NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

LFCU Named One of the Best Places to Work

Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU) believes it's the little and the big things that are important in making a great place to work. Recognizing those efforts, LFCU was recently ranked No. 1 in the medium-sized company category of the "California's Best Places to Work" program for 2007. This first-ever best workplace program exclusively for California employers was sponsored by Employers Group.

LFCU named No. 1 credit union by SCV residents
For the third year in a row, LFCU was ranked the No. 1 credit union in Santa Clarita Valley for 2008. The readers of The Signal Newspaper voted LFCU as Santa Clarita's best.

LFCU in the Community

At Lockheed Federal Credit Union, we believe in giving back to the communities in which we serve and operate. Whether it is through our community philanthropic efforts, community sponsorships or voluntary employee payroll contribution program, LFCU is committed to providing support to worthy causes.

LFCU Community Stars
Developed by LFCU employees, LFCU Community Stars was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation to provide support to local charities selected by LFCU employees through volunteerism and financial donations. LFCU employees are able to volunteer during their normal work hours and can make contributions to the chosen charities through LFCU Community Stars' Charitable Contribution Program via payroll deduction. Every year, LFCU Community Stars will select charities to support.

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Volunteer Time Off Program
Established in 2008, LFCU's Volunteer Time Off Program allows employees to receive company paid time off to volunteer in the community. Each employee can volunteer during the work day a maximum of eight hours per year. Throughout the year, LFCU employees organize volunteer opportunities to support LFCU Community Stars' nonprofit partners. In 2008, LFCU will support these local charities through volunteer efforts: Burbank Temporary Aid Center, Penny Lane, Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center and weSPARK Cancer Support Center.

LFCU employees took their service skills to the next level, volunteering to serve lunch and ice cream to more than 175 seniors at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on July 18. The credit union presented a check for $4,500 to the SCV Senior Center to help support the center's programs.

In the morning, LFCU volunteers helped pack lunches for the center's Home Delivered Meals Program, which serves area seniors who might not otherwise have a meal. Other LFCU volunteers helped serve lunch and ice cream during the afternoon.

LFCU employees showed their support of Burbank Temporary Aid Center on May 13 and 14 with its food drive and volunteer contributions. The credit union donated more than 75 volunteer work hours to BTAC to help stock and organize at least 30,000 food items.

Partner to Paint
On Thursday, March 27, more than 40 LFCU employees volunteered their time to paint four portable classrooms at Bret Harte Elementary School in Burbank.

Burbank Unified School District employees helped select the location for the annual community project, which is less than one mile from the credit union's headquarters. Recently, the main school buildings were renovated, but the portable units were not and the contrast between the main buildings and the portables was striking. For this reason, these portable units were in desperate need of a coat of paint. The school's fourth- and fifth-graders returned from spring break to find that their classrooms had been freshly painted.

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Student of the Month
Each month, LFCU acknowledges an outstanding student in the William S. Hart School District. The student is selected based on overall performance - academic accomplishments, extra curricular activities, leadership, and other notable experiences, and receives a $250 scholarship.

Lee National Denim Day
Since 2002, LFCU employees have participated in this national fundraiser benefiting breast cancer prevention services. The program allows employees to wear denim to work in exchange for a $5 donation. LFCU will again participate in this event on October 3, 2008.

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