LBS Financial Credit Union Donates $5,000 to local charities in honor of Giving Tuesday
Long Beach, CA – December 15, 2021 – Giving Tuesday is celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year and is dedicated to giving back to non-profits in the local community. LBS Financial Credit Union celebrated Giving Tuesday this year by donating $1,000 each to five local 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.
The five charitable organizations were nominated by followers of LBS Financial’s Facebook and Instagram pages. From November 22 – November 29, their social media followers voted for their favorite local charities on LBS Financial’s $5K for Five Giving Tuesday post. Over 620 votes were cast and 45 charitable organizations were nominated.
“Making a positive difference in our community and giving back has always been an important mission of our credit union,” said LBS Financial President and CEO, Jeffrey Napper, “Providing a forum for members and our social media followers to nominate the charities that are most meaningful in their lives was a great way for us to honor the charities that matter most to the people we serve.”
The top five charitable organizations that were nominated and received $1,000 to their charity were Live Love Animal Rescue, Families Uniting Families, The Little Lion Foundation, Humansave, and Mayfair High School Band Boosters.
About LBS Financial Credit Union
LBS Financial Credit Union, founded in 1935 as the Long Beach School District Employees Federal Credit Union, is a member-owned cooperative providing savings, checking, Visa®, money market, certificates, IRA, insurance and investment services. LBS Financial also offers personal, vehicle, boat and home loans. Their field of membership encompasses fifty cities surrounding the greater Long Beach area, as well as Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and San Diego Counties. They currently service over 140,000 members with eight branch office locations, convenient electronic access (ATMs, online banking and mobile banking) and are part of the CO-OP ATM and Shared Branching Networks. LBS Financial Credit Union has over $1.9 billion in total assets.
