Bannockburn (IL) On Thursday, August 25
th, the North Chicago branch sponsored a financial workshop for local Veterans at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Il. GLCU employees also created and handed out individual goodie bags to the attendees. Each bag included a handwritten card thanking Veterans for their service and their sacrifices.
Heather Clark, GLCUs North Chicago Branch Manager, commented, "We were more than happy to partner with Ed Beckstrom, Education Coordinator from
CCCS of Northern Illinois, to bring this workshop to Veterans in our community. We are so grateful for their service the gift bags and "thank you" cards were just a small token of our appreciation."
All year long employees at GLCU branches are performing various
random acts of kindness as a way to make a direct impact and give back to their communities.
About Great Lakes Credit Union
Opening its doors more than 78 years ago, GLCU continues to grow and expand in the community and now has over 80,400 members and more than $743 million in assets. GLCUs network includes 14 full-service branches and more than 170 surcharge-free ATMs located throughout Chicagoland. GLCU accounts are accessible through a nationwide network of more than 5,400 credit unions and 30,000 surcharge-free CO-OP ATMs-the third largest network in the Country! Headquartered in Bannockburn, IL, the not-for-profit credit union prides itself in building lifelong relationships and providing financial education and counseling for all life stages. Learn more at
www.glcu.org.
