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Contact: Becky Hart
Ohio Credit Union League
800-486-2917 or 614-336-2894

Ohio Credit Union Foundation aids Hurricane Katrina victims with $25,000 grant;
Ohio credit unions contribute to disaster relief

(Dublin, Ohio -- Sept. 12, 2005) The Ohio Credit Union Foundation has contributed $25,000 to the National Credit Union Foundation’s Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund. The fund, which is receiving contributions from credit union organizations across the nation, will be used to provide relief to credit unions and their members in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, as well as to rebuild the areas.

“With the credit union mission of ‘people helping people’ in mind, it is our duty to rush to the support of those in need,” said Ohio Credit Union Foundation Chair Rose Bartolomucci.

Read what individual Ohio credit unions are doing to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims

The Ohio Credit Union Foundation is also accepting contributions to its Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund to aid credit unions in the three Gulf Coast states. All funds contributed for hurricane relief will be aggregated in a “Katrina Relief Fund” and forwarded to the National Credit Union Foundation’s Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund.

Contributions can be mailed to the OCUF at 5815 Wall St., Dublin, OH 43017. Contributions are tax deductible, subject to IRS regulations. The Foundation would also like to know about your credit union’s non-financial relief efforts (i.e., the collection of supplies and equipment).

The Ohio Credit Union Foundation is the philanthropic affiliate of the Ohio Credit Union League. The Ohio Credit Union League, with offices in Dublin, Ohio, is a trade association representing nearly 500 credit unions. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperative financial institutions owned and democratically controlled by their member/owners and governed by volunteer boards of directors. Ohio credit unions are provide savings, loans, and other consumer financial services to nearly 3 million Ohioans. Nationally, credit unions serve nearly 90 million member/owners. To learn more, visit www.OhioCreditUnions.org.