Connex Credit Union Donates Nearly $1300 to Fair Haven Community Health Center

Photo: Connex Credit Union Vice President of Customer Advocacy Carl Casper (right) presents Fair Haven Community Health Center Registered Nurse Melissa Montosa (left) with a check worth $1,282.09. The funds were raised through Connex’s Coins-for-Change program.

Contributions from visitors at Connex Credit Union’s North Haven Branch during the third quarter of 2016 have helped make a significant impact for one local organization. As a part of its philanthropic program ConnexCares, Connex Credit Union recently donated nearly $1,300 from the fees collected by Connex’s coin-cashing machine at their North Haven Branch to the Diabetes Prevention Program at the Fair Haven Community Health Center.

The Coins-for-Change program charges a five percent fee to members, a seven percent fee to non-members and donates this money to charitable organizations in the local community, contributing more than $10,000 annually.

“On behalf of the Fair Haven Community Health Center’s Diabetes Prevention Program, I would like to thank Connex Credit Union for helping us raise the money necessary to support our nutrition and exercise program,” said Melissa Montosa, registered nurse, Fair Haven Community Health Center. “This donation will be used to initiate an incentive program and provide funding for other essentials.”

Established in 1971, the Fair Haven Community Health Center is a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) dedicated to providing comprehensive health care through innovative and alternative systems of health delivery. To learn more, or to donate, please visit www.fhchc.org.

If you are a local non-profit or charitable organization interested in participating in the “Coins-for-Change” program, please contact Roquita Johnson at Connex Credit Union, at 203-603-5787 or rjohnson@connexcu.org.

About ConnexCares:

ConnexCares is Connex Credit Union’s charitable and philanthropic program. The mission through ConnexCares is to promote financial literacy, well-being and understanding to our members and the greater communities Connex serves.

About Connex Credit Union:

As the Unbank, Connex Credit Union is one of Connecticut’s largest credit unions serving more than 46,000 members at 7 branches throughout greater New Haven. Headquartered in North Haven, Connecticut, Connex is a full-service member-owned credit union that offers members a full-range of financial services and products, including savings and loans, Unbank Checking, Smart Score credit score range, free online and mobile banking and more. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school or worships in New Haven, Hartford, Middlesex, or Fairfield Counties. Connex Credit Union helps guide and improve members’ financial lives through the Connex Advocacy Promises: We will always work in your best interest; we will work with you to understand your goals, identify your financial needs and provide solutions to improve your life; and we will be responsive to you and make your experience simpler, faster and friendlier. It’s time to Unbank! For more information, please call 1-800-CR-UNION or visit connexcu.org.