Cedar Falls, IA-Collins Community Credit Union, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, hosted a grand opening reception and ribbon cutting at their new facility located at 5908 Winterberry Drive. The event was hosted on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Officials cut a cash ribbon of $500.00 which was in turn, donated to the Cedar Falls Police Department to support their body camera program.

 

“As a new organization to this community, I feel that it is important for Collins to support our local law enforcement and assist them in any way we can. We greatly appreciate the service the police department provides to financial institutions in the Cedar Valley,” stated Tom Blanford, Branch Manager of the new Collins branch.

 

“The goal for the body camera program is to raise $30,000.00 and as of the morning or the ribbon cutting, the department had received over $29,000.00 from 108 donors,” according to Craig Berte, Assistant Police Chief. “On behalf of every member of our organization, I would like to thank all of those who have donated to this effort and everyone who has shown acts of gratitude to our team over the last few months. These donations will help us to purchase an important and necessary tool that allow us to better protect our dedicated officers and the Cedar Falls community.”  

 

Collins Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members. Their field of membership includes 38 counties and have 16 branches in the state of Iowa.  Collins Community Credit Union provides a full range of financial products and is devoted to financial success for all. For more information visit www.collinscu.org or call 800-475-1150.