Allegiance CU donates $8,000 to support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program

Allegiance Credit Union in Oklahoma City donated $8,000 to Sunbeam Family Services’ Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program earlier this month. In the past five years, Allegiance CU has contributed close to $36,000.

Allegiance CU employees present an $8,000 check to representatives from Sunbeam Family Services. Pictured from left are Ruth Rickey, in-house counsel, Allegiance CU; Laurel Pope, VP of shared value & strategic partnerships, Allegiance CU; Patrick O’Kane, director of senior services, Sunbeam Family Services; Talena Ford, senior care manager, Sunbeam Family Services; and Nicole Willis, mortgage operations supervisor, Allegiance CU.

To help raise funds, credit union employees instigated numerous activities including employee jeans weeks, food days, various raffles, T-shirts sales, and the placement of donation containers in all branches. The money donated was used for holiday gifts, rent, utility bills, and more.

“We are so thankful for our partnership with Allegiance Credit Union to provide support and resources to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren,” said Sarah Rahhal, LCSW, chief executive officer of Sunbeam. “In Oklahoma, 46,000 grandparents are raising their grandchildren—and that number is expected to rise. Thank you, Allegiance Credit Union, for helping build strong grandfamilies.”

The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program supports Oklahomans who are raising their grandchildren without the presence of parents in the home. The majority of grandfamilies receive no support from the biological parents or the state. 

This program is open to grandparents living in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, and Logan counties. For more information about Sunbeam’s Senior Services call 405-528-7721 or visit sunbeamfamilyservices.org/GRG.

About Allegiance Credit Union
Allegiance Credit Union, formerly Federal Employees Credit Union (FECU), was chartered in 1963. In 2002, Federal Employees Credit Union became a community charter, allowing membership from the six counties surrounding Oklahoma City. Along with the change to a community charter, the credit union changed its name to Allegiance Credit Union. The credit union continues to grow in asset size, membership, and branch locations.

About Sunbeam Family Services
Founded in 1907, Sunbeam Family Services is one of Oklahoma’s longest serving nonprofits and is one of the original United Way of Central Oklahoma Community partners. Sunbeam’s mission is to provide help, hope, and the opportunity to succeed to people of all ages in central Oklahoma through early childhood, counseling, foster care, and senior services.