PenFed Credit Union’s Eugene Service Center announces $ 20,000 in donations to local charities to state

EUGENE, ore., April 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Today announced the PenFed Credit Union, the second largest credit union in the country $ 20,000 Donations worth three local Eugene Charities. PenFed employees in Eugene selected court-appointed special lawyers from Lane County, United Way of Lane Countyand Ophelia’s Place as the recipient of PenFed’s first quarter donations in the area.

Court appointed special lawyers (The home of Lane County connects volunteers with children in situations of abuse and neglect. CASA volunteers are completing a comprehensive 10-week training course and working to prevent children from being abused again by facilitating their move through the court and child protection systems to safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. CASA’s more than 200 volunteers look after two children each, which means that the organization reaches around 400 children Lane County. PenFed donated $ 10,000 to CASA in support of its mission to give a voice to abused and neglected children Lane County, an area in Oregon with one of the highest prices of children in foster families.

“CASA from Lane County appreciates the support from the PenFed staff, “he said Heather Murphy, Managing director of CASA. “As children emerge from last year’s isolation, we expect an increase in CASA advocacy requests. We have worked hard to prepare for that demand by training many new CASA volunteers to take cases off our waiting list As soon as they are sworn in Thanks to the generosity of our community – including this wonderful gift from the PenFed staff – we continue to grow and advocate for more vulnerable children. “

United Way of Lane County (UWLC) is invested in the life of Lane County Children and families who bring people together to give, stand up for them and volunteer. UWLC has the Lane County Community since 1946 through a variety of programs designed to create social change and affect the health, education, and financial stability of families. PenFed donated $ 5,000 Support one of UWLC’s recent initiatives to encourage the love of reading in the rural areas of UWLC Lane County. UWLC plans to use these funds to support 36 children through Dolly partons Imagination library, who provides free books monthly to children from birth to 5 years old. Dolly partons The Imagination Library program spans five countries, giving children around the world over 1 million free books each month.

“”Dolly partons The Imagination Library is a popular program in our community and we are very grateful for the contribution from PenFed, “he said Noreen J. Dunnells, President and CEO of United Way of Lane County. “With these funds, more families will be able to sign up for the program, increase the number of books in children’s home libraries, and nurture their love of reading. We must all work together to really improve outcomes for children.” Our communities – thank you, PenFed, for investing in children’s success. ”

Ophelias place is a preventive non-profit organization based in Eugene This should help girls between the ages of 10 and 18 to make healthy life decisions through empowerment, education and support. PenFed donated $ 5,000 to promote the mission of Ophelia’s Place to promote a healthy community of girls in Eugene and making sure all girls are safe, valued, and empowered. During the pandemic, Ophelia’s Place was able to support girls in one-to-one and group virtual counseling sessions and create a YouTube channel with videos of activities, crafts and self-care lessons. Ophelia’s Place has expanded its reach after going virtual, and now supports girls all the way north Vancouver, Washington.

“We are delighted that the PenFed Credit Union employees have nominated Ophelia’s Place for this incredibly generous gift,” said Hadee Sabzalian, vice president of development at Ophelia’s Place. “Creating space and providing resources for girls to explore interests, build healthy friendships, and learn the tools they need to be empowered is an important job for every girl and her community. Empowered girls transform the world and start with partners like PenFed. “

As of this month, PenFed’s Eugene Service Center staff have volunteered and donated 2,420 hours 603,330 USD to charity since its inception in 1996.

About PenFed Credit Union

The Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) was founded in 1935 and is America’s second largest federal credit union. It serves over 2.2 million members worldwide with over 2.2 million members $ 27 billion in assets. PenFed Credit Union offers market leading certificates, checks, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, auto loans, student loans, and a wide range of other financial services. Our mission is to empower members of our community to achieve their financial well-being. The PenFed Credit Union is insured nationwide by the NCUA and a lender for equal living conditions. To learn more about PenFed Credit Union, visit PenFed.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @PenFed. Would you like to work for PenFed? Check us out on LinkedIn. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer.

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