Credit Unions Come Together in Cooperation to Support The Women's Career Closet of San Jose
04/28/08
SAN JOSE, CA - Four Bay Area Credit Unions announced today that they will partner together in the spirit of community cooperation to collect women's business clothing and accessories for Career Closet, a volunteer-based organization that provides business attire and other services to local women seeking employment. Career Closet helps women in our community gain and retain employment, advance their careers and improve family stability.
Starting May 1st and running through May 9th, the San Jose offices of Meriwest, KeyPoint, National 1st, and Commonwealth Credit Unions will begin accepting donations from the public and their employees of clothing and accessory items for Career Closet. Career Closet facilitates putting the public's generous clothing donations together with the right person in need of interview or work clothing. Please bring any donations to a branch of one of these credit unions on a hanger in a condition that they can be used immediately upon receipt. Unfortunately, the Career Closet really does not have the means to clean or press clothing.
"As a women's career clothing provider, we bridge the gap between training and resumes and getting the job of their dreams," said Jean Cecil, Executive Director of Career Closet. "The partnership between these credit unions exemplifies the dedication they all have to the community and, particularly, to women of modest means. As for the members of these credit unions, you may never know how valuable your thoughtfulness was to someone in need."
"The Career Closet helps people's dreams come true," said Gregory Meyer, Community Relations Manager for Meriwest Credit Union, "Bringing these Credit Unions together to support the Women's Career Closet of San Jose is especially important in these difficult economic times. Together, we can make a significant difference for the families participating in the Career Closet program."
About Meriwest Credit Union
Meriwest Credit Union, one of Silicon Valley's largest and established financial institutions, has been providing proactive, personal, convenient and innovative financial products and services to businesses and families throughout the Greater Bay Area and Tucson, Arizona, for more than 45 years. More information can be found at www.meriwest.com.
About KeyPoint Credit Union
KeyPoint Credit Union is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and has served many of the fastest growing tech companies in the world for almost 30 years. With assets of approximately $820 Million, KeyPoint serves over 80,000 clients that live in that area and are predominantly high tech professionals. What sets KeyPoint Credit Union apart is a sincere commitment to providing members with something different: great financial opportunities with a great attitude. For more information about KeyPoint Credit Union, visit www.keypointcu.com.
About National 1st Credit Union
Founded in 1968, National 1st Credit Union serves members throughout California's Santa Clara Valley, and Tarrant County in Texas. Originally chartered by employees of National Semiconductor Corporation, the credit union became community-chartered on March 30, 2005. While continuing to serve NSC and over 40 Select Employer Groups, the credit union is developing branch expansion plans and focusing on improving service delivery. National 1st currently has over 17,000 members and holds $175 million in assets. For more information about National 1st Credit Union, please visit their website at www.national1st.org.
About CommonWealth Central Credit Union
CommonWealth Central Credit Union is a full-service financial institution serving Santa Clara County since 1958. CommonWealth has over 105 employees and six branch locations throughout the Santa Clara County serving over 40,000 members. CommonWealth Membership is open to anyone who lives or works in the Santa Clara County. For more information about CommonWealth visit www.wealthcu.org.
Contact:
Meriwest Credit Union
Gregory Meyer
Community Relations Manager
408-365-6328
gmeyer@meriwest.com
Career Closet
Jean Cecil
Executive Director
Direct Line: 408-451-9366
jean@careercloset.org |
