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PHOENIX–Thanks to an application submitted by Canyon State Credit Union to the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of San Francisco, Hustle Phoenix was awarded a $40,000 grant to provide prospective entrepreneurs classroom training followed by several months of business advising from a network of volunteer professional advisors.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–Massachusetts Credit Unions affiliated with the Cooperative Credit Union Association (CCUA) recently donated four beds to underprivileged children in the Lowell, Mass., area in support of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless initiative, “A Bed for Every Child.

BANNOCKBURN, Ill.–Great Lakes Credit Union’s (GLCU) North Chicago branch supplied breakfast for 40 unsuspecting Dunkin’ Donuts customers as a random act of kindness.

HANSCOM AFB, Mass.–Hanscom Federal Credit Union joined a list of sponsors supporting the Air Force Anniversary Ball in Burlington, Mass.

TAMPA, Fla. – A plan to reduce call center hold times, promote high performing employees and improve overall company culture has earned GTE Financial a CUNA Operations & Member Experience Council’s 2017 Excellence Award.

WALTHAM, Mass.–RTN Federal Credit Union collected and donated 142 pairs of socks through participation in Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program (BHCHP)’s 2017 Sox for Socks Drive.