People helping people goes next level in Wyoming: Atlantic City Federal Credit Union leader donates kidney

We hear the credit union philosophy, “People Helping People,” nearly every day. That mantra is lived out inside the walls of credit unions as they serve their member-owners. At some point, it becomes part of who they are and sometimes, it manifests in ways they cannot predict. 

Recently that played out in the life of Khrystyn Lutz, Chief Risk Officer at Atlantic City Federal Credit Union (ACFCU) in Lander, Wyo., when she donated a kidney to a recipient she doesn’t know in order to help her good friend, Krizinne Cross.  

The two met in 2018 when Khrystyn started working at Pathfinder Federal Credit Union in Casper, Wyo. The new coworkers clicked. “We both love cooking, and we are always sharing recipes back and forth,” said Khrystyn. Their friendship grew from there, even after Krystyn moved to Lander and went to work for ACFCU in 2022.   

Krizinne knew from working with her medical team that she would need a kidney transplant in the near future and mentioned it to her friends at work. Khrystyn said she had always been interested in being a living donor, and the plight of her good friend moved her to act.

 

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