November 22nd, 2019058Five Star Credit Union, headquartered in Dothan, Ala., recently donated more than 175 pounds of food to the Harbor, a local drop-in shelter in Dothan. The staff donated the food as part of the credit union’s annual Thanksgiving pot luck lunch. Staff was encouraged to bring canned food to share with the Harbor. Throughout the week, local homeless and underserved residents stop in at the Harbor for a hot meal and provisions for the week.
Many of the donations are pre-made canned food with pop tops so the residents that don’t have homes or stoves can quickly access it. Several times a year Five Star holds potluck lunches and also...
November 15th, 20190102Alabama ONE hosted its first annual Bridge Builders conference in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Oct. 24 at Hotel Capstone on the University of Alabama campus. The free, one-day conference connected local leaders from the faith, academic, and non-profit sectors in order to exchange ideas and resources that can further help the communities they serve.
Bridge Builders was the first conference of its kind in Tuscaloosa, with a series of breakout sessions that address the financial wellness of the community and a panel discussion featuring prominent community leaders, including Myke Brown, Alabama ONE branch network and consumer lending...
November 8th, 2019167Alabama ONE will host its first Fairytale Friends Breakfast with the Berenstain Bears on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Cypress Inn Pavilion (501 Rice Mine Rd N, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406). This breakfast will give children and their parents an opportunity to spend quality time with their favorite fairytale characters. We encourage children to wear their favorite Disney princess or Marvel character costumes.
Proceeds from the Fairytale Friends Breakfast will benefit Alabama ONE’s Operation Credit Union Christmas program. Since 2003 this program has provided Christmas gifts for more than 5,100 children in need throughout the Tuscaloosa...
November 1st, 2019186eCO Credit Union, based in Birmingham, Ala., prioritizes making the communities it serves even better. One way eCO supports the community each year is through the Change for Children’s fundraiser to benefit Children’s of Alabama. In its 10th year of fundraising, eCO raised more than ever before to support the only free-standing children’s hospital in the state.
From Sept. 9 through Oct. 23, eCO Credit Union worked with members, schools, vendors and the community to raise money for Children’s of Alabama. From filling up Change for Children’s cans, buying T-shirts and donating through an online platform, people from the...
October 25th, 20192790All In Credit Union in Alabama is a financial institution known for giving back to organizations and members in their communities, and when disaster struck the Bahamas, All In Credit Union stepped up. All In recently donated $1,000 to the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions. All In’s donation will assist credit unions in the Bahamas that were affected by Hurricane Dorian.
“We are pleased to see such an outpouring of support for those affected by Hurricane Dorian, and we hope that All In Credit Union’s donation will help provide needed items during a critical time in the life of hurricane survivors,” stated Bobby Michael, All in...
October 18th, 20190132America’s First Federal Credit Union (AmFirst) in Alabama announced today that it has raised $120,000 for three local charities throughout the 2019 calendar year.
Various representatives for the credit union, including employees and branch managers, presented American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Aletheia House and Sight Savers America with an equal split of total funds at a check presentation held Oct. 16 at AmFirst’s corporate headquarters in Birmingham.
Funds were raised as part of the America’s First “Community First” Campaign, an annual employee-driven fundraising initiative aimed at supporting local...
October 4th, 2019189All In Credit Union, based in Daleville, Ala., is once again giving back to the communities it serves by providing the opportunity for a number of local nonprofit organizations to be awarded with one of several grants up to $100,000 for future programs or facilities.
In addition to the $100,000 awarded through All In Credit Union’s grant program, the company’s Helping Hands Foundation also donated more than $100,000 to several philanthropic causes in Alabama and Florida in addition to the 1,400 volunteer hours donated by employees in 2018.
Charlie Mingus, chairman of the board of directors for All In Credit Union said, “In 2018,...
September 27th, 2019262Jessica Brown, a member of the marketing communications department at Family Savings Credit Union in Alabama, won the Create the Good, Show Your Love Volunteer Contest sponsored by AARP and Cabot Creamery.
Jessica works tirelessly for the Council on Aging as a board member and has helped organize its fundraiser each year for the past 5 years. Through the efforts of Jessica and the board, the organization raised more than $9,000 in 2018.
Most of Jessica’s volunteer hours are currently spent with a program called Worlds of Work (WOW). For four years she has worked as a WOW Planning Committee member and Volunteer Recruitment Co-Chair....
September 27th, 2019089Alabama ONE announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art branch at 1678 Temple Avenue North in Fayette, AL, a corner location renovated to build the first full-service branch for Alabama ONE in Fayette County.
Grand opening festivities will take place on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT, including a ribbon-cutting, refreshments, giveaways and a special appearance from the Berenstain Bears.
The branch features two on-site drive-through ITM/ATMs. The ITM (Interactive Teller Machine) enables members to perform simple cash transactions or engage in deeper, more personalized activities with remote tellers via video chat. The...
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