Harvest Season of Giving
11/13/2023
By: First Harvest Credit Union
The First Harvest team is hard at work to make this season a giving one through a diverse list of community give-back efforts all throughout the fourth quarter in 2023.
In October, we helped support Breast Cancer awareness by encouraging members to share a Pink Ribbon Message for a donation. Messages were displayed at our branches and digital screens for visitors to read. Donations were made to The Cooper Foundation with proceeds benefiting the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. $1,000 was also donated to support the Hawaiian Credit Union Relief efforts. The total donation amount included funds collected directly from employees and a contribution from First Harvest Credit Union. Proceeds go towards helping those credit union employees and their families who have been impacted by the deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui in recent months. Additionally, we supported the Union Fire Company of Blackwood Terrace during their Trunk-Or-Treat community event by handing out candies to attendees.
In November and December, we’re excited to participate in efforts to help make the holiday season brighter for our local communities, which includes collecting coats to benefit various charities in our area, assisting the Salvation Army with their Red Kettle collection – be on the lookout for the Red Kettles at our branches, and donating to local food pantries among other activities.
Through our Charitable Journey program, which is an employee-run charity, we’ll be adopting a number of families right in our own backyards, who are in need, to help provide holiday gift items. The effort is in partnership with Volunteers of America’s Adopt-A-Family program.
On December 1, 2023, between 6:00pm and 9:00pm, come out and enjoy some holiday festivities with us during the Boro in Lights celebration, presented by First Harvest Credit Union. The event will be held at the Glassboro Town Square located at 1 High St W, Glassboro, NJ 08028. Family fun activities include a tree lighting ceremony, musical performances, carriage rides, and more.