LEWISTON — Community Credit Union recently presented the Root Cellar of Lewiston with a check in the amount of $250. The Root Cellar serves an average of 150 new Mainers through its English learning classes and more than 50 families through its food programming classes. In these programs, families are receiving support and being educated on gardening, food stability, food preparation and wellness.
Community Credit Union participates in the Maine Credit Union League’s initiative known as the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger. Maine credit unions have raised more than $8.5 million since 1990 to help end hunger in Maine. At the end of each year, all 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 2018 alone, participating Maine credit unions raised a new record total of more than $792,901 for the Ending Hunger Campaign.
Community Credit Union has branches located at 144 Pine St., as well as 40 Stanley St., Auburn, and 1025 Auburn Road, Turner. For more information, visit www.communitycreditunion.com
PHOTO: From left, Therese Raymond and Ashley Ward of Community Credit Union, Zach Nolt of The Root Cellar, and Michelle Green of Community Credit Union. (Submitted photo)
