Keep Pinellas Beautiful (KPB), announces a charitable gift of $10,000 from the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation. The funds will support the KPB Youth Education program entitled: We Care! – the Keep Pinellas Beautiful’s Youth Coastal Awareness Restoration Education initiative.
Pat DePlasco, KPB Executive Director stated, “We are extremely grateful for the gift of $10,000 from the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation that supports our youth education programming. This will provide our community with much needed beach renourishment as well as providing our county’s youth with hands-on experiential learning opportunities.” Engaging our community in these types of projects reinforces the importance of caring for our precious natural resources here in Pinellas County.”
Suncoast Credit Union, Florida’s largest credit union, founded the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to promote the education, health and emotional well-being of children in the community. Each time a Suncoast member uses their debit or credit card, the credit union donates two cents to the Foundation to fund local initiatives. Since its inception in 1990, the Foundation has raised and donated over $45 million.
“Florida’s natural beauty is what makes the state truly unique,” said Kourtney Berry, Executive Director, Suncoast Credit Union Foundation. “We are honored to support Keep Pinellas Beautiful and the We Care! initiative. Inspiring our youth to take an active role in environmental stewardship and pre-serving Florida’s natural landscapes is both empowering and a chance to make a meaningful, real-time impact.”
About Keep Pinellas Beautiful
Keep Pinellas Beautiful (KPB), Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization and an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful has the mission to conserve and beautify our natural environment by means of community engagement and education. Keep Pinellas Beautiful engages volunteers to foster unity and strengthen community bonds through community improvement and beautification efforts across Pinellas County. Our goal is to develop community ownership and pride to ensure the ongoing health and beauty of our home – where we all live, work, and play. For more information on how to help clean up and green up your community visit https://www.kpbcares.org
About Suncoast Credit Union
Suncoast Credit Union is the largest credit union in the state of Florida, the 8th largest in the United States based on membership, and the 10th largest in the United States based on its $18.5 billion in assets. Chartered in 1934 as Hillsborough County Teachers Credit Union, Suncoast Credit Union currently operates 78 full-service branches and serves more than 1.2 million members across Florida. As a community credit union, anyone who lives, works, attends school, or worships in Suncoast Credit Union’s service area is eligible for membership. In 2021, Suncoast Credit Union’s field of membership was expanded to include public K-12 teachers, college educators, and educational support staff from all of Florida’s 67 counties. Suncoast is passionate about community support. Since its founding in 1990, the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation has raised and donated more than $45 million to organizations and initiatives that support the health, education, and emotional well-being of children in the communities that the credit union serves. For more information, visit suncoast.com or follow us on social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram