HERNDON, Va.–The NWFCU Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Northwest FCU, celebrated #GivingTuesday with a week of giving back to the community. Volunteers came together to clean up a local community shelter’s storage facility, provide a surprise holiday party for children at an outreach center, and present a budgeting workshop to low-income families, the credit union reported.
“The spirit of giving back is at the heart of everything the NWFCU Foundation does,” said Executive Director, Alexzandra Shade. “#GivingTuesday is about giving to charities, and we were honored to use those donations to give back to our community at the same time.”
The week began with the opening of the NWFCU Foundation’s 2018 scholarship program, which has awarded $1.1 million since 2005, and a visit to INOVA Cares Clinic for Children.
The week’s events also included a $1,000 donation to the mentorship program at Dranesville Elementary School in Herndon, Va. The NWFCU Foundation funded the donation with Northwest Federal’s own #GivingTuesday gift.
"It was wonderful to see our #GivingTuesday donation immediately paid forward to support the NWFCU Foundation mentor program with Dranesville," said Northwest Federal's President and CEO, Jeff Bentley. "This donation was especially meaningful to our employees, many of whom mentor children at the elementary school."