Altura Credit Union Donates Over $20,000 for San Bernardino Shooting Victims

(Riverside, Calif.) Altura Credit Union today announced that $10,842 was donated by Altura members and the community for the victims and families of the Dec. 2 San Bernardino shooting.� Altura contributed a $10,000 matching donation to bring the funds total to $20,842. Altura set up the Inland Empire United Relief Fund on Dec. 4 in response to the tragedy. Donations were accepted through Jan. 8, 2016, at Altura branch locations throughout Riverside County, as well as through Alturas website, AlturaCU.com, and by phone to the Member Services Center. Altura is donating the $20,842 to the San Bernardino United Relief Fund, which was created by the Arrowhead United Way and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.� Because the Arrowhead United Way will not deduct any administrative or other fees, 100% of all donations will be used for the victims, families and others directly affected by the Dec. 2 shooting. "The Inland Empire is a tight knit community and we felt it was important to show our solidarity with those directly impacted by the terrible events in San Bernardino," said Jennifer Binkley, Alturas chief operating officer.� "It was heart warming to see our staff, members and the community come together to help ease the financial hardships these families may be facing." Altura Credit Union is very proud of its 58 years of service to Members in the Inland Empire.� Altura Credit Union now serves 118,000 Members, has nearly $1.15 billion in total assets and operates 14 branch offices in Riverside County.� Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Riverside and San Diego counties; selected cities in San Bernardino and Orange counties; as well as U.S. Military, U.S. Government and Civilian employees working at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County; and retirees of the United States Armed Forces. �Altura is a past-recipient of the California Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE), the states equivalent of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.�� For more information on Altura, visit www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.