All Credit Union Branches Accepting Book
Donations for San Diego Elementary School Students
SAN
DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- North
Island Credit Union has launched a book drive to help ensure
children in low-income households have access to books outside the
classroom. In the third year of the partnership, the book drive is
being conducted with the Scripps Howard Fund and ABC 10News as part
of its "If You Give a Child a Book . . ." childhood literacy
campaign.
Through August 31st,
North Island Credit Union encourages community members to drop off
new books to any of its branch locations in San Diego County. A complete list of North
Island Credit Union locations is available here. Donated books
should be new and appropriate for kindergarten through elementary
school students. All books will be given to students attending
Title 1 schools in San Diego
County.
"We invite everyone to join this effort to make books accessible
and nurture a joy of reading for children in our underserved
communities," said North Island Credit Union President/CEO
Steve O'Connell. "This campaign gets
books directly into the hands of children who need them most,
helping address the literacy gap in our communities. Every book
donation makes a difference in a child's life and together we can
provide the resources to support reading outside the
classroom."
Credit union branch drop off locations include:
- 7968 El Cajon Blvd, La
Mesa
- 2550 Fifth Ave, San Diego
- 9119 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San
Diego
- 9420 Mira Mesa Blvd, San
Diego
- Naval Air Base, Saufley St Bldg. 318, San Diego
- 10549 Scripps Poway Pkwy, San
Diego
- 45 N. Broadway, Chula
Vista
- 5898 Copley Dr, San Diego
- 1101 Palm Ave, Imperial
Beach
- 884 Eastlake Pkwy, Chula
Vista
- 301 N. Magnolia Ave,
El Cajon
- 1230 Auto Park Way, Escondido
More information about the book drive for literacy is available
here. Monetary donations are also accepted to purchase books for
students in need here.
The "If You Give a Child a Book . . ." book drive is
complemented by "Story Time," a partnership between North
Island Credit Union and ABC 10News continuing to promote child
literacy. With the help of the San Diego Council on Literacy,
monthly "mini" book fairs are held in Title 1 schools across
San Diego, providing free books to
students in underserved communities to encourage reading outside
the classroom.
The annual "If You Give a Child a Book … " childhood
literacy campaign is a partnership of the Scripps Howard Fund,
members of the Scripps family, employees of The E.W. Scripps
Company, and the communities it serves. The campaign has
distributed more than 1,000,000 books since its launch in 2016.
About North Island Credit Union, a division of California
Credit Union
California Credit Union is a
federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933
with assets of nearly $5 billion,
approximately 200,000 members and 25 retail branches. 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. The credit union operates in
San Diego and Riverside Counties as North Island Credit
Union, a division of California Credit Union. The credit union
offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment products
and services, including comprehensive consumer checking and loan
options, personalized financial planning, business banking, and
leading-edge online and mobile banking. California Credit Union is
certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)
with a Low Income Designation, offering inclusive products and
services to build financial stability in our underserved
communities, including a checking account certified as meeting the
Bank On National Account Standards. Visit
northisland.ccu.com for more information or follow the credit
union on Instagram® or Facebook® @northislandcu.
About the Scripps Howard Fund
The
Scripps Howard Fund is a public charity that
supports philanthropic causes important to The E.W. Scripps
Company (NASDAQ: SSP) and the communities it serves,
with a special emphasis on journalism education, excellence in
journalism and childhood literacy. At the crossroads of the
classroom and the newsroom, the Fund is a leader in supporting
journalism through scholarships, internships, minority recruitment
and development and First Amendment causes. The Scripps Howard
Awards stand as one of the industry's top honors for outstanding
journalism, and the Fund's annual "If You Give a Child a Book …"
childhood literacy campaign has distributed thousands of new books
to children in need across the nation. In support of its mission to
create a better-informed world, the Fund also partners with Scripps
brands to create awareness of local issues and support
organizations that help build thriving communities. The Scripps
Howard Foundation, an affiliated organization with the Scripps
Howard Fund, supports Scripps' charitable efforts through its
endowment, key assets and major donations.
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