LOS ALAMITOS, Calif.–Southland Credit Union, noting many of its members are first responders who work at hospitals and medical centers in the communities surrounding the credit union’s branch locations in Orange County and Los Angeles County, said it has raised more than $18,000 and provided more than 2,400 meals to help.
Southland CU said it now plans to expand the program to more first responder organizations.
Southland’s meal donation program has supported the following hospitals and medical centers:
- 600 Subway meal boxes to the employees at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Carson, Calif.
- 300 Subway meal boxes and 400 Chick-fil-A meals to the employees at Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos, Calif.
- 50 lunches served to the employees at MemorialCare Medical Group in Long Beach, Calif.
- $500, equaling 50 meals to the employees at the VA Hospital in Long Beach
- 300 meal gift cards for the employees at Torrance Medical Center in Torrance, Calif.
- 450 Subway meals to the employees at Lakewood Regional Medical Center in Lakewood, Calif.
- 10 Jimmy John's meals to the security department at California State University, Long Beach
- 200 cafe meals to Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif.
- 65 Jimmy John’s sandwiches to MemorialCare Urgent Care in Long Beach, Calif.
- 15 Raising Cane’s meals to the Los Alamitos Police Department
- 77 Raising Cane’s meals to the Carson Sheriff’s Department
- 300 Raising Cane’s meals to St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach
“Southland has a long history of giving back to our Members and communities,” said Tom Lent, president and CEO of Southland Credit Union. “In times like these, it is important for us to uphold the credit union philosophy of people helping people. We are grateful for the tireless work by our first responders