CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.— The Tennessee Credit Union League has recognized Tennessee Valley FederalCredit Union (TVFCU) for its commitment to social responsibility and their demonstration of people helping people with a Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award and a Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Award.
TVFCU won the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award for their efforts in spring 2020 to provide 800 complimentary Yoshino Flowering Cherry and Kwansan Flowering Cherry trees to those impacted by therash of Easter Sunday tornadoes in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area. The trees were between seven and eight feet tall.
TVFCU won the Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Award for its commitment to helping small businesses. In April 2020, TVFCU awarded the allocated 2020 Idea Leap Grant funds to existing Idea Leap members. The funds were distributed to 80 small businesses with Idea Leap loans to help alleviatesome of the financial burden brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Then in the fall, TVFCU created asmaller, virtual Idea Leap Grant Pitch Competition and presented grants to three small businesses.
“We are honored to work with CUNA to celebrate TVFCU for social responsibility and credit unionphilosophy,” said Fred Robinson, president of the Tennessee Credit Union League. “These two awards are areflection of TVFCU’s leadership in helping to advance the Chattanooga community for their members and for the greater good of the community.”