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N.D. (FCCU) – FCCU was recently recognized for our charity work as a Credit Union, as well as our dedication to our members by the Credit Union Association of the Dakotas (CUAD). Hundreds were in attendance at the credit union conference in Deadwood, SD, as FCCU was recognized with two first place awards.

FCCU was presented the Dora Maxwell award, which focuses on community involvement, as well as the CU Social Good Award of the Year. Both awards were won for the Credit Union’s fundraising efforts for our second quarter charity in 2016, Project Ignite Light.

The fundraisers that were the backbone towards the success of our second quarter charity were a pajama drive for individuals to donate, and a blanket drive where staff, members, and community members worked hand in hand to tie plain and patterned pieces of fleece fabric together in order to create new fleece-tied blankets. Last year there were 170 new two-piece pajama sets in sizes newborn through eighteen years of age and 60 new fleece-tied blankets donated to Project Ignite Light.

In addition to the pajama and blanket drives, all fifteen branches collectively raised $3,000, which was raised from casual Fridays, a Jeans Week, and a baby/kid photo contest of the employees’ childhood photographs. Members and employees were able to vote for categories such as cutest, best smile, most embarrassing, and most changed.

“It’s an honor to receive these awards,” says Janna Bergstedt, Vice President of Marketing. “We are proud of the communities that our branches reside in because we are able to show our support to these organizations in a greater way with our communities’ support. After all, life is better with community.”