Southington Sports League Gets American Eagle Financial Donation

SOUTHINGTON, CT — American Eagle Financial Credit Union Monday announced the recipients of $25,842 in total donations from the latest round of the Credit Union’s popular Cash Back to the Community program and a Southington sports league was among them.

The third-quarter winners — three nonprofit organizations from AEFCU’s service area that earned the most community votes — will each receive $8,614 from American Eagle.

The latest winners are the Southington Girls Softball League, the Asnuntuck Community College Food Pantry in Enfield and Our Piece of the Piein Hartford. Through the Cash Back to the Community program American Eagle has donated $76,571 to local organizations in 2021 alone, and $162,996 since the program first launched in January 2020.

"One of the few things that compares to the excitement of announcing our Cash Back to the Community winners throughout the year is witnessing how this program is helping local organizations grow and continue their important work in our service area," said Dean Marchessault, the president and CEO of American Eagle Financial Credit Union. "Congratulations to our winners, both past and present, and thank you to all those who were nominated and voted. We hope you’ll stay involved, as our last round of the year will commence in the coming weeks."

AEFCU donates 1 percent of its credit and debit card interchange income to three nonprofit organizations each quarter through theCash 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.

"We are very appreciative of American Eagle Financial Credit Union for this donation," said Mike Konopka, the president of the Southington Girls Softball League. "This money will go a long way to help us make improvements to our fields and continue our mission of inclusivity. A portion of this donation will be made available to families who can't afford the league entry, as we never turn away a player for financial reasons. We are also looking to expand our free off-season programs, and this generous donation will help fund that growth."

More can be learned about the Southington Girls Softball League at http://www.sgsl.info/