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VSECU Supports Fuel Assistance to Elderly in Southeastern Vermont

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 3, 2007

The Vermont State Employees Credit Union recently donated $2,000 to the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, Springfield, for its fuel assistance program.

According to Joyce A. Lemire, the agency’s executive director, the Credit Union’s donation will help up to seven elderly Vermonters with their emergency fuel needs. She explained that in the past donated funds have helped with the purchase of wood for a client living in a rural area where the only means of heat was a wood stove. Other emergencies have involved clients who have experienced unexpected personal circumstances requiring additional supplies of heating fuel. Without donations from the community, Lemire said, the agency would not be able to help these elderly Vermonters in need.

Speaking on behalf of the credit union, Steven D. Post, chief executive officer, expressed a strong commitment to the Vermont values of charity, sense of community and environmental responsibility. In 2006, the credit union contributed $80,000 to more than 100 charitable and civic organizations and projects, including the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont.

“Our members live and work in communities throughout the entire state,” Post said. “Because our members are so diverse, from all walks of life and with such a variety of interests, we try very hard to spread our contributions over a wide range of charities and activities.”

The VSECU’s made contributions to organizations and charities as diverse as the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl in White River Junction, Barre’s Studio Place Arts, the Vermont Foodbank, the nine Clinics for the Uninsured, fuel assistance to seniors through the agencies and councils on aging, the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Growing Money program, a new swimming pool for Sharon’s Camp Downer, the Rutland County Humane Society, Bellows Falls’ Parks Place Community Resource Center and the Vermont Community Loan Fund.

The VSECU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, offering a full range of financial products and services. People eligible to join the credit union live or work in Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland and Washington counties.

Yvonne M. Garand (left), Business Development officer of the Vermont State Employees Credit Union, presents Joyce A. Lemire, executive director for the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, with a check for $2,000 towards fuel assistance.

For further information, contact:
Yvonne M. Garand, Business Development Officer
ygarand@vsecu.com or 802/800 371-5162, ext. 5197