South Division Credit Union, Evergreen Park, Ill., supported the National Association of Letter Carriers' 16th stamp out hunger day with a week-long food drive that culminated with the delivery of over 100 pounds of food. NALC hopes to exceed last year's 70.7 million of total pounds of food delivered to community food banks and pantries.

Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, Miramar, Fla., raised over $67,000 to benefit a number of charitable organizations. The employee-driven team council, the marketing department and board members led employees and members to raise and donate funds for the March of Dimes ($5,556), Women in Distress ($3,080), the American Cancer Society ($2,900), the Multiple Sclerosis Society ($1,600), the Jubilee Center ($1,000) and Big Brothers Big Sisters ($52,900). The fundraising efforts included gift basket and covered parking raffles, onsite vendor sales, bake sales, paid jeans days, the EFFCU swing for the kids golf tournament and direct participation in walks and relays. Eastern Financial also collected donations for Food for the Poor to provide aid for the hungry in Haiti.

MIT Federal Credit Union, Cambridge, Mass., built personalized home d?(C)cor items to help the beneficiaries of Habitat for Humanity homes in St. Tammany West Parish, La. West Parish is located 30 miles north of New Orleans and over 5,000 homes were either damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The items were presented to the new homeowners during a special key presentation ceremony when the families moved in. In addition to the home d?(C)cor items, MIT FCU also made a financial investment in Habitat for Humanity-St. Tammany West to help achieve its goal of building hundreds of homes for hurricane victims in the first five years following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and eliminating substandard housing in St. Tammany West Parish by 2025.

United Educational Credit Union, Battle Creek, Mich., named Lincoln Elementary School the recipient of a Bright Ideas Partnership program grant in the amount of $500. Cathy Glei, a second grade teacher at Lincoln, applied for the grant to fund the purchase of classic and contemporary literature to incorporate into their reading workshop block. The project will incorporate leveled books and materials. Students and their families were involved in selecting literature that interests them and is at their reading level. The Bright Ideas Partnership program helps great educational ideas and projects become reality through financial assistance.

Ent Federal Credit Union, Colorado Springs, Colo., collected over 200 used cell phones for TESSA, a local agency that offers a wide variety of prevention, intervention and treatment services to women and children who are the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. TESSA reprograms old cell phones for their clients so that women in need have a means to call 911 in an emergency situation.