Educators CU donates more than 140 bicycles to Toys for Tots

On Thursday, Dec. 12, Educators Credit Union in Waco, Texas, presented Marines from Waco Toys for Tots with more than 140 bicycles.

As part of a special promotion in participation with several Central Texas auto dealerships, ECU purchased bicycles to donate to Toys for Tots. During the promotion, for every vehicle financed with ECU at a participating dealership or directly at the credit union, a bicycle was donated to Toys for Tots.

Employees from Educators Credit Union present Marines from Waco Toys for Tots with over 140 bicycles during the holiday season.

“We wanted to do something to give back to the community especially around Christmas time,” said Monica Krenek, VP of lending. “Toys for Tots helps so many kids have a happy Christmas, so that organization was an easy choice for us. We reached out to several dealerships about partnering with us on this, and they were excited to come on board to help us donate bikes to kids.”

Participating dealerships included Apple Sport Chevrolet, Apple Sport Ford, Bird-Kultgen Ford, Chevy of West, CMC Auto Group, Douglass Nissan, Gibbs Outdoor, Gloff Motors Clifton, Jeff Hunter Toyota, Jim Turner Chevrolet, Mark Holcomb Group, Marstaller Motors, Stanley Chevrolet-Buick-GMC, Stanley Dodge Gatesville, Stanley Ford McGregor, Sykora Family Ford, University Mazda Kia, Uptmore Motors, and Woodway Car Center.