Pacific NW Federal Credit Union

PNWFCU in the Community

We love supporting our local community. Here’s what PNWFCU has been up to lately.

May

Congrats to our 2026 OSAC scholarship winners, Violet and Meriah!

Violet, scholarship winner
Violet will be attending the University of Utah this fall, pursuing a Bachelor of Science nursing degree, pre-nursing track. After graduation, she plans to follow her passion for working with children as a pediatric nurse.
Meriah, scholarship winner
Meriah is currently a nursing student at Columbia Gorge Community College, pursuing a RN degree. After graduating, she hopes to continue serving her community as a registered nurse in a rural healthcare setting.

We’re so proud of these incredible students and their dedication to giving back to their community.

April

Schoolhouse Supplies Fundraiser
PNWFCU employees and friends gathered at Schoolhouse Supplies Trivia Night fundraiser, to help raise money for supplies for local kids and teachers. Our smarty-pants teams took home the 1st and 2nd place (out of 14 teams) and had a great time while helping to raise thousands for a great cause!

PNWFCU Employees at SHS fundraiser

February

Credit Union Advocacy
PNWFCU staff gathered in Salem with the Go West Credit Union Association and members of the legislature at the Oregon Legislative Luncheon to advocate for Oregon credit unions and highlight the incredible work they are doing across the state.

Oregon Legislative Luncheon

December

KGW Toy Drive
Thanks to everyone who helped support the KGW Great Toy Drive this year! Your generosity will help bring joy to children and families in our local community this season. We dropped off dozens of your donations this week at the KGW studios so that they’ll be in homes in time for the Christmas holiday.

Dropping off toys at KGW

November

Scholarships
It’s scholarship season! Did you know PNWFCU offers two $1,500 scholarships to deserving members? Apply now for PNWFCU’s student scholarship on the OSAC website and use scholarship code 189. Applications opened Nov 3rd.

September

We’ve been having a great time supporting parents and teachers at local “Back to School Nights” around town this September. If your school is hosting an event, we’d love to attend and share information about our financial education resources, youth accounts, and special loan benefits for teachers. Reach out to Robert to find out more today!

Back to School Night

August

Our team had a great time volunteering at Schoolhouse Supplies this August! We helped pack over 750 school supply bags for local students and teachers in need. View more pics here.

Employees packing school supplies
Employees packing school supplies

July

Donation Drive
In collaboration with the Southwest Washington Chapter of Credit Unions, PNWFCU showed its “People Helping People” spirit with a donation drive for Cloth + Foster from July 7-18. Thanks to everyone who donated!

Photo Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in our ‘Into the Wild’ photo contest. After a VERY CLOSE employee vote, we selected our top 3 photos, featured below. Congrats to our winners! And thanks to everyone who submitted an entry, we will be donating $490 to the World Forestry Center.

King’s Tide - Cape Disappointment, WA
1st Place: Nick Wolchesky
Pathway to Paradise
2nd Place: Shannon MacLean
Dreams to the Other Side
3rd Place: Karl Pfalzgraff

May

Kristin Mullady, the Financial Education Specialist at Pacific NW Federal Credit Union, was featured on KATU News sharing smart, simple tips for teaching kids about money.

🎬 Watch the full segment here:

Earlier in the month, we volunteered at the Schoolhouse Thanks a Million! event that celebrates local teachers with gifts, supplies, food, and entertainment.

PNWFCU employees at Schoolhouse Supplies
Employees at Schoolhouse Supplies event

Considering PNWFCU as a possible contributor to your event/sponsorship? Fill out this contribution request form. Please note that our social mission is to improve financial literacy in our community and we focus on events that support this mission. Please direct questions to [email protected].  

Through Get Away Today, PNWFCU members can save money on vacation bookings while helping kids.

Get Away Today donates a portion of all proceeds to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Last year that added up to $8,368.00 for kids at Doernbecher and other children’s hospitals.

Check it out!

thank you cards for PNWFCU