The Metro West Chapter of Credit Unions raised nearly $13,700 during April and May for Forgotten Harvest, the countrys largest food rescue organization. Donations to help feed the hungry were made by employees and members of eight Metro West Chapter credit unions located throughout the Detroit area.
The credit unions that participated included Catholic Advantage Financial Federal, Co-op Services and Parkside, all of Livonia.
In addition to the funds raised, 125 credit union employees, board directors and family members from the Metro West Chapter volunteered at Forgotten Harvests facility.
The volunteers worked in two groups with one group sorting a large amount of donations Forgotten Harvest had received for the people in Oklahoma to help facilitate distribution once the convoy reached its destination.
The second group repackaged "meat snacks" for local food pantries. The items were taken from 750 pound bins and repackaged into four pound bags that were appropriately labeled for distribution.
Volunteers were heartened to learn that the food they prepared that day would be shipped to people affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma.
In addition to Forgotten Harvest, the Metro West Chapter hosts an annual golf outing to award grants to dozens of non-profit organizations located throughout metropolitan Detroit.
The Metro West Chapter of Credit Unions raised nearly $13,700 during April and May for Forgotten Harvest, the countrys largest food rescue organization. Donations to help feed the hungry were made by employees and members of eight Metro West Chapter credit unions located throughout the Detroit area.
The credit unions that participated included Catholic Advantage Financial Federal, Co-op Services and Parkside, all of Livonia.
In addition to the funds raised, 125 credit union employees, board directors and family members from the Metro West Chapter volunteered at Forgotten Harvests facility.
The volunteers worked in two groups with one group sorting a large amount of donations Forgotten Harvest had received for the people in Oklahoma to help facilitate distribution once the convoy reached its destination.
The second group repackaged "meat snacks" for local food pantries. The items were taken from 750 pound bins and repackaged into four pound bags that were appropriately labeled for distribution.
Volunteers were heartened to learn that the food they prepared that day would be shipped to people affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma.
In addition to Forgotten Harvest, the Metro West Chapter hosts an annual golf outing to award grants to dozens of non-profit organizations located throughout metropolitan Detroit.