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WATERLOO, Iowa (December 3, 2024) – Veridian Credit Union has awarded $90,000 in Giving Tuesday donations to organizations across Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota in celebration of its 90th anniversary. Recipient organizations were nominated by the public for the credit union’s Veridian Gives Back for Giving Tuesday campaign and drawn at random to receive the donations. “Veridian was founded 90 years ago on the need to support our communities and the people in them,” said Veridian President and CEO Renee Christoffer. “It’s appropriate for our anniversary celebrations to reflect those values that still guide us today.” Three organizations in each of the credit union’s five market areas received $5,000. Recipients in each market area include: Twin Cities area: Bloomington-Eden Prairie Meals on Wheels – Bloomington, Minn. Kaitlyn’s Kloset – Eagan, Minn. People Reaching Out to People – Eden Prairie, Minn. Cedar Rapids/Iowa City: Catherine McAuley Center – Cedar Rapids, Iowa Iowa City Free Medical & Dental Clinic – Iowa City, Iowa Together We Achieve – Cedar Rapids, Iowa Des Moines area: Jewels Academy – Des Moines, Iowa Kingdom Living Iowa – Des Moines, Iowa Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc. – Des Moines, Iowa Cedar Falls/Waterloo: Embracing Exploration – Waterloo, Iowa Northeast Iowa Food Bank – Waterloo, Iowa Pathways Behavioral Services – Waterloo, Iowa Omaha/Council Bluffs: Angel Guardians, Inc. – Omaha, Neb. Completely KIDS – Omaha, Neb. Humble & Kind – Bellevue, Neb. One additional organization from any of those market areas was also drawn to receive a $15,000 donation. That recipient is: Anawim Housing – Des Moines, Iowa Details are available at veridiancu.org/GivingTuesday. Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its 350,000 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.
WATERLOO, Iowa (December 3, 2024) – Veridian Credit Union has awarded $90,000 in Giving Tuesday donations to organizations across Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota in celebration of its 90th anniversary. Recipient organizations were nominated by the public for the credit union’s Veridian Gives Back for Giving Tuesday campaign and drawn at random to receive the donations.
“Veridian was founded 90 years ago on the need to support our communities and the people in them,” said Veridian President and CEO Renee Christoffer. “It’s appropriate for our anniversary celebrations to reflect those values that still guide us today.”
Three organizations in each of the credit union’s five market areas received $5,000. Recipients in each market area include:
One additional organization from any of those market areas was also drawn to receive a $15,000 donation. That recipient is:
Details are available at veridiancu.org/GivingTuesday.
Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its 350,000 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.