INOVA FCU
The $508.7 million, Elkhart, Ind.-based INOVA Federal Credit Union recently contributed $1,077 to the World Council of Credit Unions' Global Good initiative. The funds were raised through INOVA's Global Good Visa credit card program. When INOVA members use their Global Good Visa card, INOVA donates a portion of the income generated to WOCCU, helping to fund the expansion of affordable financial services and financial education programs around the globe. Pictured from left to right are Credit Card Product Manager Anne Kuspa, Electronic Services Supervisor Regina Carter, CFO Joseph Messenger, CEO Dallas Bergl and Vice President of Marketing and Member Engagement Kerie Sekal, all with INOVA.
Abound CU Abound Credit Union EVP Becky Ates (right) presents a $1,250 check to Carl Millsap, chair of the Omicron Nu Lambda Education Foundation, a chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity that provides advocacy and support to the communities of Elizabethtown, Radcliff and the greater Fort Knox area in Kentucky. As part of a mission to provide life-changing financial knowledge to more Kentuckians, Omicron Nu Lambda and the $1.86 billion, Radcliff, Ky.-based Abound recently partnered to provide free access for community members to Dave Ramsey's financial peace program.
Polish & Slavic FCU Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union volunteers distribute doughnuts in Connecticut to celebrate Fat Tuesday. The $2.37 billion, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based PSFCU handed out nearly 2,000 paczki – traditional Polish doughnuts reserved for Fat Tuesday – to veterans, seniors and essential workers including nurses, doctors, police officers and firefighters in Connecticut, as well as to members at all 20 PSFCU branches. The initiative began on Valentine's Day and was sponsored by PSFCU.
SECU Foundation My Kid's Club (MKC), a Johnston County, N.C., non-profit seeking to raise campaign funds for a new facility to benefit underserved youth, recently gained the support of the SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded by the contributions of members of the $47.3 billion, Raleigh, N.C.-based State Employees' Credit Union, with a $500,000 challenge grant. The organization lost its home to Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and has since been providing after-school programs and services for local youth ages six to 18 from a local elementary school campus. MKC is the only operating center for youth programs in Johnston County and currently delivers daily programming to more than 200 students. Pictured from left to right are MKC Executive Director Alison Gammage, SECU Foundation Board Member Alice Garland, SECU Foundation Board Chair Jo Anne Sanford and MKC Board President Wendy Kelly.
Peach State FCU Deborah Fancher (left), business development representative for the $661 million, Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Peach State Federal Credit Union, and Randy Dawson, a volunteer at Area Churches Together Serving (ACTS), show off recent food donations. Peach State FCU recently delivered its quarterly food bank donation to ACTS in Bogart, Ga. Non-perishable food items donated by the members and staff of the credit union are collected each quarter and donated to a food bank or pantry in the credit union's service area.
IMCU Abbi Voegel (right), business development officer for the $2.6 billion, Indianapolis-based Indiana Members Credit Union, presents a $1,888 check to Jim Inskeep, athletic director at Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind., on Feb. 8 as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program. IMCU's partnership with Carmel High School Athletics allows Carmel fans the opportunity to show their school spirit and support the athletic program by signing up for a Carmel Greyhounds themed debit card. Every time the card is used as a signature-based transaction, Carmel High School Athletics benefits, and the more cards that are in use, the larger the contribution. Since the IMCU giveback program began in 2013, Carmel High School athletics has earned $12,274.
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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.
