The National Credit Union Foundation said Thursday that it nowhas surpassed $130,000 in donations to CUAid in the call for helpin the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
|“This is pretty incredible considering just yesterday wesurpassed $100,000 with a call for more donations. Credit unionscontinue to step up to assist their colleagues along the EastCoast,” said Christopher Morris, spokesman for the NCUF in Madison,Wis.
|Meanwhile, T-shirt specialist CU*SWAG in Pasadena, Texas, saidit is designating Friday as its quarterly day of donation, with allprofits from orders placed onNov. 9 to go to the NCUF for hurricane relief.
|“People helping people is a core credit union belief,” saidCU*SWAG's James Robert Lay. “Being on the Gulf Coast, we understandfirsthand the disaster of a hurricane and want to offer our supportfor relief efforts along the East Coast while allowing creditunions to live the people helping people philosophy.”
|Also Thursday, the $5.5 billion, 595,000-member America FirstCredit Union in Riverdale, Utah, said it has donated $3,500 to theAmerican Red Cross relief efforts.
|“When disasters of this magnitude occur, whether in our servicearea or not, we want to help with what we can financially andthrough our volunteer service programs,” said John Lund, America First president/CEO. “We thank our membersfor the opportunity to provide this donation and also encouragethem, our business friends, and the public to donate to the reliefefforts of Hurricane Sandy.”
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