Employees from the $3.2 billion Ascend Federal Credit Union wear red on Feb. 5, National Wear Red Day, in front of the Ascend corporate office in Tullahoma, Tenn. Ascend and its employees recently raised $1,150 to support the American Heart Association's efforts to increase women's heart health awareness. Ascend employees raised $575 by donating at least $5 to the Go Red For Women program to wear blue jeans and a red shirt on National Wear Red Day, and Ascend matched each employee contribution, dollar-for-dollar. Additionally, Ascend is bathing its corporate headquarters in red lights during February to show ongoing support for the fight against heart disease. Over the past five years, Ascend has contributed $18,460 to support heart health through donations to the AHA.

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TruMark Financial Credit Union Branch Manager Mary Ellen Kull and Assistant Branch Manager Donna Clarke (pictured from left to right in black masks) deliver a supply of warm blankets to Interfaith Hospitality Network of Main Line (IHN-ML) in Norristown, Pa., as part of the credit union's Concern for Community initiative. The $2.59 billion, Fort Washington, Pa.-based TruMark Financial will also be donating $2,500 per month to Philabundance, for a total of $30,000 in 2021, to help combat food insecurity. In addition, the credit union will select a different organization each month to receive resources needed for their clients. Resources range from items like socks, hats, mittens and backpacks to cleaning supplies for people transitioning into their own homes. In January, to kick off the program, the credit union donated a total of 100 blankets to shelters in the five-county area. The following shelters each received a supply of blankets, in addition to IHN-ML:

• Good Samaritan Services in Phoenixville, Pa.
• Betheseda Project in Philadelphia
• Pathways PA in Media, Pa.
• Family Service Association of Bucks County in Pennsylvania

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