LAWRENCEVILLE, GA Peach State FCU has donated $1,500 to the Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV). Following the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Credit Unions Annual Charity Golf Tournament, the proceeds of more than $14,000 were donated to 11 area charities and organizations.
PADV has a vision of a community free of domestic violence and works to end domestic violence through various endeavors. "We provide services to more than 19,000 women and children annually that give them the tools to leave violence behind and create a new beginning. We are able to provide these services at no charge to our clients thanks to supporters like Peach State," said Susan M. Thigpen, Interim President for PADV.
"The purpose of the annual golf tournament is to generate funds for local organizations like PADV and raise awareness about what they do in our community. We recognize their significance in the health and wellbeing of our community and will continue to look for ways to assist them in any way that we can," said Laura Ryll, Peach State EVP/COO and Board Member for the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Credit Unions.
About Partnership Against Domestic Violence
For 40 years, PADV, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta. PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today, the agency has 39 full- and part-time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties. For more information, visit
www.padv.org.
About Peach State Federal Credit Union
Peach State is a $297 million credit union that serves more than 44,000 members in Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee, Richmond and Walton counties. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative, Peach States mission is to provide quality financial services that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of its member-owners. For more information, visit
www.peachstatefcu.org.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA Peach State FCU has donated $1,500 to the Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV). Following the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Credit Unions Annual Charity Golf Tournament, the proceeds of more than $14,000 were donated to 11 area charities and organizations.
PADV has a vision of a community free of domestic violence and works to end domestic violence through various endeavors. "We provide services to more than 19,000 women and children annually that give them the tools to leave violence behind and create a new beginning. We are able to provide these services at no charge to our clients thanks to supporters like Peach State," said Susan M. Thigpen, Interim President for PADV.
"The purpose of the annual golf tournament is to generate funds for local organizations like PADV and raise awareness about what they do in our community. We recognize their significance in the health and wellbeing of our community and will continue to look for ways to assist them in any way that we can," said Laura Ryll, Peach State EVP/COO and Board Member for the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Credit Unions.
About Partnership Against Domestic Violence
For 40 years, PADV, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta. PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today, the agency has 39 full- and part-time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties. For more information, visit www.padv.org.
About Peach State Federal Credit Union
Peach State is a $297 million credit union that serves more than 44,000 members in Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee, Richmond and Walton counties. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative, Peach States mission is to provide quality financial services that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of its member-owners. For more information, visit www.peachstatefcu.org.