| EUGENE, Ore., Oregon Community CU, its team members and the OCCU Foundation partnered to support the community during the holiday season. OCCU staff who participate in the employee giving program selected Arc of Lane County, Community Outreach through Radical Empowerment (CORE), Children’s Miracle Network via Credit Unions for Kids (CU4Kids) and Volunteers in Medicine to receive $5,000 each. OCCU Foundation sponsors the program, which allows OCCU team members to donate automatically via payroll deduction each pay cycle. Participating team members were surveyed and selected these nonprofits from a diverse array of organizations OCCU Foundation supports. Approximately one third of OCCU’s nearly 600 team members participate in payroll giving, OCCU said. In addition, OCCU reported it provided funds for branches, teams and departments to “adopt” 21 area families for the holiday season. Fulfilling Wish Lists “This annual opportunity sees OCCU teams work with local housing and community nonprofits to provide holiday gifts and food to families in need. Teams received family wish lists and coordinated among themselves to purchase and deliver the gifts,” the credit union said. A total of 87 individuals are receiving gifts from OCCU staff this holiday season. According to OCCU, many of its teams also have provided toys, resources and supplies to the Springfield, Oregon-based Ronald McDonald House Charities’ Heartfelt House and Eugene’s PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center’s pediatric wing. Independent Fundraising “Some have undertaken independent fundraising, contributing out of their own pockets in addition to using OCCU budgets,” OCCU said. “And others have shared their time — such as OCCU chief officers who delivered a meal for Heartfelt House guest families and OCCU branch managers who assembled craft kit bags for pediatric patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center.” According to Oregon Community Credit Union, the 2022 holiday season has seen the highest level of departmental participation to date: 39 teams and departments are expected to give a total of more than $8,000 and will clock over 150 corporate-sponsored volunteer hours. Inspired by Generosity “I am inspired by the OCCU team’s generosity and commitment to community,” said Ron Neumann, OCCU president & CEO and OCCU Foundation board chair. “Through payroll contributions to the OCCU Foundation and our employees’ passion to support those in need, it’s truly heartwarming that the team is dedicated to helping our community thrive.” Just in Time for the Holidays, CUToday’s Free Morning Headline Email is Now Double-Free! Don’t forget to check your Spam/Junk email folder if you haven’t been receiving your free, popular and daily CUToday.info news headlines. And if you haven’t yet signed up for the new email solution on which CUToday.info has partnered with ResponseGenius, you can do so here. Signing up requires less than one minute of your time. CUToday.info has received very positive response from readers following the move to an improved provider of the daily headlines, but many also noted they did need to go to their Spam/Junk folder and mark it as safe. The new email solution has not only improved every reader’s delivery experience, but it also features a fresh, new format that is easy to read, especially on mobile devices. |
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