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PORTLAND, Ore.—OnPoint Community Credit Union has been recognized by the Portland Business Journal as number three on the state’s “Most Admired Companies” list in the financial services category.

APPLETON, Wis.-- Fox Communities Credit Union (from the Fox Cities area alone) sent 2 1/2 vans full of toys for the Toys for Tots drive, which is one more van full more than 2013. 

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A $2,125 Community Outreach grant from St. Mary’s Bank will fund an after-school art program conducted by the Currier Museum Art Center.

RALEIGH, N.C.– State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has donated 20 desktop computers to the United Way of the Greater Triangle’s Teaming for Technology (T4T) program.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Golden 1 CU here said that when it awards 33 new scholarships valued at $386,000 in 2015, it will surpass $1.14 million in total scholarship funding since its program began in 2013.

MORENO VALLEY, Calif.– Altura Credit Union has teamed up with the Moreno Valley Police Department to help  spread joy this season by donating $500 to “Operation Holiday Cheer.”

ROYAL OAK, Mich.—Genisys Credit Union, which provides services to anyone who lives or works in the Lower Peninsula, celebrated the opening of its newest location on North Main Street here.

TAMPA, Fl. --– GTE Financial Credit Union has been named a winner of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2014 Corporate Philanthropy Awards in the 100 – 500 employee category. 

SAN ANTONIO-- Several Security Service employees participated in the annual Great Turkey Challenge held on Thanksgiving morning in downtown San Antonio.

BISMARCK, N.D.--The Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas recently met and awarded four regional organizations with grants to support their financial literacy programs.