The $749 million Atlantic Federal Credit Union in Brunswick, Maine, is donating $50,000 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to support its effort to secure more food for those in need during this unprecedented health crisis. The Food Bank anticipates a significant decrease in donated food, all while simultaneously seeing an increase in requests for meals. Funds donated will be used for immediate needs, and will help the Food Bank and its hunger-relief partners provide essential support in[...]

Daleville, Ala. – March 30, 2020 – All In Credit Union is demonstrating its love for the community with some very special presentations to five charitable organizations.  For the second year in a row, All In has donated more than $100,000 in grants to organizations that make a positive impact in their communities. Bobby Michael, All In Credit Union President/CEO commented, “When developing this project, one of our objectives was to provide funds to organizations whose[...]

LAKE MARY, FL (March 30, 2020) — In order to help those facing hardship amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Addition Financial has donated more than $30,000 to local non-profits to support their emergency funds for students and staff, food banks and other areas of need. The credit union’s donations have supported A Gift For Teaching, Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, Education Foundation of Osceola County, Education[...]

BRUNSWICK, ME (March 27, 2020) — Atlantic Federal Credit Union has announced an immediate $50,000 donation to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to support their effort to secure more food for those in need during this unprecedented health crisis.   The Food Bank anticipates a significant decrease in donated food and at the same time, they are currently seeing an increase in requests to provide more meals. Atlantic President/Chief Executive Officer, Scott Chretien said,[...]

Anchorage, Alaska – Children are the most vulnerable members of society and one of the primary focuses of charitable giving for the Alaska USA Foundation. For 16 years, the Alaska USA Foundation has been committed to serving children in the communities it serves with $26,000 being donated this year to four nonprofits. $10,000 was donated to Kids Kupboard, whose mission is to end child hunger with sustainable, grassroots child-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread [...]

PHOENIX, AZ (March 24, 2020) — Desert Financial Credit Union will donate $500,000 in emergency funds to five Valley non-profits supporting critical community needs in the wake of COVID-19. United Food Bank and St. Mary’s Food Bank will each receive $150,000 from the credit union, while Midwest and Desert Mission Food Banks will each receive $50,000. Valley of the Sun United Way will receive an additional $100,000. “We are making this donation immediately in order to[...]

Madison, WI – March 20, 2020 – As communities across the country face unprecedented challenges in response to the global COVID-19 crisis, UW Credit Union announced today that it will donate $150,000 to support the relief efforts of the United Way of Dane County and the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County. The two United Way chapters coordinated a comprehensive response team with local nonprofits to alleviate suffering and address immediate pandemic[...]

Kulm, ND - Hometown Credit Union takes pride in the credit union motto of “People Helping People,” so its branches have been participating in the Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation’s Project HOPE for several years. Project HOPE is a week-long community wellness event to educate employees and communities about healthy lifestyles, cancer prevention, and early detection of cancer. It also gives hope to local cancer patients, survivors, and their families. This year, Hometown[...]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The entire staff of Black Hills Federal Credit Union recently had an opportunity to positively impact the communities in which they serve by completing projects for several local organizations. One of the organizations BHFCU staff partnered with was the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center (SDSFEC). SDSFEC’s main goal for their K-12 segment is “to help all students thrive in positive, safe, and engaging classrooms that culminate with successful [...]

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE partnered with the American Heart Association to sponsor Duncan Elementary School in Shelby Township for the “ Grow A Healthy Heart  Program”, held on Monday March 2nd. As part of the program participating students learn things such as, getting 60 minutes of exercise daily, eating fruits and vegetables with each meal, avoiding tobacco in all forms, reducing sodium intake and to choose water over sugar sweetened beverages. [...]

MIDLAND, MICHIGAN, March 16, 2020 – Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union (dcecu.org) recently provided a boost to Gladwin County parents and children via a donation to the Gladwin County Baby Pantry, which provides supplemental assistance to local families in need. The pantry, which is a program of the Gladwin County Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council, serves parents of children ages birth to 5 by providing diapers, baby food, formula, and gently used baby items and[...]

In late 2018, ORNL Federal Credit Union announced a photo contest encouraging local photographers of any skill level to submit their best photos of the Eastern Tennessee region. In its first year, the competition received over 200 entries with the top 12 photos being published in the Credit Union’s first annual monthly calendar. Over 1,000 calendars were sold in its first year. The photography contest for ORNL FCU’s 2020 monthly calendar concluded in early October 2019. Members[...]