Masks & Meals for Health Care Workers: Community News
CUs also support a domestic violence resource center and victims of the March 3 tornadoes that struck Tennessee.
Rapid City, S.D.-area community members show off their new protective masks. On April 5, the $80 million, Rapid City-based MED5 Federal Credit Union posted on its Facebook page that it would be donating up to $2,000 for materials for crafters willing to make masks for the medical community. Within 24 hours, 20 crafters were shifting into high gear. In addition, the credit union partnered with the Black Hills, S.D.-based makeSPACE (Spearfish Partnership for Arts, Cycling and Equity), which donated enough materials for 1,500 masks. Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union ($4.6 billion, Naperville, Ill.) provided an additional grant to MED5, and the credit union has since funded more than $6,000 for supplies and delivered more than 4,500 masks to local hospital Monument Health, in addition to numerous medical clinics, nursing homes, assisted living homes, the blood bank, Black Hills Surgical Hospital and food banks.
Health care workers from Piedmont Columbus Regional in Columbus, Ga., show off their new masks. On April 27, the $2.2 billion, Atlanta-based Atlanta Postal Credit Union donated 10,000 KN95 protective face masks to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Atlanta, Macon and Columbus, Ga. CMN is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals across North America. Every year, employees at APCU raise money through fundraising activities to assist CMN in meeting their objectives.
From left to right, Neala Lancellotti, development director for the Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center (SARC); Christina Jorgenson, Bel Air Office Manager for Point Breeze Credit Union; and Luisa Caiazzo, CEO for SARC pose with a check donation. The $800 million, Hunt Valley, Md.-based Point Breeze donated $10,000 to SARC provide needed services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and stalking throughout Harford County. SARC’s confidential, free services include a 24-hour help line, abuser and crisis intervention, counseling services, legal representation and advocacy, and a 20-bed shelter for victims.
Nurses at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Mich., receive complimentary Herbalife tea bomb energy drinks. The $666 million, Battle Creek, Mich.-based Kellogg Community Credit Union partnered with Epic Nutrition Smoothie Bar in Battle Creek and VIP Nutrition Smoothie Bar in Marshall to sponsor 100 tea bombs each for Bronson Battle Creek and Oaklawn Hospitals, with the goal of giving health care workers an extra boost of healthy energy during their shift. The 200 tea bombs were distributed on April 24, covering the day and night shifts at both hospitals.
Health care workers at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Fla., thank the $792 million, Miramar, Fla.-based Tropical Financial Credit Union with homemade signs. Tropical Financial teamed up with other corporate partners and a local nonprofit to buy meals for more than 270 health care workers at the hospital who are on the front lines fighting COVID-19. The group worked with Exquisite Catering by Robert, which delivered fresh, individually prepared pasta dishes for two different shifts of medical workers. The Dellenbach Foundation and agents from the Weston office of One Sotheby’s International Realty also pitched in to help underwrite the cost of the meals.
Cheryl Chunn (left), senior director of development at the Nashville Rescue Mission, and Tosha Price, business development officer for the $2.7 billion, Tullahoma, Tenn.-based Ascend Federal Credit Union, show off donated Bombas socks. Ascend sponsored multiple charitable projects to support relief efforts for the tornadoes that struck Middle Tennessee on March 3. Employees raised $5,200 and donated blood, while the credit union gave 750 pairs of Bombas socks to those in need. The $5,200 raised was divided equally among The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund and the Cookeville-Putnam County Tornado Relief Fund.
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