TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.–Eleven area credit unions partnered with the Michigan Credit Union Foundation’s Community Crisis Support Fund to deliver $18,000 to Feeding America West Michigan’s hunger relief efforts in the 13 northern Michigan counties served by the institutions.
The credit unions comprise the Paul Bunyan Chapter of the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL) and provide financial services and expert guidance to more than 166,000 members/owners, stretching from Emmet to Mason counties. The chapter includes 4Front CU, Filer CU, Forest Area FCU, Frankfort Community FCU, Mason County School Employees CU, Safe Harbor CU, St. Francis X FCU, TBA CU, Traverse Catholic FCU and Wexford Community CU. .
The chapter said its member CUs frequently collaborate to bolster the region’s families. Collectively, the chapter invested more than 5,500 hours of team member volunteerism in area community initiatives in 2019.
The $18,000 gift will allow Feeding America West Michigan to provide 72,000 individual meals to northern Michigan families in need through its 137 member agencies in Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Mason, Missaukee, Osceola, Lake, Mason and Wexford counties.