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American Eagle Financial Credit Union employees donate PTO to support local COVID-19 relief efforts

$9,475 donation to Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s COVID-19 Response Fund will address emerging needs from ongoing crisis

EAST HARTFORD, CT (January 12, 2021) — Employees of American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) are supporting local efforts to combat the economic consequences of the ongoing pandemic by cashing in unused vacation time for donations to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s COVID-19 Response Fund.

Recognizing the challenges the credit union’s employees faced in scheduling vacations in 2020, as well as the serious impact felt in members’ communities throughout the crisis, AEFCU’s Human Resources Department offered an option where employees could donate up to 10 hours of their earned personal time off (PTO) back to the Credit Union, which would then donate the full, unpaid compensation to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. In total, 20 AEFCU employees donated unused PTO, which was converted to a $9,475 donation to the Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Including this latest contribution, American Eagle employees donated over $58,400 to local community organizations in 2020.

“This is an amazing and generous contribution on behalf of American Eagle employees,” said Francesca Borges Gordon, Senior Development Officer for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. “Time is always precious and to use that time to benefit others during these challenging times is admirable.”

“We are pleased that our employees have donated a portion of their PTO time to the COVID-19 Response Fund at the Hartford Foundation,” stated Susan Bushnik, Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer of American Eagle Financial Credit Union. “It seems fitting that we found a great way to help others by donating some of their time. That’s what credit unions are all about—people helping people. Our employees feel good about their donation—it will make a difference in the lives of others at time when people need it most.”

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s COVID-19 Response Fund provides resources to organizations throughout the region that serve residents who are disproportionately impacted by coronavirus and the economic consequences of the outbreak. The Fund is designed to complement the work of federal, state and municipal government efforts. To learn more about the Fund, or to make a donation, visit hfpg.org/covid-19-response.


About American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU)

Established in 1935, American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) is a full-service credit union offering checking and savings accounts, credit cards, auto loans, mortgages, businessbaccounts and more. American Eagle offers banking online, through its mobile app, or at one of its 14bbranches located in Connecticut. AEFCU has more than 180,000 members, over $2.5 billion in assets, and boffers banking services to anyone who lives, works, attends school, or worships in Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, and New Haven County in Connecticut, and Hampden County in Massachusetts. For more information about American Eagle Financial Credit Union, visit www.americaneagle.org. For more information on the Black Giving Circle Fund visit, https://www.hfpg.org/donors/ways-to-give/giving-circles/black-giving-circle-fund

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