SARATOGA SPRINGS – Hudson River Community Credit Union’s donation of $700 will help Operation Adopt A Soldier send care packages to over 50 soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The donation was a combination of monies collected by employees through their Jeans for Charity program and by members participating in the monthly Community Heroes campaign. For a donation of five dollars employees wear blue jeans to work once a month. Collected quarterly proceeds are donated to charity. HRCCU’s Community Heroes Campaign donates five dollars for each new HRCCU member or current member who adds a product or service during the month. To date, this campaign has generated thousands of dollars in donations to local community organizations.
Operation Adopt A Soldier (OASS) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to send care packages to our troops. Staffed solely by volunteers, OAAS has sent over 1,600 packages since it was founded. They maintain a base of local volunteers to travel to airports and provide a welcome home to our soldiers.
Donations of items and money are greatly appreciated. A list of items that are needed may be found at operationadoptasoldier.org.
HRCCU has five branches located in Cohoes, Corinth, Glens Falls, Hudson Falls and Troy. For more information, call (518) 654-9028 or (800) 824-0700 or visit hrccu.org.