Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Tampa, Fla., launched a fund-raising campaign called,  "Show Us Ya Got Heart," at the start of 2012 to support the American Heart Association  of Tampa Bay. To date the employees and members of the Credit Union have raised a total of $18,000.00 to assist with local research and treatment programs. Throughout the year, employees at the Grow Financial corporate office and in the branches sponsored a number of activities to raise money, including bake sales, golf tournaments, jeans day passes, and a 50/50 raffle, all leading up to the 2012 Tampa Bay Heart Walk on November 10 at Raymond James Stadium, in which more than 116 employees and members participated. 

Industrial Centre Federal Credit Union, Muncie, Ind., has kicked off its annual Christmas Families program again this year. ICFCU has held the Christmas program for over 20 years. This year, ICFCU has chosen to donate to the Secret Families Christmas Charity and the Muncie Fire Department's Toys for Tots. Secret Families Christmas Charity helps bring Christmas to families in need in East Central Indiana. ICFCU members and community members can visit either branch through November 20th to make a monetary donation to Secret Families or visit either branch through December 7^th and make a monetary or toy donation to Toys for Tots. Donations can be dropped off in the lobbies of the credit union at 4501 S Delaware Dr. or 2610 N Wheeling Ave. 

Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, Bakersfield, Calif., participated in the Children's Miracle Network's Miracle Balloon and Miracle Jeans Day campaigns from August through September and raised more than $5, 430, 00. The raised funds are targeted for children's services at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, where Children's Miracle Network provides comfort and treatment to children suffering from both common childhood afflictions as well as life threatening illnesses. As part of the Miracle Balloon campaign, Kern Schools promoted the very recognizable red and yellow Miracle balloons at all branch locations. For a donation of $1.00 or more, members were able to place a name on a Miracle balloon for display in branch lobbies. Kern Schools team members also showed their support by participating in Miracle Jeans Day, which for a $5.00 donation allowed an individual to wear jeans on a given work day.

Lacamas Community Credit Union, Camas, Wash., is sponsoring its Holiday Dinner Basket Program, which allows members to nominate other members in need—or themselves—to receive a festive holiday food basket for a traditional holiday dinner. The baskets typically contain packaged grocery items such as stuffing mix, gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetables and pumpkin pie filling, along with a gift card to purchase meat, dairy products or produce. Lacamas President/CEO Kathleen Romane created the program in 2008 in response to the recession's effects. Lacamas accepts online nominations until November 30th. Members interested in submitting nominations can complete the form on the credit union's web site, www.lacamas.org.

McCoy Federal Credit Union, Orlando, Fla., raised over $30,000 in early November to help prevent, cure and stop diabetes. It was the highest fund raising amount by any first year corporate team for Central Florida. Over 177 McCoy employees with family, friends and a few pets participated in the 5K walk around Lake Baldwin. McCoy Federal Credit Union's President and CEO Alvin J. Cowans served as the ADA Walk Chair for the 2012 Step-Out Walk.  As a main sponsor of the event, McCoy Federal employees held numerous fundraising events throughout the year that included a senior management cook-out, bakery sales, craft sales, raffles, and individual fundraising efforts through the end of November. Collectively, over $250,000 was raised by all teams and individuals–to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by the disease.

Northeast Georgia Chapter of Credit Unions, Athens, Ga., has donated a portion of the proceeds raised from their 17th Annual Charity Golf Tournament to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and Athens Regional Medical Center's Guest House. The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, which received $500, and the Athens Regional Guest House, which received $1,000, are just two of the 11 organizations that will benefit from the Chapter's support in 2012.  The Chapter designates charities in the local counties served by its 19 participating credit unions to receive funds from their annual golf tournament. The Chapter's charitable contributions for 2012 total $11,000.  

Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, South Bend, Ind., partnered with The Christ Child Society of South Bend, to raise funds for the society's annual Clothe-A-Child campaign. On Nov. 7^th Notre Dame FCU's President and CEO, Tom Gryp, presented The Christ Child Society of South Bend with a check for $12,165. All proceeds go directly toward purchasing new clothing, cold weather attire, and shoes for at-risk area children. Over the past sixteen years, the credit union and its members have contributed over $207,000 to Clothe-A-Child. 

St. Anne's Credit Union, Fall River, Mass., employees came together at Holiday Lanes in Westport to bowl for a good cause. Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts' annual Bowling Classic is always well received by the employees, and they raised over $800 for the organization this year. In addition to supporting the Bowling Classic every year, St. Anne's has multiple employees that volunteer their time in local classrooms to teach financial literacy to K-12 students. With more than 65 years of experience, Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts offers college and career readiness and entrepreneurship education to more than 4,000 local students. JA empowers students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world, enhancing relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school. St. Anne's hopes to have even more teams to bowl in the upcoming years and will continue to service local schools through Junior Achievement.

 Scient Federal Credit Union, Groton, Conn., formed a team of employee volunteers, family, and friends, and made it their mission to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Credit union employees rallied together and raised over $2,000 for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Harkness Park in Waterford, Conn. Team Scient Federal Credit Union showed up to the walk on October 28 with 27 walkers-all wearing their Scient Federal Credit Union shirts with a pink ribbon and the credit union's "With you at every phase" tag line-and handed in a check for over $2,000 before participating in the walk. 

Trademark Federal Credit Union, Augusta, Maine, recently selected the Augusta Food Bank as the first recipient of the Griffin-Guerrette Charitable Giving Fund. The fund was established in 2012 to recognize the career contributions of Judith A. Griffin and Paul J. Guerrette whose careers spanned four decades with the Credit Union. The fund awards $1,000 in November of each year to one Augusta area non-profit organization serving the human services, social welfare or other charitable needs of the community.