Honor Credit Union Pitches In To Help Bridgman Cares Provide Holiday Meals

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Holiday meals are being provided to 58 Bridgman-area families thanks to the combined efforts of Bridgman Cares and Honor Credit Union. Honor’s Community Assistant Vice President Thomas Newnum said when he heard Bridgman Cares had fallen short of its donation goal for holiday donations, the credit union “immediately put a plan into action” to get them the $1,600 they’d need. Bridgman Cares was launched in 2015 to create food pantries inside schools in the city after hearing about students who didn’t have snacks at the elementary level and high schoolers without backpacks and school supplies. The pantries were then stocked with food, school supplies, personal care products and so on, and distributed on a “no questions asked” basis to students in an effort to wipe away the stigma of having to ask for help. The mission of Bridgman Cares has grown beyond the school pantries to include holiday meals for the community along with supplying gym shoes, paying athletic fees, and helping with college deposits.