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Fibre Federal & TLC Invests in Education and Healthcare Through Communities First Program

Posted by on January 8, 2026

(L-R) Amber White, Centralia College Foundation Staff Member; Christine Fossett, Centralia College Foundation Staff Member; Vicki Pogorelc, Centralia College Foundation Board Member; Chuck Higgins, Centralia College Foundation Executive Committee Board Member; Madison Harkins, FFCU Community Development Coordinator; and Crystal Garrison, FFCU Marketing & Community Development Manager

In 2025, Fibre Federal Credit Union and TLC continued 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 places a high priority on supporting educational and healthcare related services throughout its communities, and that mission developed into the Communities First Program in 2018.

To date, the credit union has donated $284,500 to program partners, including 13 hospital foundations and seven community college foundations. In 2025 alone, Fibre Federal and TLC donated $46,500 to these partners, helping fund initiatives that make a meaningful impact across the credit union’s service areas. Donation funds supported supplemental meal programs, student scholarships, child literacy programs, and a variety of other community-centered initiatives.

(L-R) Cindy Chace, FFCU Financial Services Manager; Kyli Parker, FFCU Financial Services Supervisor; Megan Miller, FFCU Financial Services Manager; Madison Harkins, FFCU Community Development Coordinator; Amy Leggio, PeaceHealth St. John Executive Director; Sharlene Moore, Manager of Clinical Nutrition Services; Jill Moss, PeaceHealth St. John Food Service Assistant; Ethan Black, PeaceHealth St. John Supervisor of Food Service; and Crystal Garrison, FFCU Marketing & Community Development Manager

 

(Top row to bottom row, left to right) Isaac Humiston, Associated Students of Grays Harbor College (ASG) President; Lisa Getty, ASG Executive Vice President; Cristal Ramirez-Garcia, ASG TRIO Senator; Neidelel (last name undisclosed), student; Michael Priest, ASG Vice President for Community Engagement; Niena (last name undisclosed), student; Charlie Choker, mascot; Kari Rempfer, TLC Community Development Supervisor; and Crystal Garrison, TLC Marketing & Community Development Manager

 

(L-R) Kari Rempfer, TLC Community Development Supervisor; Eric Swanson, Adventist Health Tillamook President; Erin Mendez, TLC Financial Services Manager; and Jack Ryser, Adventist Health Tillamook Philanthropy Manager

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

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