Credit Union Celebrates 20th Year of ‘Warm the Soles of Kids’ Project
RIVERDALE, UT (November 18, 2014) -- America First Credit Union invites members to skip a loan payment during the holiday months and provide shoes for children in need. Launching its annual Skip a Loan Payment program today, the credit union offers members the opportunity to skip monthly loan payments from November 2014 – January 2015 for just $25*. America First will donate a portion of the fee to purchase shoes and ‘warm the soles’ of children in time for the holidays. This marks the 20th year that America First has been providing shoes for children in need through the program.
Monies from Skip a Loan Payment will also benefit America Firsts’ 501(c)3 volunteer service arm, the America First Credit Union Charitable Foundation. The foundation supports charitable organizations that provide job assistance, training, education, transportation and housing as well as meals, clothing and medical attention to those in need.
Last year alone, America First helped to provide more than 900 pairs of shoes for children in need through the Skip a Loan Payment program. America First is also seeking monetary donations from its members and the community as part of the initiative.
“This Skip a Loan Payment program is an initiative of ours and one that is very special to our members and us,” said John B. Lund, CEO and president of America First. “We created the program to make things easier for our members during the holidays, raise funds for our charitable foundation and purchase shoes for children who wouldn’t receive them otherwise.”
Children from Brigham City, Utah to Las Vegas, will receive new shoes for the holidays from the project. America First will present the gift-wrapped shoes to children from 15 schools and service organizations at special holiday events throughout the month of December.
To learn more about donating through the Skip a Loan Payment program, call 1-800-999-3961, visit one of America First’s 109 branches or visit www.americafirst.com. Members may also contribute online by transferring a donation to the Share Savings Account 5502299, using “afcu” as the last name. They may also print and complete a donation slip and return it to America First by mail or in person. America First will send a receipt for each donation.
All contributions are tax-deductible and can be mailed to: America First Credit Union, Attention: Keicha Christiansen, P.O. Box 9199, Ogden, UT 84409-0199.
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About America First Credit Union:
Celebrating 75 years, America First has become one of the largest, most stable and most progressive credit unions in the country, and has remained a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative financial institution. Today, America First has 109 branches, and is the 12th largest credit union in assets in the United States with over $6.4 billion, and the seventh largest credit union in membership in America with more than 659,000 members.