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 that the Credit Union serves. Winning photos would be published in the Credit Union’s first annual monthly calendar. There were of over 200 submissions and judges narrowed the entries down to 40 photos, which were then voted on by the public.

The top 12 photos were featured in ORNL FCU’s 2019 monthly calendar. Awards were given for the three photos with the most votes.  The 2019 calendars were sold in all of the ORNL FCU branches for $5.00 each with proceeds benefitting the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. At the end of the campaign, over 1,000 calendars were sold, and $5,300 was raised for the hospital.

The Credit Union will announce details for its 2020 monthly calendar photo contest later this year.