Gesa CUs Inaugural "Day of Service" Gives Back to More than 50 Local Organizations

RICHLAND, WASH. (December 8, 2022) Gesa, a community-focused credit union, today announced the sweeping impact of its first ever “Day of Service,” an employee initiative that encourages Gesa employees to give back to local communities. Celebrated October 10 on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Gesa closed its 28 branches to allow its team members to spend the day volunteering, giving back, and making a difference in their communities. In total, 53 organizations across Washington benefitted from Gesa’s extensive volunteer work.

Gesa’s team members volunteered for a variety of organizations and nonprofits including food banks, medical clinics, community enrichment programs, education institutions, parks and recreation centers, animal shelters, and more.

“At Gesa, we’re passionate about uplifting the communities we serve, and we are honored to have partnered with these organizations, as they make such a positive impact across our state every day,” said Don Miller, President and CEO of Gesa Credit Union. “We wanted to give our team members the day to support organizations and causes they are personally passionate about. It really was amazing to see everyone come together to make an even bigger impact in our local communities.”

Organizations helped included the Grace Clinic in Kennewick, Spokane Humane Society, Seattle Public Schools, and YWCA of Yakima. At the Grace Clinic, Gesa’s Operations Support team assisted with yardwork, deep cleaning, and painting the facility. Team members who volunteered at the Spokane Humane Society helped walk dogs, complete office work, clean the kennel areas, and performed updates to the main storage area. For Seattle Public Schools, team members picked up trash from playgrounds and nearby sidewalks. In Yakima, Gesa team members assisted in the set up of the YWCA’s largest fundraiser of the year and donated a prize for the event.

Gesa team members volunteered at the following organizations:

Moses Lake

• New Hope

Pullman

• Palouse Discovery Science Center

Spokane

• Meals on Wheels
• Washington State Parks and Recreation
• Seeley Lake Elementary
• Second Harvest
• Friends of the Centennial Trial
• Blessings Under the Bridge
• Spokane Humane Society

Tri-Cities

• Quincy Community Food Bank
• Second Harvest – Pasco
• Columbia Basin Veterans Center
• Grace Kitchen
• Communities in Schools of Benton & Franklin Country
• New Horizons High School
• Legacy High School
• Safe Harbor/My Friends’ Place
• Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington
• Richland Parks and Recreation
• Pasco Union Firefighters Charitable Foundation
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Kennewick
• The Arc of Tri-Cities
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• City of Richland
• Kiona-Benton City School District
• Grace Clinic
• Support, Advocacy & Resource Center (SARC)
• City of Kennewick
• Project Linus, Tri-Cities Chapter
• Inspirations Dance Studio and Preschool
• Veteran’s Warehouse Thrift Store
• Hope House
• Boys and Girls Club of Benton & Franklin County
• The Pitbull Pen
• Mustang Forces
• Tri-Cities Animal Shelter

West Side

• Georgia’s House – The Weaver Foundation
• Food Lifeline
• Edmonds School District Foundation – Nourishing Network Food Bank
• St. Francis House
• City of Renton
• Seattle Schools
• Tukwila Pantry
• Renewal Food Bank

• Kent Meridian High School
• Boys & Girls Club Teen Center

Walla Walla

• Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center
• Blue Mountain Humane Society

Wenatchee

• Cancer Care of NCW

Yakima

• Rods House
• YMCA of Yakima
• All Muts Great and Small  

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

• Children’s Village

For more information about Gesa Credit Union’s involvement in the community, visit https://www.gesa.com/community.

Gesa Credit Union is Washington’s second largest credit union with over $5.5 billion in assets and is over 285,000 members strong. Gesa is a full-service financial institution that offers a complete array of consumer, mortgage, and business products and services. Headquartered in Richland, Washington, Gesa operates 28 branches, including three loan centers, two full-service student-operated campus branches at Washington State University, and 12 student-operated high school branches across Washington state. The Gesa Community Foundation, established in 2022, further supports Gesa’s ongoing commitment to local communities and charitable giving, which includes support for schools, Local Heroes groups and community organizations through its Affinity Debit Card Program, as well as through its annual youth scholarships, and free financial and educational resources available to members and the general public. For more information, visit gesa.com.