California Credit Union Launches School Supply Drive at Pasadena Branch

California Credit Union has launched a school supplies drive to help local students start the school year ready to learn.

Through July 31st, community members are invited to drop off new school supplies at the Credit Union’s Pasadena branch at 527 S. Lake Ave., Suite 100. All supplies will be distributed to students at a special community event at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA on August 5th.

“We’re asking our community to join with us in helping every student start the school year ready to learn and thrive,” said California Credit Union CEO Steve O’Connell. “Many families in our community are challenged to provide essential school supplies, and together we can make a difference in a child’s life and academic success.”

School supplies needed include backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, markers, crayons, binders/folders, paper/graph paper, rulers, erasers, glue sticks, etc. Monetary donations are also accepted to purchase school supplies for students in need.

The drive is in partnership with NBC4 and Telemundo 52’s Supporting Our Schools back-to-school donation drive.

The donation drive helps students and teachers get the supplies they need to succeed in the new academic school year.

Between July 10 and July 31, viewers and the general public are invited to join the stations by making a donation to fund a local classroom project via the education nonprofit DonorsChoose.

California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 with assets over $4.5 billion and more than 170,000 members. The credit union serves community members and businesses in the California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura as well as school employees throughout the state.