America's Christian CU Celebrates Patriot Week
May 28, 2017
Glendora, CA, May 26, 2017 — America’s Christian Credit Union (ACCU) concluded its annual Patriot Week festivities yesterday with the Family Day & Awards Ceremony hosted at the credit union’s Glendora headquarters. Throughout the week, ACCU honored local veterans, U.S. military, and first-responders in partnership with Project Glendora Yellow Ribbon and American Legion Riders – Chapter 835.
Patriot Week had begun in earnest with the opening ceremony on Tuesday. Mayor Pro Tem and ACCU’s President/CEO Mendell L. Thompson was joined by Pastor Mike Platter of Glendora Community Church who gave a blessing over the week. Rev. Karen Davis, Glendora Police Chaplain, also Glendora City Councilmember and First Christian Church’s Pastor, added significance to the event with a heartwarming flag presentation that morning. On Wednesday, Patriot Week continued as Dennis Navarre of the American Legion Riders – Chapter 835, spoke about the work that he and his organization do to honor the men and women in our country’s military.
On Thursday, first-responders, current military personnel, and veterans were honored by family members and the community for the Family Day & Awards Ceremony, where Col. Vic Bezjian was recognized for his years of dedication and exceptional service to the United States Air Force. “This country has given me every opportunity to serve in uniform for the past 37 years. It has been a gift, a generous gift; a gift to belong to the greatest country in the world,” said Col. Bezjian, as he reflected on his time in the U. S. Airforce. The ceremony concluded with the attending family, friends, and community members together in fellowship, snapping photos with the local military, veterans, and first-responder heroes.
Patriot Week has also served as an opportunity to raise funds for this year’s spotlighted charity, the Patriot Guard Riders. A day of fundraising at Chili’s restaurant in Glendora, and an ACCU product promotion – a new, limited-time “Patriot Term Share Certificate” – generated additional revenues for this worthy cause. “This has been a special week for us at ACCU. We have had the chance to celebrate veterans, the police, the fire department, and first responding heroes who step into the gap to keep us safe from danger. We want to say ‘thank you’ to each one of them and hope that the events of this week served to encourage and honor them,” commented Thompson.
For more information about this year’s Patriot Week, please contact Nikole Pearce at npearce@americasccu.com.
About Project Glendora Yellow Ribbon
PGYR is a grassroots effort to gain public recognition for Glendorans presently serving in the Armed Forces. Through solicited funding, PGYR arranges for the printing, purchase and installation of recognition banners to hang along various lamp posts within the City of Glendora. For additional information, visit http://glendorayellowribbon.org/
About American Legion Riders
American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veterans’ homes, severely wounded servicemembers and scholarships. Since 2006, Riders nationwide have participated in the Legion Legacy Run, to annually raise money for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, established to provide scholarships to children of U.S. military personnel killed since Sept. 11, 2001. For additional information, visit https://www.legion.org/
About America’s Christian Credit Union
America's Christian CU provides a broad range of financial solutions to individuals and ministries that empower them to reach their stewardship goals while expanding God's Kingdom. Founded in 1958 and currently managing nearly $500 million in assets, ACCU serves the financial needs of its individual, family, ministry and business members. Funds entrusted to the credit union are reinvested in Kingdom purposes, supporting the Church worldwide. For additional information, visit www.AmericasChristianCU.com.