Credit Union Donation Helps Community

Lakeport, CA Thrive Lake County has received a donation of $500 from Mendo Lake Credit Union to assist with rental costs of their office in the LakeWorks Community Space at 307 N. Main Street in Lakeport. "Having a main street presence has been important to the organization," says John Saare, North Lake Coordinator for the Time Bank of Thrive Lake County. "The exposure has been great to introduce time banking to Lake County residents who may not have computer access or who just want a flesh and blood person to find out about what time banking is and how it can help people and businesses get necessary services through time exchanges rather than cash. Thank you, Mendo Lake Credit Union!" Carol Cole-Lewis, Thrive Lake County coordinator explained why this donation is needed. "Thrive Lake County is fiscally sponsored and financially supported by North Coast Opportunities, and it is our intention to be self-supporting in the near future. We have intentionally dropped our membership fees this year to encourage participation by Lake County residents and businesses. However, during this start up phase, there are some things that we still need to pay cash for. Our rent in the LakeWorks space is one of them, hence this donation from Mendo Lake Credit Union is vital to the existence of our community." "We have an interest in supporting community organizations that are helping build our local economy, " explains Jamey Gill, community outreach manager for Mendo Lake Credit Union. Gill continued, "We're excited to support the efforts of Thrive Lake County in this way, and look forward to working with them as we can to assist in building a thriving Lake County." The Thrive Lake County Lakeport Office on 307 N. Main Street is open from 10am to 1pm Monday - Friday. The Clearlake Office at the Clearlake Food Pantry (14832 Lakeshore, Clearlake) is open 11am to 1pm Thursdays. For more information about Thrive Lake County, visit their website athttp://thrivelakecounty.org, phone 707-413-0220. Mendo Lake Credit Union can be found on the Internet athttp://mlcu.org, phone 707-468-0161.