2 Ways You Can Help Save Lives This Summer, Plus Scholarship Winners

Join us to help fight summer hunger!

Unitus is honored to partner with the Oregon Food Bank for another campaign to fight Summer Hunger! We’re calling all members to help give back directly to those in your community.

You can help!

Now through August 31, stop by any branch. For every dollar you give, we’ll put up an apple or orange paper giving gram!

For every $10 we raise, Oregon Food Bank can provide 30 meals to people going hungry.

Don’t have time to make it to a branch? Donate online through our Facebook page!

 

Let’s tip our caps to our Unitus’ 2019 Scholarship Winners!

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2019 Scholarship Program!

Congratulations to these hard-working students who have demonstrated a dedication to learning and serving their community.

¿Lo sabías? Since 2004, Unitus has awarded more than $250,000 to deserving local students. Congratulations again to all of our Unitus Scholarship recipients!

Special Thanks to CU Student Choice

Finally, I’d like to thank our student loan partner CU Student Choice for their gift of an extra $1,000 scholarship in celebration of their 10^th Anniversary! Thanks to their generous gift, we were able to support the family member of a Unitus employee with college expenses.

Congratulations to Portia P. on winning this scholarship! (Pictured here with President/ CEO Steve Stapp)

 

Now is the time to give blood!

Did you know that blood is most valuable when donated in the summer?

Get this: In the summer, the blood supply drops by 20%! Blood donations become that much more helpful in these months.

You can help!

On Wednesday, August 28, the Bloodworks NW team will be at our Plaza Headquarters (1300 SW 6^th Avenue, Portland) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Consider giving on August 28

Time slots are limited, so please register in advance by:

• scheduling an appointment online with sponsor code 115A
• calling 1-800-398-7888,
• or texting “bloodapp” to 91985.

¿Lo sabías? Bloodworks NW provides 55% of the blood given in the Portland area. They are the sole provider to all Providence and Legacy hospitals in Oregon along with more than 90 other hospitals in the Pacific Northwest.

Thanks for helping make life better for the people who live and work in our Northwest community!

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Publicado por: Aimee Berg

About the Author: A native Oregonian, Aimee Berg is the Community Development Officer at Unitus Community Credit Union. She has been with the Unitus team since 2010 and has a deep passion for charitable work. When she’s not out volunteering and building relationships in the community, you can find her exploring new running trails that the great PNW has to offer. The rugged Wildwood Trail is among her favorites.