Mid Oregon Credit Union invites the community to participate in its popular annual Holiday Dough fundraiser, supporting local charities that provide food and other needed items to individuals and families experiencing financial challenges during the holiday season.
Holiday Dough kicks off this week, and continues through Friday, December 5. Members and the community can donate at all Mid Oregon’s eight branches, online at midoregon.com/dough or over the phone at 541-382-1795. One hundred percent of the contributions stay in the community where they are collected and benefit these local nonprofits:
- The Giving Plate (Bend)—Coordinating the Bend Food Project, Community Store Grocery Project, Kid’s Korner Market, Kid’s Korner Mobile Pantry, and Kid’s Korner Snack Packs (formerly Backpacks for Bend).
- La Pine Christmas Basket Association—Providing Christmas food baskets to low-income families, singles, and seniors in southern Deschutes County area.
- Redmond Jericho Road—Providing hot meals, backpacks of food, emergency and housing assistance to those in need in the Redmond area.
- Madras Community Food Pantry—Supplying food to families and individuals.
- Crook County Holiday Partnership (Prineville)—Providing holiday support to seniors, children, veterans, people with disabilities, and families who are less fortunate in Crook County. Funds are used for food, gifts, and related items.
- Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank—The food bank’s Christmas program provides holiday meals to approximately 175 families. The food bank relies on cash donations to help buy items that are not normally donated, such as meat and dairy products.
“We know that many families are already feeling the pressure on their food budgets and planning a festive holiday meal can be challenging,” says Kyle Frick, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations for Mid Oregon Credit Union. “We are grateful for the community’s generosity and happy to facilitate this effort that relieves the pressure of food insecurity for many of our local families.”
Since 2013, Mid Oregon members and the community have donated over $48,000 to local food banks through Holiday Dough—helping to fold more hope into the holiday season for local families.