Our Community InvolvementOver this past year we have taken part in several community events as well as continued our fund raising efforts for the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine. Also on a monthly basis 2 staff members serve dinner at Manna Ministries.
Our main "in-house" fund raising focus is on the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine. Throughout the year we display items for sale at the credit union such as cookbooks, magnets, candles, air fresheners, candy bars, and chips. In addition to these sale items, we have an annual drawing for a Valentine's Day box of chocolates, a Back to School backpack filled with school necessities, and a Thanksgiving Day basket filled with a complete turkey day dinner. The money we raise as well as monies raised by other Maine Credit Unions, is added together each year. In 2009 credit unions in Maine raised a total of $375,924. At the special "Thaw to End Hunger" Results ceremony we came in 3rd in per member contributions. This year we sent in a total of $2949.08. Each credit union chooses which organizations it will donate to. In the past we have given to the Good Shepard Food Bank, Manna Industries, The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, the Hampden Food Cupboard, and the Shaw House.
Another of our major fund raising effort is for Children's Miracle Network (CMN). Over the past several years in May, the Bangor Chapter of Credit Unions has held an auction and raffle sale for CMN. This past June the Bangor Chapter of Credit Unions presented a check to CMN for over $22,000!
See pictures below for other community events that we have participated in over the past year:
Click here for pictures of the Ending Hunger in Maine Campaign.
Click here for pictures as we wrap gifts at the Bangor Mall to help United Cerebral Palsy of Maine raise money for their cause to help individuals with disabilities in Maine.
Click here for pictures of gifts we donated for Christmas to help Penquis Cap with their Families in Need program.
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