LAKE CHARLES, LA – CSE Federal Credit Union (CSE) commemorated its 75th anniversary with a commitment to 75 random acts of kindness in the month of May. Announced in late April as the “MAY We Help You” campaign, 100% of CSE’s employees were given $50.00 or more to go out in their communities to spread goodwill and joy by completing random acts of kindness for strangers. To date, over 115 kind acts have been accomplished!

The “MAY We Help You” campaign is just one way of giving back to the communities that have supported CSE through the years. The only thing requested once the acts were carried out by CSE employees, was the encouragement for others to participate and pay it forward.

Some examples of the acts of kindness included paying off student lunch debts at a local elementary school, donating baskets of treats and games to the ICU waiting areas of local hospitals, providing pizza for local teachers and daycares, donations to families in need and paying for strangers’ meals, groceries, frozen yogurt, bus tickets and more.

President/CEO Clark Yelverton says of the campaign, “I was so excited and proud to find out that 100% of CSE’s staff signed up to participate in the ‘MAY We Help You’ campaign… But my heart was overwhelmed when the stories of all the acts of kindness started to come in, and I saw how much of an impact we can make in the lives of people in our communities. Another example of the credit union motto ‘People Helping People’ put into practice!” 

Since 1943, CSE remains a viable, member-oriented credit union that is now the largest headquartered here in SWLA. With three branch locations, and one coming soon to Jennings, La., CSE has a membership of over 32,000 and continues to grow each day under a newly-implemented community charter.