As a special project this year, Credit Union 1 has partnered with the American Red Cross of Alaska to spread disaster awareness and preparedness throughout our State. Part of this commitment involves donating Disaster Education Kits to every middle school in our statewide branch communities! That’s 25 schools!

These kits will help educate and prepare students and their families in case of emergency. We’re proud to make this donation, because it has the potential to help SO MANY people! In September and October, Credit Union 1 employees will visit each of the middle schools we’re donating to, so we can meet a few teachers and introduce them to their new kits.

Later this year, we’ll also be working with other non-profits in our branch communities to develop disaster preparedness kits that will be housed at community centers. This special project was the brain-child of CU1’s Community Service Committee, and I’m excited to see how our initiative will help raise disaster awareness and readiness throughout our State. If you know of an organization in your community who would like to help create or house a disaster kit, please email oneforallalaska@cu1.org to join in our project!

On a personal note, my days as One for All blogger-extraordinaire are nearing an end at Credit Union 1. I’ll be moving out-of-state in September, and much to my regret, I’ll miss a time when the One for All team is diving head first into so many important projects! However, if I’ve learned one thing from my time at CU1, it’s that anyone, anywhere can make a difference in their community. My new community will be in Mississippi, where Dan has taken a new job, and I can’t wait to check out the volunteer scene in this new place! To take the leap into community service and volunteerism today, click here. It’s easy, fun, and so rewarding!