Aspire CU Celebrates 85 Years with 85 Acts of Kindness!

Staff at this credit union decided to give back throughout the community including volunteering their time! 

Minot, ND - Aspire Credit Union commemorated two milestones during the month of February. They celebrated a second birthday as Aspire Credit Union, as well as 85 years in business in the Minot community! In commemoration of their time in the Minot Community, the Aspire team committed to “85 Acts of Kindness” throughout the month to give back.

Kindness can have varying degrees of impact and reach. Some small, some large, and one even stretched across the globe to a deployed member. During the month they completed several acts on “Random Acts of Kindness Day” on February 17. They distributed local gift cards to 20 random people throughout the community and delivered 10 packages of fresh-baked cookies to individuals, offices, and some members.

They hosted a community movie night on February 24 providing 230 free tickets for a showing of Disney’s Encanto at the Oak Park Theater. Most importantly, throughout the month there were over 55 hours clocked volunteering in the community giving kindness in the form of staff time.

Aspire Credit Union, formally Prairie Federal Credit Union has served the Minot area communities since 1937. A non-profit, member-owned financial institution, Aspire Credit Union strives to provide the best service, products, and rates possible to meet its member’s needs. Aspire Credit Union is a community-chartered credit union serving Bottineau, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Renville, and Ward Counties.
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85 Acts of Kindness:

• 20 Gift cards distributed on Random Acts of Kindness Day
• 10 Cookie packs delivered on Random Acts of Kindness Day
• 11 Volunteers at Backpack Buddies
• 8 Volunteers at Meals on Wheels
• 8 School visits from Staff volunteering with Junior Achievement
• 6 Volunteers at the Souris Valley Animal Shelter
• 4 Staff wrote Pen Pal letters to local kids
• 3 Church Nursery Assistance
• 2 Monetary donations to local non-profits
• 1 Community Movie night for 230 individuals!
• 1 20.5 Hours of Volunteering at wrestling Tournaments
• 1 One Staff Member donated a pair of shoes to someone who needed footwear.
• 1 Ice cream for a kiddo at Dairy Queen
• 1 Providing extra assistance for someone in need after a loved one passing
• 1 Food Pantry Waste Cleanup!
• 1 Tea and shake purchased for a community member
• 1 4 hours volunteering to do Church school teaching
• 1 6 hours of helping the Minot Scouts with their Chili feed
• 1 $10,000 Commitment to the future Magic City Discovery Center
• 1 Member Birthday Surprise
• 1 Post-surgery support of a member
• 1 Care package sent to a deployed Member