Indiana Members Foundation, the charitable arm of Indiana Members Credit Union (IMCU), provided 5,000 backpacks to local community organizations to help provide assistance to underserved children in Central Indiana for the 2019 school year. Since 2006, Indiana Members Foundation has donated over 54,000 backpacks and 957,000 school supplies to students in need in the communities served by Indiana Members Credit Union.
Indiana Members Foundation partnered with the following organizations for its 2019 backpack donation:
- Hamilton County BPA
- Hearts & Hands United- Muncie Mission
- Beech Grove City Schools
- Open Doors- Westfield
- Boys & Girls Club- Marion
- Franklin Township Schools
- Merciful HELP- Carmel
- Johnson County Fast Track
- Backpack United- Boone County
- Chapelwood Elementary- MSD Wayne Township
- Morgantown Volunteer Fire Department
- Morgan County-Lift Up Back to School Supply Drive
- Hendricks County BackPack Attack
- Fishers HSE
- Indy BackPack Attack
- Christel House South
- Christel House West
- Chin Community of Indiana
- Exodus Refugee Immigration
- The Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce (for Military Families)
Mandy Emery, vice president of community involvement for IMCU and executive director of Indiana Members Foundation stated, “We are delighted with the continued support of our employees, members and partners again this year. With their generous donations we were able to purchase 5,000 backpacks filled with school supplies. We donated to 20 organizations and schools that support the youth in the communities served by IMCU. Having the tools necessary to learn at the start of the school has proven to be essential for students to be successful throughout the year.”
left to right: Mandy Emery, Vice President of Community Involvement, IMCU, and Executive Director of Indiana Members Foundation, Lori Foudray, IMCU Stop 11 Branch Manager, Lynlie Schoene, Chief Innovation Officer, Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Ashley Early, Community Relations, IMCU, and Claire Lacy, Community Relations Intern, IMCU.