Credit Union Holding Backpack Drive for Needy Students
August 15, 2014
Livonia, MI���Co-op Services Credit Union has launched its sixth annual Backpack Drive to run through Friday, August 22, 2014.� Partnering with Volunteers of America, Co-op Services is collecting new backpacks, folders, notebooks, pens, scissors, pencils and other supplies that will go to needy students throughout Michigan.� Donation boxes are located at the credit unions 11 metro Detroit branch offices including Rivers Edge Financial, a division of Co-op Services with offices in Allen Park, Taylor and Woodhaven.�
The donations will be distributed through Volunteers of America and its Operation Backpack initiative.
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The Backpack Drive was kicked off with a "School Spirit" dress-down day for staff who wore jeans and t-shirts from their favorite schools in exchange for individual donations of one backpack or five school supplies.�
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"Many of the bins were already full with staff donations by the end of the first day," said Jeremy Cybulski, youth and community development coordinator for Co-op Services Credit Union. "Every year we marvel at the generosity of our credit union members, staff and partnering communities. Its a testimony to how important these supplies are to helping kids succeed."
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Cybulski added that Volunteers of America is a great partner by helping to provide posters, online support and distribution of supplies to needy students throughout Michigan.
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Along with donations of new backpacks and new school supplies, monetary donations are also welcome.
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Headquartered in Livonia, Co-op Services Credit Union has more than 51,000 members and maintains eleven full-service branch offices in metro Detroit.� Members also have access to more than 3,000 shared branches and nearly 28,000 ATMs nationwide.� Member deposits are insured to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Co-op Services, visit the credit union web site at�www.cscu.org�or call 800.321.8570.
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