CUFD golf outing raises nearly $11,000
BISMARCK, ND (September 1, 2020) — The Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas (CUFD), the charitable arm of the Credit Union Association of the Dakotas, held their Fourth Annual Golf Scramble fundraiser on August 21st, 2020 at the Jamestown Country Club in Jamestown, North Dakota. With the participation of 56 golfers as well as event sponsors, nearly $11,000 was raised in one afternoon to support the ongoing work of the CUFD.
“We’re so thankful for the support our credit unions and business sponsors provided for our annual golf tournament,” says Darla Schafer, Manager of Flasher Community Credit Union and CUFD Board Chair. “We are excited to use the funds we raised to give back to our communities,” she added.
The CUFD will use the money to build more community awareness of Dakota credit unions through support of children’s charities, community and social impact organizations or projects, financial education and financial literacy programs, and to provide higher education scholarships throughout North and South Dakota. Most recently, the CUFD awarded $10,000 in scholarships to area students.
We would like to extend a very special “Thank You” to our event sponsors: Allied Solutions, Alloya Corporate Credit Union, Capital Credit Union, Credit Unions United Chapter, Dakota Plains Credit Union, Hometown Credit Union, HTG Architects, JMFA, Lewis & Clark Development Group, LSC, Millennium Corporate Credit Union, North Star Community Credit Union, SE605 Chapter, Strategic Resource Management, and Vantage Point.
In addition, we would like to acknowledge the following credit unions that participated by providing players: Area Community Credit Union, Aspire Community Federal Credit Union, Capital Credit Union, Dakota Plains Credit Union, Dakota West Credit Union, Dakotaland Federal Credit Union, First Community Credit Union, Hometown Credit Union, LaMoure Credit Union, North Star Community Credit Union, Town & Country Credit Union, University Federal Credit Union, and Voyage Federal Credit Union.
For more information about the Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas contact Lori Welder at lwelder@cuad.coop or 701-250-3968.
4th Annual CUFD Golf Scramble
About Credit Union Association of the Dakotas
The Credit Union Association of the Dakotas (CUAD) is the professional financial trade association serving 71 credit unions that employ 2,200 individuals in 221 branches. With more than 500,000 members in North and South Dakota, Dakota credit unions have assets in excess of $7.6 billion and currently are providing Dakota consumers with over $5.2 billion in loans while safely housing more than $6.6 billion in savings. In our mission to help credit unions succeed, CUAD plays a key role in growing membership and helping to provide service excellence to members from offices in Bismarck, ND and Sioux Falls, SD. For more information about CUAD visit our website at www.cuad.coop.
The Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas’ purpose is to build community awareness of Dakota credit unions through support of children’s charities; community and social impact organizations or projects; financial education and financial literacy programs through the credit union chapter system; and to provide higher education scholarships throughout our service region in North and South Dakota.
