Monroe County Community Credit Union's Member Match program benefits local non-profits

The Monroe News
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A check for $1,285 was presented recently to Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County. The funds were provided through Monroe Community Credit Union's Member Match program. Pictured are (from left) April Eggert, marketing specialist at MCCU; Kate Hall, vice president of marketing and community relations at MCCU; David Graves, president/CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County; Molly Moore, director of family services for Habitat, and Staci Jennings, volunteers and social media coordinator for Habitat. Provided by MCCU

Monroe Community Credit Union has begun Member Match.

The new endeavor is a community donation program. New members to the credit union help choose the recipients.

Each quarter, the credit union features three local non-profit organizations. The credit union matches new members’ initial $5 deposit with a $5 donation to the non-profit organization of their choice.

In six months, MCCU’s Member Match program has generated $6,155 to support local non-profit organizations. MCCU will continue this charitable giving initiative through the end of 2022.

“In the first half of the year, MCCU members supported Gabby’s Grief Center, Monroe County Opportunity Program, The Oaks Village, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Monroe County, Habitat for Humanity and Paula’s House. From July to September, new members will get to choose from the Humane Society, the Monroe Family YMCA and Soroptimist,” the credit union said.

“As a locally owned and operated business, we’re always looking for new ways to support our community,” Kate Hall, MCCU vice president of marketing and community relations, said. “The positive impact these local non-profit organizations have on our community is immeasurable, and we wanted to create an easy way for our members to be directly involved in supporting their vital work. In addition, Member Match has been a great way for us to help generate awareness and provide education to our new members about organizations we’ve worked with for decades.”

“This gift from Monroe Community Credit Union and their members is greatly appreciated,” Kaye Lani Rafko-Wilson, executive director of Gabby’s Grief Center, said, “We are extremely grateful for this wonderful partnership and the generosity of so many. The donation we received from MCCU was applied toward our grief support programs and services, including individual/family grief support sessions, our first annual mass butterfly release (which had approximately 60 people in attendance) where butterflies were released in memory of loved ones; our children/teen grief camp called Camp Fearless, and for our upcoming ‘Day at the Movies’ family gathering that will take place at the end of July."

Pastor Heather Boone, board president of The Oaks Village, said the donation to Oaks will help buy more food.

“We give out between 50-75 boxes a week to those in need in the community. The funds donated from the Member Match program helped us purchase more food supplies like can goods, jelly, meat and bread,” Pastor Boone said.

For more information about this program or the local non-profit recipients, visit www.monroecommuntiycu.org/membermatch.

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