CoVantage Cares Foundation has announced a two-week fundraising campaign beginning on Nov. 29 that has become known as Giving Tuesday, and the Boys & Girls Club of Shawano will benefit.
Funds generated during the campaign will be matched with up to $40,000 in contributions from CoVantage Cares Foundation, a public charity established by CoVantage Credit Union. Local organizations to receive funding from this year’s campaign were selected by CoVantage staff and are located throughout several communities served by CoVantage.
CoVantage Cares Foundation was established as a way to provide financial support to organizations that serve individuals, especially those experiencing significant financial challenge, and organizations that work to enhance quality of life in communities served by CoVantage Credit Union.
“I’m proud to say our credit union has a history of supporting local needs, and CoVantage Cares Foundation provides another opportunity to live our mission by working to keep our communities strong,” said CoVantage CEO Brian Prunty. “We really liked the idea of leveraging Giving Tuesday to kick off the first public fundraising effort for CoVantage Cares Foundation. By joining together, we believe our staff, members, and communities have the potential to more than double the foundation’s $40,000 grant.”
Charities selected to receive funding from this year’s Giving Tuesday initiative and their sponsoring CoVantage branches include: Boys & Girls Club of Shawano, Wausau Area Women’s Community, Portage County United Way (Stevens Point), Antigo Community Food Pantry and Weekend Backpack Program, Elcho Food Pantry, Northwoods United Way in Crandon and Rhinelander, and Iron County Cancer Unit in Crystal Falls and Iron River, Michigan. CoVantage Cares Foundation will offer opportunities to support additional organizations with future public fundraising initiatives.
For more information, go to www.covantagecu.org/cares.
CoVantage Credit Union, with headquarters in Antigo, has $1.3 billion in assets, serves 91,000 members, and employs 356 staff across all of its locations. Founded in 1953, the financial cooperative serves members living or working in 20 counties in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.