December 27th, 2019490This year, WinSouth Credit Union helped the Marine Toys for Tots campaign in DeKalb distribute toys to more than 1,000 families from more than 400 families.
In fact, the credit union became one of the toy drive's top fundraisers of the year, according to a Times-Journal article.
This wasn't an easy year for the drive. According to the Time's article, the seventh-annual campaign suffered weather-related losses of three fundraisers as well as debilitating injuries to some of the volunteers.
"When the going got tough, I kept reminding our volunteers to think of how many children would have smiling faces on Christmas morning, thanks...
December 23rd, 20190107The Birmingham Chapter of credit unions donated $8,400 during the group's recent Christmas party.
The chapter collected the money both through its own efforts and through efforts by the Birmingham Chapter Young Professionals Group through the year. The donation will help credit unions in Birmingham and the surrounding areas with financial education outreach, professional development scholarships and community development efforts.
December 5th, 201938379Alabama credit unions continue to offer substantial financial benefits to members, according to the Credit Union National Association’s Mid-Year 2019 Alabama Membership Benefits Report.
According to Datatrac, the research firm behind CUNA’s report, credit unions in the state provided their 2.1 million credit union members $260,007,305 in direct financial benefits during the 12 months ending in June. That means, on average, credit union members received the equivalent of $126 each and that households received an average of $264.
Credit unions are member-owned and democratic, allowing these not-for-profit financial institutions to...
November 22nd, 2019063Five 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, 20190110Alabama 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, 2019174Alabama 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, 2019193eCO 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, 201927103All 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, 20190135America’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...
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