Patelco CU Staff Packed Over 20,000 Meals for Ukrainian Refugee Relief Efforts
May 4, 2022
DUBLIN, Calif.— Patelco Credit Union, a Bay Area-based credit union dedicated to the financial wellness of its members and communities, is passionate about giving back and is committed to supporting organizations helping food security. Recently, a group of Patelco team members packed more than 20,000 meals in collaboration with Kids Against Hunger Bay Area and other volunteers to support the non-profit’s Ukrainian refugee relief efforts.
Photo L to R: Ameet Seth, Robert Gonzalez, Beatriz Lizaola, Kamran Hazemi, Chris Huynh, Valerie Phillips, Joey Magpusao, Kelley Young, Brenda Valenzuela, Natasha Williams, Carl Montgomery, Espie Valerio, Jade Luong
Patelco team members participated in two relief efforts in March at the Kids Against Hunger Bay Area’s Pleasanton offices. The non-profit organization has packed and shipped more than 585,000 meals to Ukraine to date.
“Giving back to the communities we serve and helping others is the heart of our credit union,” said Wendy Haller, Patelco’s vice president of member experience. “We’re passionate about the work that Kids Against Hunger Bay Area is doing to feed starving children in the United States and in developing countries and our team was grateful to support these efforts that are making a direct impact in feeding Ukrainian refugees.”
About Patelco Credit Union
Dublin, Calif.-based Patelco Credit Union is a not-for-profit credit union committed to serving the financial health and well-being of its membership. With more than 400,000 members, primarily in and around northern California, Patelco is committed to improving its members’ financial well-being and fueling hope and opportunity for its members by offering personalized solutions, advice, and expertise that empower them to achieve personal financial freedom. Founded in 1936 with $500 in assets by employees of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Patelco is in the top one percent of U.S. credit unions with more than $8.9 billion in assets. For more information, visit https://www.patelco.org/.