C1st Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to Jefferson Co Kids Early Childhood Learning Center

From left to right. Todd Reifsteck, Mark Franke, Kathy Thornton, Kate Van Pelt, Teri Bockting, Tammy Wetjen-Kesterson, Joshua Laraby, Jaime Thomas, and Greg Hanshaw

*Press Release courtesy of C1st Credit Union

OTTUMWA, IA – The C1st Foundation awarded $25,000 in September to the Jefferson Co. Kids Early Childhood Learning Center in Fairfield, Iowa.

The Jefferson County Kids Early Childhood Learning Center donation will help with the capital campaign to build a new facility to accommodate the need for additional childcare spaces and resources in the Fairfield community.

“We understand and fully support the impact this new Early Childhood Learning Center will have in Fairfield and Jefferson County.” says Greg Hanshaw, CEO of Community 1st Credit Union, “Partnering with local organizations to promote community betterment is really what our credit union philosophy of “People Helping People” is all about. We look forward to watching this project unfold soon.”

C1st grant-funded project awards are made possible through the C1st Credit Union Impact Giving Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

Community 1st Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with more than $800 million in assets. The credit union, established in 1936, serves more than 61,000 members.

C1st has more than 230 employees and is headquartered in Ottumwa. The credit union has branches in Albia, Bloomfield, Cedar Rapids, Centerville, Chariton, Fairfield, Grinnell, Indianola, Knoxville, Mount Pleasant, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Pella and Washington. With an additional branch scheduled to open in Osceola, IA in summer of 2021.

For more information, call 866.360.5370 or visit c1stcu.com.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Lindsey Gould,
Marketing Program Coordinator
Ph. 641.683.6451
lindseycg@c1stcreditunion.com