CT River Valley Chamber Of Commerce: Vote For Your Favorite Non-Profit To Win American Eagle's Cash Back To The Community

Press release from the CT River Valley Chamber of Commerce:

March 7, 2022

AEFCU members and the general public are invited to vote for winners at americaneagle.org/cashbacktothecommunity. Voting closes March 20th

East Hartford, CT—March 7, 2022—American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) invites the public to support your favorite area non-profit as the Credit Union opens its latest round of voting for Cash Back to the Community. Voting will continue until March 20th, at which point the three highest voter getters will receive a donation from American Eagle to support their community initiatives.

You can see the list of nominees and support your favorite non-profit by visiting: americaneagle.org/cashbacktothecommunity

americaneagle.org/cashbacktothecommunity

Attached Photo: CT Cat Connection of Windsor was one of three nonprofits to win the previous round of American Eagle’s Cash Back to the Community, resulting in a $9,598 donation from American Eagle FCU.

Moving into its third year, American Eagle’s Cash Back to the Community has provided $191,789 to organizations in AEFCU’s service area since the program began. This new voting period marks the first of four Cash Back to the Community contests that will occur in 2022. Earlier this year it was announced that Connecticut Cat Connection of Windsor, Cans-4-A-Cause of Greater Middletown and Angel of Edgewood of Hartford each received a donation of $9,598 for winning 2021’s fourth quarter contest.

“Cash Back to the Community not only directly connects the public to American Eagle’s charitable endeavors, it also spotlights the incredible work so many non-profits are performing in our service area,” said Howard Brady, President & CEO of American Eagle Financial Credit Union. “We encourage everyone to get involved, cast your vote and learn more about these amazing organizations and what they’re doing for the community.”

About Cash Back to the CommunityAEFCU donates one percent of its credit and debit card interchange income to three nonprofit and/or 501(c)(3) organizations each quarter through the Cash Back to the Community program. Funding for the program is generated each time its members use an American Eagle Financial Credit Union credit or debit card. At the end of each quarter, one percent of the total interchange income – the fee paid for credit and debit card transactions – is distributed to the three top qualified nonprofits as voted on by a combination of the Credit Union’s members and the public.

This press release was produced by the CT River Valley Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.