Keesler Federal Credit Union gives back with ‘Backpacks for Bright Futures’

Employees of Keesler Federal Credit Union spent their entire day delivering school supplies to benefit local kindergartners.

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- - employees of one coast credit - union spent their entire day- delivering school supplies to - benefit local kindergartners.

- news 25's grant chighizola has- more on backpacks for - bright futures.

- - for the second year in a row, - keesler federal credit union is- making sure kindergartners- have all the tools they need to- - - - succeed as school begins.

- sot-andy swoger: president/ceo- "this is a community giveback t try and lighten the load a- little bit on our community."

Backpacks for bright futures- impacts over sixty-seven- hundred kids in 16 school - districts across six south- mississippi counties.

- each kindergartner in each- district will receive a - backpack with a wide range of - supplies--including hand- sanitizer.- sot-andy swoger - "these kids all start from the same point, and it really gives- them the opportunity- to be equal with one another."

Standup - "keesler federal employees volunteered throughout the day- to- load the over 6,000 backpacks - into school buses and trucks."

Volunteer sylvia hanes hopes- these supplies provide much - needed relief for parents amid- the covid-19 pandemic.- sot-sylvia hanes- "they'll just go to the schools and they'll have it ready.

So w- couldn't have had a - better setup to get students- taken care of this year."

With year two in the books, - keesler officials hope to - continue- this community give back in the- years ahead.- sot-andy swoger - "this is an opportunity to give back.

Without these communities- we don't exist.

Without - the members, we don't exist.

So- this is all about us giving bac- to the- community."

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