From left, Veridian Credit Union Chief Financial Officer Keith Mesch, Chief Information Officer Brett Engstrom, and President and CEO Renee Christoffer prepare free meals at the credit union’s 43rd annual Mike & Leona Adams Thanksgiving Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, in 2024. Photo courtesy of Veridian Credit Union
Veridian Credit Union has pledged $100,000 to organizations and events fighting local food insecurity across Eden Prairie, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. The funds will be divided among area food banks, local pantries, and events or programs offering free Thanksgiving meals.
“Like many credit unions, Veridian was founded on the need to support our communities and the people in them,” said Veridian President and CEO Renee Christoffer. “The number of people facing food insecurity in our communities is growing, and it’s important that we support those working to address it — especially this holiday season.”
The recipient in Eden Prairie is PROP Food Shelf.
Veridian will also feed an estimated 1,300 people at its 44th annual Mike & Leona Adams Thanksgiving Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, later this month, and a portion of the funds will be used to support similar free Thanksgiving meal events and programs in Iowa and Nebraska.
Veridian Credit Union’s Minnesota branch is at 6385 Old Shady Oak Road in Eden Prairie. The financial institution recently broke ground on an additional location, also in Eden Prairie, at 8280 Flying Cloud Drive.