Credit Unions Partner To Support Philabundance

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — More than 7,000 pounds of food will help replenish supplies at Philabundance.

Ardent Credit Union (ACU) has combined resources with credit unions across several counties and with local officials for a joint donation and food drive to Philabundance. The donation will help replenish diminishing supplies in local food pantries and to help combat food insecurity in local communities.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Ardent serves Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, and Chester Counties.

Collectively, Ardent and its credit union partners provided more than $7,300 and 7,380 pounds of non-perishable food items to Philabundance. Representatives from each of the credit unions and elected officials visited Philabundance’s South Philadelphia warehouse to deliver the collective donations.

In 2020, 55 million pounds of food were donated to and distributed by Philabundance, with much of it going to children and seniors, the organization reports.

Support was also provided by Pennsylvania Sen. Katie Muth (D-44th), PA Sen. Maria Collett (D-12th), State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D-165th), State Rep. Mike Zab (D-163rd), and State Rep. Leanne Krueger (D-161st).

"At Ardent, giving back to the communities that we serve has always been a top priority," said Rob Werner, President and CEO of Ardent Credit Union. "We're proud to partner with fellow credit unions throughout the region and local legislators to be there for our neighbors in need, and support Philabundance in their efforts to provide families with relief."

Along with Ardent, the local participating credit unions included American Heritage Federal Credit Union, BHCU, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Media Members Federal Credit Union, Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union, Norristown Bell Credit Union, Reliance Federal Credit Union, Sun East Federal Credit Union, Superior Federal Credit Union, Tri County Area Federal Credit Union, TruMark Financial® Credit Union, Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, Forge Credit Union, Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia Letter Carriers Federal Credit Union, and Wawa Credit Union.

Ardent Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative. Originally founded in 1977 by the employees of the SmithKline Corporation, Ardent has more than $700 million in member assets.

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