MCU's East Meadow Branch to Serve As Collection Site for Toys For Tots and Food Drive Holiday Campaigns

Municipal Credit Union (MCU) announced that it will participate in two charitable initiatives this holiday season – the Salvation Army Toys for Tots toy collection and a food and monetary donation drive to benefit the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN) and City Harvest. These goodwill partnerships are part of MCU’s ongoing corporate commitment to give back to the communities in which it serves.

All MCU branches, including its East Meadow Branch located at 1 Merrick Avenue, will serve as drop-off and collection sites for the season’s Toys for Tots campaign. New, unwrapped toys and games can be dropped off at any MCU branch between November 10 and December 14.

MCU branches on Long Island will also collect non-perishable food donations for City Harvest and The INN beginning today through January 16, 2015. Monetary donations can also be made at the branches to support City Harvest.

“Our goal is simple: to help those in our communities who are in need,” said MCU Chairman of the Board Mark S. Brantley, Esq. “We strive to adhere to the Credit Union philosophy of ‘people helping people,’ and the opportunity to help people in our community through charitable efforts is just one of the key ways we can put this philosophy into action. We are confident that our membership, and the New York community as a whole, will join us this holiday season to give back to those in need.”

In addition to the East Meadow branch, all MCU Long Island Branches, which are located in Oceanside, Elmont, and Melville, are serving as collection sites for these programs. A complete list of all MCU branches and drop-off site locations can be found at www.nymcu.org/branches.

Municipal Credit Union (MCU) is the oldest credit union in New York State and one of the oldest and largest in the country. Established in 1916 and headquartered in New York City, today MCU has assets of over $ 2 billion and offers a full range of financial services to over 350,000 members. With branches in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, members also have access to the credit union’s large and growing ATM network. Eligibility to open accounts at MCU is available to New York City and Yonkers municipal employees; state and federal employees who work in the five boroughs; health care professionals who work in New York State; members of select industry groups; employees of private colleges in New York City and private and public colleges in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; certain family members, and qualifying retirees. MCU is an equal opportunity lender and deposits are federally insured to at least $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Municipal Credit Union, visit www.nymcu.org.

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