Credit Union ONE Exemplifies Core Philosophy Through Giving

Credit Union ONE Ice Festival Trolley	Latino Press Annual Food Drive	Ice Sculpture of Spiderman in front of CUO
Clark Park Winter Dreams	Toys for Tots 2013	Some of the many boxes for Forgotten Harvest

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE annually reaches out in the winter season to help those in the communities they serve that may need support, and in 2013 this was no exception.

During the month of December all branches of Credit Union ONE including their Grand Rapids and Traverse City Michigan branches were involved in various giving efforts which included:.

• Collections for Toys for Tots at all Michigan Credit Union ONE branches included over 1,000 toys 

• Food Drives for Forgotten Harvest in Metro Detroit, Father Fred Foundation in Traverse City, West Side Food Pantry in Grand Rapids, and the Latino Press Foundation Food Drive in Detroit resulted in approximately 1,500 pounds of donated goods, and over 200 families receiving boxes of food.

• Sponsorship of Winter Dreams 2013 Program continues to assist in the revitalization of Clark Park in Detroit

• Sponsorship of Ferndale Community Ice Festival provides Ferndale residents with family-friendly free activities during the event.

“Typically we are about providing credit and a safe place to save, however credit unions at their core are about people helping people," said Gary Moody, President and CEO of Credit Union ONE. "Throughout the year we engage in many community and charitable activities, but at this time of year we go all out to live the people helping people philosophy and provide for those less fortunate and in need. Each toy, can of food and dollar donated by employees and our members have a direct and tangible positive impact on our communities.”

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for seventy-five years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 30,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 108,000 members, with seventeen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org or "like us" on Facebook.

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

Credit Union ONE reaches out through seasonal giving efforts

Ferndale, Michigan – The winter season is especially hard for families struggling to make ends meet. Credit Union ONE came through in many ways this season to help those in the communities they serve.

In December, all branches of Credit Union ONE including their Grand Rapids and Traverse City Michigan branches were involved in various giving efforts which included:.

• Toys for Tots for all Michigan Credit Union ONE branches

• Food Drives-Forgotten Harvest in Metro Detroit, Father Fred Foundation in Traverse City, West Side Food Pantry in Grand Rapids, and the Latino Press Foundation Food Drive in Detroit

• Children’s Miracle Network Holiday Icon Sales

• Paper Angels Holiday Giving Program in Traverse City

• Sponsorship of Winter Dreams 2012 Program, which helps to revitalize Clark Park in Detroit

• Ferndale Community Ice Festival sponsor

• Employee “Gift Adoptions” for Judson Center in Pontiac, Michigan and for an orphanage in Chile

• And even a Credit Union ONE employee who went on his own time and played Santa Claus to a group of

  56 residents at an assisted living center

“Credit unions at their core are about people helping people,” said Gary Moody, President and CEO of Credit Union ONE. “Typically we are about providing credit and a safe place to save. Throughout the year we engage in many community and charitable activities, but at this time of year we go all out to live the people helping people philosophy and provide for those less fortunate and in need. Each toy, can of food and dollar donated by employees and our members have a direct and tangible positive impact on our communities.”

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

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

Credit Union ONE helps Winter Dreams become a reality

(L to R) Yvette Gonzalez, Credit Union ONE Southwest Branch

Manager presents sponsorship check to Deb Sumner, Clark Park

Coalition Founding Member, along with John Kozich, Executive

Director of Community Relations for Credit Union ONE

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE is pleased to announce their sponsorship of the 2011 Kids Winter Dreams Campaign, an initiative of the Clark Park Coalition, located in Southwest Detroit.

The Clark Park Coalition, a partner of the Detroit Recreational Department, celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary, provides quality recreation and educational opportunities for hundreds of Detroit children year-round.

“We wanted to acknowledge the many years the Clark Park Coalition has been involved in providing exceptional programs for children in the community by becoming a sponsor of the Winter Dreams Campaign,” said John Kozich, Executive Director of Community Relations for Credit Union ONE. “Campaigns such as this provide great opportunities for local children to turn their dreams into a reality.”

“On behalf of my beloved Clark Park Coalition Family of 20 years in Southwest Detroit, I would like to express my heartfelt thankfulness to our local Credit Union ONE for their financial support in stepping-up to be one of our Clark Park Kids Winter Dreams Campaign Match-Sponsors,” said Deb Sumner, Founding Member of the Clark Park Coalition. “It is with enormous gratitude that we accept your donation to help make our Southwest Detroit children's winter dreams come true as the Clark Park Coalition adult volunteers have committed since 1991, that we would always keep our Clark Park Recreation Youth Center doors open and "Teach Our Youth to Dream"!”

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 eighteen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org or "like us" on Facebook

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