Some credit unions across the Mid-Atlantic were getting powerback to normal Monday even as employees and members were assessinglosses from damage to homes and businesses following a violentstorms over the weekend.

In hard-hit Virginia, with power still out in many areas, therewere credit unions limiting services or cutting hours as they triedto deal with the Friday night storm's aftermath.

Nonetheless, the $817 million DuPont Community Credit Union ofWaynesboro said it was proud of one achievement: it was the onlyinstitution in the community open on Saturday.

On Monday, it was having what it called minor networkconnectivity and phone issues.

The $141 million Pioneer West Virginia FCU of Charleston, where300,000 were without power, experienced some damage at itsRiverside Hospital branch with debris littering a drive-through butoverall its disaster emergency plan worked well, said Dan McGowan,chief financial officer.

At one branch site at Riverside High School, the “Red Cross hasopened a shelter for displaced families and persons at high riskhealth wise,” he said.

“We have a stock of Pioneer-branded bottled water recentlypurchased for marketing events but we are transporting our entirestock to the shelter to assist the relief effort as another way togive back to the community at a time of special need,” McGowansaid.

Meanwhile, Central Virginia FCU of Lynchburg said in spite ofpower outages, the credit union was serving members on Monday withjust its Timberlake branch having to close early.

In Colorado Springs, the National Credit Union Foundation saidover the weekend it has now activated its CUAid online donationprogram to raise money for credit union employees and membersaffected by the wildfires.

“The impact of the Colorado wildfires on the community is an immediate concern,”said Scott Earl, president/CEO of the Mountain West Credit UnionAssociation. “With more than 32,000 people evacuated and 350structures already destroyed, our thoughts and prayers go out tothe communities in distress during these difficult times,” Earlsaid. “The support of the credit union community and the NationalCredit Union Foundation through the activation of CUAid will beindispensable.”