Summer of Sharing Now Open for Nominations

Community Financial Credit Union is proud to announce its 8th annual Summer of Sharing. This summer, Community Financial will donate $1,000 a day for 60 days to a local charities or community groups nominated via SummerOfSharing.org. In total, Community Financial will donate $60,000 to local organizations.

Summer of Sharing donations for 2018 will take place Monday through Friday from now until August 31. Members of the community are invited to visit SummerOfSharing.org and share a story explaining how their favorite nonprofit helps the community it serves. The nominations will stay live on the site for others to learn how these organizations are making a difference.

This year’s first recipient was Sweet Dreamzzz, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the health, well-being, and academic performance of at-risk school-age children by providing sleep education and bedtime essentials

“Sweet Dreamzzz is honored to be the first $1,000 winner in Community Financial Credit Union's Summer of Sharing,” said Executive Director Nancy Maxwell. “Thank you for helping us empower children in need with sleep education and bedtime essentials.”

Community Financial is dedicated to helping build strong Michigan communities. Summer of Sharing is just one of the ways Community Financial aims to achieve that task.

“Community Financial has been enhancing the lives of our members and our communities for over 65 years,” said CEO Bill Lawton. “The word ‘community’ is not only in our name, but it is the core of what we do. We know that Community Financial would not exist without our members and the communities in which they live.”

Throughout the next three months, Community Financial will announce the winning recipients on SummerOfSharing.org. Community Financial has donated over $365,000 through its Summer of Sharing program since 2011.