SPOKANE, Wash.–Horizon Credit Union closed for an afternoon for its third annual Go. Give. Grow. company-wide community service event. At Horizon's largest community outreach event of the year, employees ventured out to bring cheer to local seniors at 25 different assisted care facilities in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
Together, more than 300 HZCU Go-Givers made cards, hosted festive window parades and delivered gifts to seniors who have been isolated for the majority of the year due to COVID-19. The company-wide community service event brought employees, leaders and board members together to volunteer as a team - social-distance style.
Employees started the afternoon making thousands of hand-written cards. Some met up in branches and some made cards from home in online video. Groups then delivered cards and gifts to the care facilities and hosted festive window parades to connect with residents and bring them some good cheer.
The Sandpoint branch and contact center teams even got their pets in on the window parade fun! Each group made the day their own. From wearing festive masks to making balloon animals as gifts, each team made the most of the chance to volunteer and make a difference together.