Indianapolis, IN - �Indiana Members Foundation, the charitable arm of Indiana Members Credit Union (IMCU), along with extremely generous members, hosted a successful school supply campaign and provided 4,000 backpacks and school supplies to underserved children.� Enough funds were raised for the Indiana Members Foundation to donate more than 76,000 supplies, which included:� backpacks, erasers, pencils, crayons, markers, spiral notebooks, pens, pencil sharpeners, rulers, notebook paper, scissors, pocket folders, colored pencils, glue sticks and composition notebooks.
IMCU employees volunteered their time to fill the backpacks at their "Stuffing Party" on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at their headquarters located at 5103 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis. In addition, IMCU, in partnership with Indy BackPack Attack, disbursed the 4,000 backpacks, filled with school supplies, during public distribution events on Saturday, July 26, at IMCUs College Park� location, Baxter YMCA, Ransburg YMCA and Arsenal Technical High School.� Children were able to receive a free backpack at the events when accompanied by an adult.
Its reported that 80% percent of the families in the Indianapolis Public Schools
(IPS)�need help with basic school supplies. IMCU has partnered with programs in
Marion and surrounding counties to provide underprivileged children the supplies they need to start the school year. The programs included:
Indy BackPack Attack
Beech Grove Schools
Hendricks County BackPack Attack
Johnson County FastTrack Program
Carmel Clay Township Trustee
Noblesville Trustee
Muncie Mission
Westfield "Open Doors Project"
Zionsville United Way of Central Indiana Boone County
Mandy Emery, vice president of community involvement at Indiana Members Credit Union, stated, "Its been an incredible year full of support from our IMCU members, employees, board of directors, community members and volunteers. Through their generosity we were again able to help over 4,000 children get the tools essential to start the school year out on the right foot and to stay focused on their studies.� IMCU is committed to giving back to the communities in which we serve and Id like to say thank you to everyone that made this possible."
For more information about IMCUs school supply campaign, please visit their website at:
www.imcu.com.
About Indiana Members Foundation
Indiana Members Foundation was founded in 2010, exclusively for the purpose of being a positive influence in the community served by Indiana Members Credit Union; specifically, providing school children in the Indianapolis area with the necessities essential for learning and succeeding in their education. For more information, please visit
www.imcu.com/foundation.
About Indiana Members Credit Union������
Indiana Members Credit Union, headquartered on the southside of Indianapolis, Indiana, was founded in 1956 as the Indiana University Medical Center Federal Credit Union on the campus of IUPUI, and has since grown to 25 branches in Central Indiana, offering members a better financial alternative and a full array of products and services. Traditionally offering better rates on loans and deposits, IMCU maintains true to its roots by "Keeping It Simple" for members.� For more information, please visit IMCU online at
www.imcu.com.
Indianapolis, IN - �Indiana Members Foundation, the charitable arm of Indiana Members Credit Union (IMCU), along with extremely generous members, hosted a successful school supply campaign and provided 4,000 backpacks and school supplies to underserved children.� Enough funds were raised for the Indiana Members Foundation to donate more than 76,000 supplies, which included:� backpacks, erasers, pencils, crayons, markers, spiral notebooks, pens, pencil sharpeners, rulers, notebook paper, scissors, pocket folders, colored pencils, glue sticks and composition notebooks.
IMCU employees volunteered their time to fill the backpacks at their "Stuffing Party" on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at their headquarters located at 5103 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis. In addition, IMCU, in partnership with Indy BackPack Attack, disbursed the 4,000 backpacks, filled with school supplies, during public distribution events on Saturday, July 26, at IMCUs College Park� location, Baxter YMCA, Ransburg YMCA and Arsenal Technical High School.� Children were able to receive a free backpack at the events when accompanied by an adult.
Its reported that 80% percent of the families in the Indianapolis Public Schools
(IPS)�need help with basic school supplies. IMCU has partnered with programs in
Marion and surrounding counties to provide underprivileged children the supplies they need to start the school year. The programs included:
Indy BackPack Attack
Beech Grove Schools
Hendricks County BackPack Attack
Johnson County FastTrack Program
Carmel Clay Township Trustee
Noblesville Trustee
Muncie Mission
Westfield "Open Doors Project"
Zionsville United Way of Central Indiana Boone County
Mandy Emery, vice president of community involvement at Indiana Members Credit Union, stated, "Its been an incredible year full of support from our IMCU members, employees, board of directors, community members and volunteers. Through their generosity we were again able to help over 4,000 children get the tools essential to start the school year out on the right foot and to stay focused on their studies.� IMCU is committed to giving back to the communities in which we serve and Id like to say thank you to everyone that made this possible."
For more information about IMCUs school supply campaign, please visit their website at: www.imcu.com.
About Indiana Members Foundation
Indiana Members Foundation was founded in 2010, exclusively for the purpose of being a positive influence in the community served by Indiana Members Credit Union; specifically, providing school children in the Indianapolis area with the necessities essential for learning and succeeding in their education. For more information, please visit www.imcu.com/foundation.
About Indiana Members Credit Union������
Indiana Members Credit Union, headquartered on the southside of Indianapolis, Indiana, was founded in 1956 as the Indiana University Medical Center Federal Credit Union on the campus of IUPUI, and has since grown to 25 branches in Central Indiana, offering members a better financial alternative and a full array of products and services. Traditionally offering better rates on loans and deposits, IMCU maintains true to its roots by "Keeping It Simple" for members.� For more information, please visit IMCU online at www.imcu.com.