The Park City Cares Foundation (PCCF) was founded in 2022 with their primary purpose to support the communities that Park City Credit Union is a part of, through both financial contributions and volunteer hours donated by Foundation members and community partners. They also offer scholarships to high school Seniors in Merrill, Tomahawk, Rhinelander, and Minocqua high schools who are going on to college and technical trade school, and they provide grants to community-based projects in those communities, particularly those that directly align with their mission.
The PCCF mission is: “We strive to enhance our communities by providing opportunities for financial support and educational growth.” Their website goes on to say, “We embrace our commitment to deliver on our core values that complement a valued culture of diversity. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are key fundamental values we foster within each of our communities we serve.”
Very recently, PCCF emphasized its dedication to strengthening communities by extending its support to two local hunger relief initiatives: Food for Kids Merrill and Northwoods Food for Kidz in Minocqua, a press release said.
PCCF gave a $500 donation to each organization to help combat food insecurity among local youth and provided volunteers to assist with each program’s essential meal-packing events, the release said.
In Merrill, PCCF volunteers assisted Food for Kids Merrill by packing bags filled with food for children facing hunger when school meals aren’t available, such as on the weekends, and six volunteers assisted at a large meal-packing event in Minocqua hosted by Northwoods Food For Kidz. That event “brought together a total of 567 community members” and “produced an impressive 271,020 meals, packaged into 847 cases, for 19 local food pantries and backpack programs serving families across the region, the release said.
To join the Foundation’s mission, learn more, or make a donation, go to: parkcitycu.org/park-city-cares-foundation.
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