Fibre Federal Credit Union & TLC’s Communities First Program Supports Local Colleges and Hospitals

Posted by Alyse Knudsen on November 1, 2024

Fibre Federal Credit Union and TLC announced the continuation of its Communities First Program, a multi-year sponsorship for community colleges and hospitals within the 11 Washington and Oregon counties it serves. The credit union prioritizes supporting educational and healthcare-related services throughout its communities, and that mission developed into the Communities First Program in 2018.  

Since the program started in 2018, the credit union has donated $238,000 to Communities First recipients, including 13 hospital foundations and seven community college foundations. Donation funds support supplemental meal programs, student scholarships, child literacy programs, and a variety of other community-centered initiatives.  

Communities First Program recipients and total donations to date:  

• Adventist Health Tillamook Foundation – $14,000 
• Arbor Health Foundation – Morton Hospital – $4,000 
• Centralia College Foundation – $5,000 
• Clark College Foundation – $5,000 
• Clatsop Community College Foundation- $17,500 
• Columbia Memorial Hospital Foundation- $14,000 
• Grays Harbor College Foundation- $5,000 
• Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital Foundation- $4,000 
• Legacy Health Foundation – Salmon Creek – $4,000 
• Lower Columbia College Foundation – $17,500 
• Ocean Beach Hospital Foundation – $14,000 
• Oregon Coast Community College Foundation – $17,500 
• Pacific Communities Health District Foundation – $14,000 
• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation – $4,000 
• PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center Foundation – $35,000 
• Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation – $14,000 
• Providence Southwest Washington Foundation – $4,000 
• Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Foundation – $14,000 
• Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation – $17,500 
• Willapa Harbor Hospital Foundation – $14,000 

(From left) Crystal Garrison, FFCU Marketing & Community Development Manager; Abby Pred, Salmon Creek Medical Respiratory Care Practitioner; Louise Griffin, Salmon Creek Medical Respiratory Care Practitioner; and Kari Rempfer, FFCU Community Development Supervisor

(From left) Jill Moss, PeaceHealth St. John Food Service Assistant; Kari Rempfer, FFCU Community Development Supervisor; Amy Leggio, PeaceHealth St. John Executive Director; Sharlene Moore, Manager of Clinical Nutrition Services; and Crystal Garrison, FFCU Marketing & Community Development Manager

(From left) Stephanie Thornton, TRIO Student Support Specialist; Kari Rempfer, TLC Community Development Supervisor; Laura Bailey, TRIO student; Lisa J. Smith, Grays Harbor College Foundation Executive Director; Scyland Hines, TRIO student; Ginelle Hanaway, TRIO Student Support Specialist; Shelly Hoffman, TRIO Student Support Specialist; and Crystal Garrison, TLC Marketing & Community Development Manager

(From left) Kari Rempfer, TLC Community Development Supervisor; Melody Ayers, Adventist Health Tillamook Director of Philanthropy and Volunteer Services; Erin Oldenkamp, Adventist Health Tillamook Nurse Practitioner; Eric Swanson, Adventist Health Tillamook President; and Crystal Garrison, TLC Marketing & Community Development Manager

Posted in Community Impact, Oregon, Regional Member News, Washington.