BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – America’s First Federal Credit Union has awarded three charities a total of $90,000. Each charity received a check for $30,000 due to the efforts of the Community First campaign.
This year’s campaign continued in September with the annual Charity Open Golf Tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Oxmoor Valley. From May until September, America’s First employees held various fundraising efforts to benefit the 2018 Community First campaign. This year’s charities that benefitted were Laura Crandall Brown Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama, and the Greater Birmingham Humane Society.
“The key to the success of this tournament each year are the players and the sponsors, and we’re thrilled to have another record number of both participating this year,” said Bill Conner, AmFirst president/CEO “It is such a privilege to be able to provide our Community First recipients with funding that we know will be impactful to their constituents. I’m very proud of our organization and the role we continue to play in supporting worthy organizations that are making a difference in our community.”
Community First said it has helped 15 local charities, raising $388,000, over the last five years. It is an employee-based fundraising campaign that began in 2014. Each year, the employees choose three local charities to fundraise for internally through numerous efforts and externally through events like this golf tournament and a clay shoot.