Credit Union ONE helps local Head Start program



Credit Union ONE presents stuffed back packs to Ferndale Mayor

for Headstart program. (l to r) Executive Director of Community

Relations John Kozich, Director of Public Relations Judi Desilets,

and Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter

 Ferndale, Michigan – Fall not only means falling leaves, apples and cider mills, but also back to school for our children.

Unfortunately, being able to afford some of the necessities for the school year is a struggle for some families.

So, in response to a plea from Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter, Credit Union ONE has come forward and volunteered to purchase supplies and fill back packs for the local school district’s Head Start program.

The program, focuses on four classrooms of 3 and 4 year old preschoolers from Ferndale’s Grant Early Childhood Center, and is run under the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency.

“It is an honor for Credit Union ONE to be able to help young children in our community get off to a good start at the beginning of the school year. At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet, we are pleased to be able to lend a hand.”

Credit Union ONE employees shopped for items such as crayons, coloring books, reading books, toothpaste, toothbrushes and undergarments. The backpacks were filled for children from one of classrooms, which will be presented by Mayor Coulter very soon.

“Ferndale is known as The City of Good Neighbors, and Credit Union ONE has always been a true neighbor in its’ hometown. I appreciate their willingness to step up once again to help the most vulnerable members of our community, our kids,” said Dave Coulter, Ferndale Mayor.

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 28,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 106,000 members, with nineteen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org/

Contact Judi Desilets, Director of Public Relations for Credit Union ONE, 248-584-5224, Judi_Desilets@cuone.org