Donations noted

WATERFORD — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union donated more than $75,000 to community organizations in its fourth-quarter, including $34,000 to local food pantries: St. Mary’s Church Food Pantry; St. Vincent de Paul Place; The New London Community Meal Center; Friends of Assisi Food Pantry; Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality; Covenant Soup Kitchen; New London Area Food Pantry; Care & Share of East Lyme, Inc.; the New London Homeless Hospitality Center; and the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.   

In addition, the credit union funded 11 grant requests totaling $34,600, and sponsored several community initiatives totaling more than $6,400. Grant recipients included the American Red Cross; Access Community Action Agency; Connecticut Invention Convention; Connecticut Storytelling Center; Connecticut Radio Information System; Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center; Groton Community Meals; Safe Futures; S.T.E.P.S., Inc.; and the United Way of Southeastern CT.

Charter Oak reviews all grant requests on a quarterly basis. Visit CharterOak.org for more information or to download Charter Oak’s Community Giving Grants Application Form. Grant applications received by April 1 will be reviewed in May.