Allegiance Credit Union made a donation to Sunbeam Family Services’ Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program in the amount of $8,000.00 in December. This donation brings Allegiance Credit Union’s total from the past 5 years to just under $36,000. The annual employee led fundraising activities include employee jeans weeks, food days, various raffles, t-shirts sales and donation containers in all branches. The money donated provides financial relief in the way of holiday gifts, rent, utility bills and more.
“We are so thankful for our partnership with Allegiance Credit Union to provide support and resources to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren,” said Sarah Rahhal, LCSW, chief executive officer of Sunbeam. “In Oklahoma, 46,000 grandparents are raising their grandchildren – and that number is expected to rise. Thank you, Allegiance Credit Union, for helping build strong grandfamilies.”
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program supports Oklahomans raising their grandchildren without the presence of parents in the home. The majority of grandfamilies receive no support from the biological parents nor the state.
This program is open to grandparents living in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian and Logan counties. For more information about Sunbeam’s Senior Services call 405-528-7721 or visit sunbeamfamilyservices.org/GRG.
For more information on Allegiance Credit Union, visit acuok.org.
From left to right: Ruth Rickey, In-house Counsel, Allegiance Credit Union, Laurel Pope, VP of Shared Value & Strategic Partnerships, Allegiance Credit Union, Patrick O’Kane, Director of Senior Services, Sunbeam Family Services, Talena Ford, Senior Care Manager, Sunbeam Family Services, Nicole Willis, Mortgage Operations Supervisor, Allegiance Credit Union.