BISMARCK, N.D.––The Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas (CUFD), the charitable arm of the Credit Union Association of the Dakotas, held its Third Annual Golf Scramble fundraiser at the Apple Creek Country Club, and with the participation of more than 40 golfers as well as event sponsors, nearly $8,000 was raised.
“We’re so thankful for the support our credit unions and business sponsors provided for our annual golf tournament,” said Darla Schafer, CEO of Flasher Community Credit Union and CUFD board chair. “We had beautiful weather for the outing and are excited to use the funds we raised to give back to our communities,” she added.
The CUFD will use the money to build more community awareness of Dakota credit unions through support of children’s charities, community and social impact organizations or projects, financial education and financial literacy programs, and to provide higher education scholarships throughout North and South Dakota. Most recently, the CUFD awarded $10,000 in scholarships to area students.
Event sponsors included Allied Solutions; The Advantage Network, Alloya Corporate FCU, Brady Martz & Associates, The Baker Group, Dakota Plains Credit Union, FISERV, Hometown Credit Union, Lewis & Clark Development Group, LSC, Millennium Corporate Credit Union, North Star Community Credit Union, Railway Credit Union, and Route 66 Warranty.
Credit union participants came from Area Community Credit Union, Capital Credit Union, Dakota Plains Credit Union, First Community Credit Union, Hometown Credit Union, LaMoure Credit Union, North Star Community Credit Union, Norstar Federal Credit Union, Prairie Federal Credit Union, Voyage Federal Credit Union, and Vue Community Credit Union.