LEWISTON – Community Credit Union recently presented SeniorsPlus with a donation of $500.
SeniorsPlus is the Aging and Disability Resource Center for Western Maine, providing services to older adults, adults with disabilities and their families in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties, and is known for its Meals on Wheels Program. In 2016, SeniorsPlus was able to provide more than 100,000 meals, of which 61,000 were delivered in Androscoggin County.
Community Credit Union participates in the Maine Credit Union League initiative the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. Maine Credit Unions have raised more than $7.2 million since 1990 to help end hunger in Maine. At the end of each year, 100 percent of the money raised by each individual participating credit union is given back to that credit union to be distributed to hunger organization in their community. In 2016, participating Maine Credit Unions raised a new record total of $674,000 for the Ending Hunger Campaign, according to a news release from the credit union.
Community Credit Union is at 144 Pine St., as well as 40 Stanley St. in Auburn and 1025 Auburn Road in Turner.