North Jersey Federal Credit Union, Totowa, N.J., participated in two community events to support breast cancer awareness, the Lee National Denim Day and the Breast Cancer Walk. Credit union employees participated in the denim day event by sporting their favorite pair of jeans to work and donating to the breast cancer awareness fund. Employees also donated their time to participate in the Breast Cancer Walk held at Bergen Community College and distributed water bottles. Employees who could not participate made monetary contributions to the breast cancer fund.
Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Bethpage, N.Y., partnered with Cablevision, National Grid, Northrop Grumman and the New York Islanders hockey team in hosting a turkey and trimmings collection to benefit Island Harvest, the hunger relief organization that supplies Long Island's community-based nonprofit organizations with food. The food drive included daylong and after-school specials for family fun and a lineup of trucks, tents and boxes for storing the public's donations. New York Knicks basketball legend John Starks was on site to assist the volunteers and chat with the public.

Andrews Federal Credit Union, Suitland, Md., sponsored the third annual Gold Star Mothers Memorial March at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Civilians and service members from the Army, Marines, Air Force, and Civil Air Patrol participated in the event to honor Gold Star Mothers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The American Gold Star Mothers organization supports mothers who have lost a son or daughter during military service. The credit union also held an employee drive to donate supplies to the Joint Base Andrews Fisher House. The Fisher House provides a place to stay for families of injured service members while their loved one is recovering from war injuries.

WesCorp Federal Credit Union, San Dimas, Calif., announced its participation in the sixth national tour of Operation Best Wishes. The award-winning program was first offered in 2004 as a way for credit unions to help military families reach out to their deployed loved ones during the holidays through video recordings sent via the Internet. Nearly 20 credit unions in 15 states will also participate as hosting sites for the tour.