing work the Hanscom FCU Charitable Foundation does on behalf of the Home Base program. The check was presented by Enterprise Car Sales employees during a luncheon at the credit union’s operations center in Littleton, MA. “It’s[...]

DES MOINES, IA (January 14, 2020) — Affiliates Management Company (AMC), the holding company of the Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL), helped the Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) kick off its 25th anniversary year with a donation of $250,000 in support of ICUF’s philanthropic mission. Launched in 1995, ICUF works to empower people and communities to achieve financial well-being by championing the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” ICUF also[...]

Michigan - Throughout 2019, Wildfire Credit Union employees have enthusiastically volunteered to pay to wear jeans in support of a number of local non-profits in the Great Lakes Bay Region.  “Wildfire’s Jean Days are a long standing tradition at the credit union and are always very successful.  It is a great way for our employees to support area charities that do so much to help others in our communities.” said Michelle LeBlanc, Marketing & Public Relations[...]

Grand Forks, ND - For the past three years, credit union employees and volunteers with the Maurie C. Byrne Chapter in Grand Forks, North Dakota have made a difference with their Bell Ringing all around the town! Each year, the chapter has increased their number of volunteer hours as well as the amount of money they raised to help the local Salvation Army. In 2017, the chapter volunteered for 14 hours and raised about $470; in 2018 they volunteered for 27 hours and raised about [...]

CALHOUN – Bowater Credit Union Members Joyce Johnson and Bill Luecken have each won a $1,000 Pay It Forward prize for their favorite non-profits doing good in the five counties eligible for credit union membership, Isaiah 117 House and McMinn Co. Amateur Radio Club (MCARC), respectively. Bowater Credit Union has asked its members to nominate their favorite non-profit helping people in the counties eligible for credit union membership: Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, and Polk. [...]

SANDY, UT – January 10, 2020–  Mountain America Credit Union, in partnership with Operation Warm, gifted 500 brand-new winter coats to students at Utah Title 1 schools. Today, Mountain America employees distributed coats to 400 students at Newman Elementary in Rose Park, Utah. An additional 100 coats will be distributed to Utah kids in need at other Title 1 schools. In Utah, more than 10% of children are living in poverty. Operation Warm provides warmth, confidence, and hope [...]

Falcon Heights, MN - SPIRE Credit Union recently received two 2019 Marketing Excellence Awards from the Minnesota Credit Union Network (MnCUN). The program recognizes outstanding marketing and business development achievements within the Minnesota credit union industry.  The two awards recognized SPIRE for its new Visa credit card program that gives money back to the community, and its Kirk Cousins marketing campaign.  In March of 2019, SPIRE Credit Union launched an all-new[...]

Daleville, Ala. — All In Credit Union employees donated to families and individuals in need this holiday season by partnering with several local charitable organizations. As part of the Credit Union’s annual tradition, All In employees came together in a company-wide effort to collect gifts for children and seniors and decorate Christmas trees for local nursing homes. Kathy Scarbrough, All In Vice President of Marketing, stated, “It’s incredible to see the level of[...]