Madison, SD - The staff at East River FCU donates funds from their paychecks so they can wear jeans on Fridays during the year. At the end of the year, they decide as a group where those accumulated funds should be donated. This year, staff members chose to split the funds with $380 given to the local Special Olympics group and $380 given to the local Relay for Life fund.
"Both of these organizations have special meaning to our credit union. We have staff members whose children are involved with Special Olympics and cancer has impacted all of our staff in some way, especially this past year", said East River FCU President, Mechelle Johnson.
The remaining funds are donated to CULAC (Credit Union Legislative Action Council) which advocates the credit union movement to local and federal lawmakers. For more information about how you can donate to Special Olympics or the American Cancer Society please visit the following links:
Special Olympics of South Dakota:
www.sosd.org
American Cancer Society:
Lake County Relay for Life
Photos: Special Olympics volunteer Connie Currey along with athletes (and gold champions!) Sam Howell and Destiny Edick are pictured receiving a donation from East River FCU staff members Mandie Miller, Jina McKeithen and Karissa Haugen, and East River FCU staff members Trasi Smith, Chellie Wiese and Jina McKeithen present Relay for Life committee member Janis Dailing (second from the right) with a donation from the Casual Dress Day fund.
Madison, SD - The staff at East River FCU donates funds from their paychecks so they can wear jeans on Fridays during the year. At the end of the year, they decide as a group where those accumulated funds should be donated. This year, staff members chose to split the funds with $380 given to the local Special Olympics group and $380 given to the local Relay for Life fund.
"Both of these organizations have special meaning to our credit union. We have staff members whose children are involved with Special Olympics and cancer has impacted all of our staff in some way, especially this past year", said East River FCU President, Mechelle Johnson.
The remaining funds are donated to CULAC (Credit Union Legislative Action Council) which advocates the credit union movement to local and federal lawmakers. For more information about how you can donate to Special Olympics or the American Cancer Society please visit the following links:
Special Olympics of South Dakota: www.sosd.org
American Cancer Society: Lake County Relay for Life
Photos: Special Olympics volunteer Connie Currey along with athletes (and gold champions!) Sam Howell and Destiny Edick are pictured receiving a donation from East River FCU staff members Mandie Miller, Jina McKeithen and Karissa Haugen, and East River FCU staff members Trasi Smith, Chellie Wiese and Jina McKeithen present Relay for Life committee member Janis Dailing (second from the right) with a donation from the Casual Dress Day fund.