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Veridian celebrates Giving Tuesday with $38,000 to 20 nonprofts across Iowa and eastern Nebraska

WATERLOO, IA (November 29, 2022) — Veridian Credit Union is awarding $38,000 to 20 nonprofit organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska to Spark the Spirit of giving in celebration of Giving Tuesday. Veridian employees nominated their favorite local nonprofits for a chance to win up to $5,000 in the credit union’s annual giving campaign. Public voting from November 1-11 determined the amount of funding awarded to each organization.

“The holidays are often a time of increased need, and many in our communities are facing an additional, unique set of challenges this year,” said Renee Christoffer, Veridian’s President and CEO. “Spark the Spirit is one way to give and a reminder for all of us of the importance of giving locally.”

The top-voted organizations in each region, including Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, the Des Moines metro and Omaha/Council Bluffs, received $5,000 each. Organizations that received the second- and third-most votes in each region were awarded $2,500 and $1,000, respectively. The two organizations receiving the least votes in each region received $500 each.

Checks were presented to 20 organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska in time for Giving Tuesday, November 29. Recipient organizations in each region are listed below:

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City

Deafinitely Dogs! – $5,000
Freedom Foundation – $2,500
Four Oaks – $1,000
Willis Dady Homeless Services – $500
Trees Forever – $500

Des Moines Metro

Des Moines Refugee Support – $5,000
Animal Rescue League of Iowa – $2,500
Children’s Cancer Connection – $1,000
Ankeny Service Center – $500
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity – $500

Omaha/Council Bluffs

Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue – $5,000
The Blue Bucket Project – $2,500
Omaha Girls Rock – $1,000
MICAH House – $500
MilkWorks – $500

Waterloo/Cedar Falls

Better Together Animal Rescue – $5,000
NAMI Black Hawk County – $2,500
Oelwein Community Kitchen – $1,000
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity – $500
Exceptional Persons, Inc. – $500

Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services with more than 950 employees and 30 branches across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228.

About Veridian Credit Union

Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its 329,000 members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services with more than 1,000 employees and 32 branches across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the Twin Cities metro area. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228