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From left to right, Cheryl Sclater, public relations manager for the $983 million, Burton, Mich.-based ELGA Credit Union; Major Randy Hellstrom of the Salvation Army; ELGA CEO Karen Church and Trooper Steven Kramer of the Michigan State Police pose with a check benefitting the Salvation Army's Toy Shoppe. ELGA and the Michigan State Police hosted the eighth annual Stuff a Blue Goose toy drive, raising $16,020 and collecting 1,469 toys that will help provide Christmas for children in Michigan's Genesee and Lapeer counties. Donations were collected at 13 ELGA locations by local police and fire departments, along with ELGA associates and Salvation Army representatives. Monetary donations were also made online.

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Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.