LGE Community Credit Union Gives Back $170,000 to Local Nonprofit Organizations
December 21, 2017
Marietta, Ga. – Dec. 21, 2017 – LGE Community Credit Union presented a total of $170,000 to 14 local, nonprofit organizations through the LGE Community Outreach Foundation at its annual Christmas breakfast. The celebration breakfast and giving ceremony was held at the Hilton Marietta Hotel and Conference Center Wednesday, December 20, 2017. The 14 organizations given donations by the LGE Foundation were Warehouse of Hope, Safepath Children’s Advocacy Center, City of Refuge, Next Step Ministries, McKenna Farms, Racheal’s Rest, CASA of Paulding County, Calvary Children’s Home, The Drake House, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta: Cobb County, Shepherd Center, MUST Ministries, Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, and Mostly Mutts.
LGE President and CEO Chris Leggett said, “The annual Christmas breakfast is always a wonderful occasion for our credit union and our Foundation. The needs are truly great, and I’m proud of the support this group extended both financially and through volunteer hours in 2017.”
Each year, LGE employees nominate and select the organizations that will be supported by the LGE Foundation. The LGE Foundation organizes and conducts fundraisers throughout the year to raise money to contribute to those nonprofit organizations. Every dollar raised by the LGE Foundation is matched by LGE Community Credit Union. Not only is there a monetary contribution, but LGE staff members volunteer over 2600 hours in the community annually.
About LGE Community Credit Union
LGE Community Credit Union provides full-service, federally insured banking to over 112,000 people in northwest Georgia, with better rates and lower fees than you will typically find in a big bank. LGE serves all residents and business within Cobb, Paulding, Cherokee, and Fulton counties. Since 2010, LGE has invested over $750,000 in the lives of those in the community including children, homeless, abuse victims and those that fall on hard times. For more information, visit lgeccu.org.
About the LGE Community Outreach Foundation
The LGE Community Outreach Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 2009 as a way for LGE Community Credit Union to give back to the community. The Foundation, which is based on the credit union principle of “People Helping People,” represents the giving spirit of the employees of LGE Community Credit Union. Annually, the LGE Foundation leads a fundraising campaign with the goal of helping give back to the communities we serve. For more information, visit lgefoundation.org.
Photo: LGE Community Outreach Foundation Committee