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New Record: Navy Federal Donates 1,600 Toys For Christmas
December 19, 2016
Employees and members of Navy Federal Credit Union are helping make the holidays brighter for children in Escambia County. Recently, members of the United States Marine Corps Reserve visited Navy Federal’s campus in Beulah to collect more than 1,600 toys and a dozen bicycles.
“I am so proud of our employees and members for continuing their generous tradition of donating so more children in our community can benefit from their kindness,” said Debbie Calder, executive vice president of Navy Federal’s Greater Pensacola Operations.
Navy Federal has been collecting the new, unwrapped gifts since November 14. In addition to the toys that were collected, Navy Federal donated $1,500 to the Toys for Tots foundation.
“This effort is the highlight of the Christmas season for me and many of our team members,” said Donald Belcher, Navy Federal training supervisor.
The primary goal of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is to help less fortunate children experience the joy of Christmas. Once they are collected by the Marines, the toys are then distributed into the communities where the toys were collected.
In addition to its support of Toys for Tots, Navy Federal employees in Pensacola also donated more than 1,550 items to the Council on Aging’s “Adopt a Senior” program and employees are currently supporting the “Adopt a Family” program though the Escambia County School District.
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3 Responses to “New Record: Navy Federal Donates 1,600 Toys For Christmas”
Very nice of Navy Federal . Many children will be having an even happier Christmas thanks to them. They care about their community.
Navy Federal has always done a great deal for the Pensacola community. I worked there for 9 years in the Contact Center and although I moved away and no longer work there, my greatest joy was being a part of all the efforts in making Pensacola great. To see the Pictures of all the Toys and Bikes collected for the children really warms my heart and makes me proud to have worked for such a great company.
Navy Federal is such a blessing to SO many during the Christmas Season. Not only do we kparticipate in the Toys For Tots, but we also adopt MANY families from the local school system and provide Christmas for them as well. Navy Federal is the BEST company in the world to work for as far as I’m concerned, and this is one of the reasons why! They care about our surrounding communities and always give SO much back.
I have worked here for over 13 years now (out at the Beulah Contact Center) and I can tell you firsthand that this company truly cares about our local communities and always has. I am very fortunate to belong to such a great organization!!