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FCCU recently held fundraisers for Project Ignite Light, an organization that supports area abused and foster children. From February through March, with the help of our communities, FCCU staff collected more than 205 blankets and 275 pajamas, socks, flashlights and more for Project Ignite which will be donated for ‘Bags of Hope.’

This is the seventh year that FCCU has supported this cause. In those seven years, FCCU donations total more than 1,000 blankets, 2,200 pajamas and raised an impressive $31,500!

“Through this fundraiser, together we helped over 200 kids begin a new start,” said Susan Long Swen, event and community engagement specialist with FCCU. She continues, “For seven years, FCCU has been supporting Project Ignite Light and every time, the support from our staff and community, is incredible. It’s sad to know organizations like this have to exist, but wonderful to know through our help, we can bring hope to so many kids.”

First Community Credit Union would like to thank their members and people throughout the community for their support to Project Ignite Light. FCCU sat down with Pebbles Thompson, Founder and Creator of Project Ignite Light, to hear more about the work she does with her charity in episode three of our podcast, Let’s CU Succeed. Listen to First Community Credit Union’s podcast on myfccu.com/podcasts, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.

Project Ignite Light strives to give thousands of abused children a piece of security and hope. They do this by providing ‘Bags of Hope’ delivered through local advocacy centers. The bags are customized for the child’s age and gender and include items such as a blanket, pajamas, undergarments, personal hygiene items, flashlight, book and a water bottle. Every reported abused child receives a free bag. Currently they provide approximately 350 bags each month throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Since their founding sixteen years ago, Project Ignite Light has helped nearly 25,000 children and they have a goal of bringing this program nationwide. For more information visit http://www.ignitelight.org/.