WYOMISSING, Penn.–The Diamond CU Team this year held two major food drives, a toy drive, raised money for the American Cancer Society and Boyertown MultiService, and then put on ugly sweaters for various causes.
In Wyomissing, the team hosted an Angel Tree for the Children’s Home of Reading and provided gifts for 25 local children. They also collected over 144 pounds of food and personal care items for the Greater Berks Food Bank. In Pottstown, the team lead a Salvation Army food drive with help from the Exeter and Boyertown Branches. In Boyertown, the team decorated a tree for the Boyertown MultiService Annual Festival of Trees fundraiser. At the Reading Health System Branch, the team continues to sell Reading Coffee Roasters coffee as a fabulous gift and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay For Life. At any Branch, you can also purchase a Bark For Life Calendar in support of the ACS.
If that wasn’t enough, employees were asked to bring out their ugliest Christmas sweater and submit team photos in support of the 13 charities that are participating in Diamond’s Shoot For CommYOUNITY challenge at the Reading Royals. One charity organization will win a $250 donation and a runner up will receive $100.
Separately, in place of their annual gift exchange, two Diamond teams decided they would rather make the holidays brighter for local families and men and women in the military. Diamond CU’s Service Team, made up of the Service Call Center, Member Service Support, and Deposit Operations came together for local military families. At the recommendation of Dorothy Carney, employees enthusiastically volunteered to buy toys for Operation Home Front and bake hundreds of cookies to be sent to our military men and women who are deployed over the holidays.
Diamond CU’s Lending Team turned to the Salvation Army for the opportunity to Adopt-A-Family. Together the team was able to purchase and wrap all of the items on the family’s wish list and some extras.
“What fantastic ideas,” said John Faust, President/CEO of Diamond Credit Union when he heard about the programs, “Way to go Service and Lending Teams. It’s great to see our employees taking an extra initiative to spread the spirit of younity.”
Service Center toy donations were picked up by a volunteer from Operation Home Front who plans to distribute the toys in the Reading, Pa. area. The cookies will be shipped by the Keystone Military Families organization to two separate units of service men and women.