200 Louisiana children have shoes, thanks to California CU

NEW ORLEANS (3/10/06)--Two hundred children in the flood-damaged St. Bernard Parish school system will have new shoes thanks to a donation from Mid-Cities Schools CU, Compton, Calif.

Mid-Cities Schools CU staff in Compton, Calif., box up 200 pair of new shoes for the children of St. Bernard Parish, who were affected by flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina last year. From left, Bessie Griffin, business development office; Robert Pitts, loan processor; Michelle Sender, loan officer; Charlotte Johnson, president/CEO; and Jean Saffold-Lester, branch manager. (Photo provided by Louisiana Credit Union League)
You have no idea how wonderful it is that other people have not forgotten about us," said Carole "Cookie" Mundt, who coordinated donations received for the St. Bernard Parish schools. "The sweet notes included with the shoes are reminders of how kind people are to others in need."

St. Bernard Unified School in Chalmette, La., recently received the shoes, which will be handed out by teachers to children in need. The boxes of shoes also include a T-shirt and a note from the credit union.

"Making a positive difference in the lives of children is important, and we wanted the children in Louisiana to know that a little credit union in Compton, Calif., was thinking about them," said Charlotte Johnson, president/CEO of the $28 million asset credit union.

"After watching the devastation caused by Katrina on television, I was unable to sleep and kept thinking about the children; where would they attend school and would they have shoes and clothing, weighed heavily on my mind," she said, adding she knew that having lost everything "the children would need shoes, especially with the winter months coming."

"The outpouring of support and concern has touched the credit union movement in Louisiana in a way that words cannot explain," said Anne Cochran, president/CEO, Louisiana Credit Union League.

The league coordinated the donation in cooperation with St. Bernard School Board Employees FCU, Covington, La., which serves St. Bernard Parish School System faculty and staff.

The donation came together through the efforts of the credit union's board, staff and members, credit union vendors, Compton community organizations, and Payless ShoeSource stores.

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