BANNOCKBURN, Ill.– To provide relief to those affected by recent natural disasters, Great Lakes Credit Union’s board approved a $2,500 donation to CUAid, which was then followed by a Facebook fundraiser.
For every Like or Share on the post, GLCU pledged $1 to CUAid. By the end of the fundraiser, the post received 417 Likes and 191 Shares, totaling $608.
Donation boxes were set up at every branch for members who wished to participate. All contributions made at the branches and employee donations made directly to CUAid were matched dollar-for-dollar, totaling $1,342.
Through these fundraising efforts and GLCU’s initial $2,500 donation, a total of $4,450 were provided to CUAid to support hurricane and wildfire survivors.
CUAid.coop is overseen by the National Credit Union Foundation.