North Island Credit Union Joins Fundraising Efforts For Ukraine

San Diego CA

11 March, 2022

10:15 AM

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SAN DIEGO, CA — North Island Credit Union Thursday announced it has partnered with the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to provide aid for Ukrainians, offering a $100,000 donation match for the organization's Ukrainian Credit Union Displacement Fund. Through the partnership, North Island Credit Union will match every dollar donated through the fund campaign page, up to $100,000, through April 30th. The Ukrainian Credit Union Displacement Fund initially will direct support to immediate humanitarian needs triggered by Russia's alleged targeting of civilians, which has caused "a crisis for those still in Ukraine and for more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled the country," a credit union statement said. Additional funds will go to credit union recovery. "We have watched this tragic and unnecessary crisis unfold in Ukraine along with the rest of the world, and our hearts are with the brave Ukrainian people and all those impacted by this senseless violence," said North Island Credit Union President/CEO Steve O'Connell. "Partnering with the WFCU is one way we can support our Ukrainian credit union family along with impacted citizens and communities, and we encourage everyone to support this very important humanitarian cause." WFCU said it will donate more than half of all dollars collected in the initial weeks of the campaign to vetted non-governmental organizations providing emergency humanitarian assistance in Ukraine or in neighboring European countries hosting Ukrainian refugees. The remaining funds, along with continued fundraising, will go toward longer-term credit union recovery efforts. "We recognize that money is needed to assist the Ukrainian people right now, which is why we are working to identify partner organizations that can put the generous donations from the international credit union community to good use immediately," said Mike Reuter, Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions' executive director. "But we also know that credit unions, their employees, their members and their communities will need long-term assistance to get back on their feet, which is something we have always worked to provide in times of crisis." — City News Service