OnPoint Community Credit Union, Portland, Ore., has announced a $1,000 donation to the Sellwood-Moreland Library through the Multnomah County Library Foundation. The donation was made to celebrate the opening of OnPoint's newest branch in the Sellwood neighborhood. The Sellwood-Moreland Library first began as a reading room in 1905 and has been serving Southeast Portland in the current location since 2002. Service Credit Union, Portsmouth, N.H., and the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and the Daniel Webster Council Boy Scouts of America presented contributions of $14,000 each to Portsmouth High School and the Krempels Center. The donation was part of the proceeds from the 2012 Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels. Proceeds from the air show also helped support two organizations, Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and the Daniel Webster Council Boy Scouts of America, as well as a multitude of other New Hampshire non-profit organizations including Make-A-Wish Foundation. Separately, Service Credit Union donated 220 food gift certificates for turkeys worth $4,400 to local Salvation Armies and Food Pantries in the communities where the credit union serves members. Service Credit Union vice president of marketing Karen Benedetti, along with local branch officials contributed 100 food vouchers to the Portsmouth Salvation Army Tuesday morning. This is the sixth consecutive year, Service Credit Union contributed to charitable food centers in New Hampshire for the Thanksgiving holiday. The credit union also donated gift cards and food baskets to families in need on U.S. military installations in Germany. The Rochester Salvation Army and the Somersworth Community Food Pantry will receive 50 food vouchers each, while the Salem Food Pantry will receive 20 turkeys and 20 food gift certificates.

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