EAST HARTFORD, CONN.–American Eagle Financial Credit Union is inviting its members and the general public to vote on which local nonprofit organizations will receive donations from its new card program.
Called Cash Back to the Community, American Eagle said it will donate 1% of its credit and debit card interchange income to three nonprofit and/or 501(c)(3) organizations each quarter through the Cash Back to the Community program.
“As Connecticut’s largest community-focused credit union, we are always concentrated on making the places where we live and work better. Cash Back to the Community expands American Eagle’s philanthropic efforts by inviting our members and public to play an active and engaged role in helping steer where the new funding will be used,” said Dean Marchessault, president and CEO. “This program builds upon funding that we already provide to the community, including corporate and in-kind donations, grants from our AEFCU Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and employee volunteerism.”
Three nonprofit organizations will be selected each quarter for a total of 12 Cash Back to the Community donations annually. In addition, members and the public are eligible and encouraged to nominate and vote for donor recipients via social media and American Eagle’s website, the credit union said.