ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif.–Credit Union of Southern California has donated $200,000 to 15 local charities. The funds have gone to non-profit organizations that include CAPC, Inc., Whittier Host Lions Club for its Sight for Kids Event, Soroptimist International of Whittier, Murphy Ranch Little League for field maintenance, Women’s & Children’s Crisis Shelter in Whittier, and Boys & Girls Club Whittier.
With six of the 15 non-profit organizations that received donations located in Whittier, Calif., the credit union hosted a photo event with the mayor of Whittier, Joe Vinatieri, at its Greenleaf Branch. CU SoCal CEO Dave Gunderson presented a check representing the $90,000 in combined donations to the charitable organizations in the city.
"We made a decision to focus on the Whittier community as that is where the credit union started in 1954 and where CU SoCal has a large percentage of members,” said Chief Communications & Experience Officer Michelle Hunter.
Donations ranged from $5,000 to $50,000. The credit union also donated to: YWCA of North Orange County, Fullerton, Children’s Hospital Orange County, Tara’s Chance in Fullerton, HIS House, in Placentia, St. Joseph Foundation in Orange, Together We Rise in Brea, El Monte Meals on Wheels, DPW Holiday Care Fund in Alhambra, and Boys & Girls Club Garden Grove.
“We are grateful to have been chosen to receive such a sizable donation to expand the services for our seniors with developmental disabilities,” said CAPC Chief Executive Officer Carolyn Ann Reggio. “The credit union prides itself on service, and they do so with such passion and dedication. It is an honor, to say I am a CU SoCal member, who believes in its mission and commitment to improving the lives of others one person at a time. Because of this incredible gift of money CAPC will be able to pay it forward by enriching the lives of those we serve in our community.”
The credit union first asked each CU SoCal team member to submit the name(s) or non-profit organizations he or she wanted to have considered to receive a special donation and then created a committee consisting of four board members and three senior team members including the CEO. The committee reviewed the submissions and selected the organizations based on various factors, including how the donated funds would be used.