(N. CHARLESTON, S.C.) – Nov. 13, 2012 – South Carolina Federal Credit Union is sponsoring a holiday drive to benefit Lowcountry Orphan Relief and Epworth Children’s Home through December 14.
South Carolina Federal’s Charleston and Georgetown branches will serve as collection sites for unopened packages of new underwear, benefiting Lowcountry Orphan Relief.
South Carolina Federal’s Columbia branches will serve as collection sites for unopened packages of new linen items, to include: waterproof mattress covers, sheet sets (twin size), comforters (twin size), pillows, solid-colored towels (no white) and solid-colored washcloths (no white), benefitting Epworth Children’s Home.
Lowcountry Orphan Relief’s mission is to “provide services and aid to meet the needs of abandoned, abused and neglected children in the Lowcountry and specifically intervene where government aid ends.” Since 2006, they have clothed more than 12,000 children in the Tri-County area.
Epworth Children’s Home, located in Columbia, provides group residential care for South Carolina children and youth.
Collection bins are available in branch lobbies and at credit union headquarters in North Charleston. For branch locations, visit scfederal.org.
About South Carolina Federal
South Carolina Federal Credit Union is headquartered in North Charleston. More than 140,000 members own and belong to the not-for-profit financial cooperative, which has over $1.3 billion in assets. South Carolina Federal is a community-chartered credit union. Anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Calhoun, Orangeburg or Georgetown counties, and most of the Columbia area, is eligible to join. South Carolina Federal has 17 branches, and 74 ATMs throughout Charleston, Columbia and Georgetown. More information about South Carolina Federal can be found at scfederal.org or on the SiMPLE CENTS blog at simplecentsblog.org.