Interrra Credit Union CEO, Amy Sink, and David Birky, Chief Strategy Officer, are flanked by members of the credit union’s Hometown Giving service project committee. The big check represents the almost $45,000 raised for and donated to agencies throughout the credit union’s footprint.

GOSHEN —  Interra Credit Union, its staff and members raised almost $45,000 for a variety of agencies across a five-county area during the 25^th annual Hometown Giving holiday service project. Another record-setting year, it represents a $3,500 increase over last year.

The Hometown Giving project included a corporate donation of $25,000, staff fundraisers added almost $10,000 and members and staff donated almost $6,500 through the Merry Match initiative. Interra’s staff also helped raise funds for the Goshen Salvation Army and the Plymouth Salvation, donating more than 55 hours of volunteer time to ring bells and raising more than $2,325. A sponsored blood drive in December resulted in 129 donated pints of blood and a $1,290 donation for the St. Joe Valley Blue Star Mothers. 

The donations and funds raised resulted in more than $41,000 donated to agencies throughout Interra’s footprint. In addition, hundreds of boxes of Giving Tree wish list items have been distributed as additional support to the agencies and organizations that help those in need. Interra sponsored and staff members volunteered to host parties at five youth organizations, shopped for adopt-a-families at nine organizations, participated in a work night at Soup of Success and filled backpacks at Bremen’s Blessings in a Bag. 

The recipients of the money raised and the wish list items collected included: 

Elkhart County – ADEC, Bashor Children’s Home, Boys and Girls Clubs – Goshen, Elkhart, Nappanee and Middlebury; Cancer Resources of Elkhart County, CAPS, Center for Healing and Hope, Soup of Success, Council on Aging, Safe Haven Women’s Shelter, Fairfield Food Pantry, Family Christian Development Center, Salvation Army, Five Little Stones, The Post, RETA, Spa Women’s Ministry, Together We Rise, Wakarusa Elementary School, WaNee Wishing Well and The Window.

LaGrange County – Agape House, ARC Opportunities, Elijah Haven and the Clothes and Food Basket.

Ligonier – Lighthouse Day Care Ministry and the Ligonier Fire Department.

Syracuse – Lakeland Youth Center and the Syracuse Food Pantry.

Marshall County – Cardinal Services, Boys and Girls Club of Bremen, Blessings in a Backpack, Heminger House and Salvation Army.

The St. Joe Valley Chapter of Blue Star Mothers covers multiple counties within Interra’s service area.

Interra, headquartered in Goshen, Indiana, has assets of more than $1.2 billion. The credit union  serves more than 86,000 members at 15 offices in Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall and Noble counties in Indiana and via a suite of robust electronic services at interracu.com.