Excellent support is the norm when it comes to how Elevations Credit Union cares for its 714+ nonprofit banking members. And it’s readily apparent that the Elevations team has an especially strong affection for Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA).
From raising funds for local wildfire relief to donating ski goggles to doctors, our members and community came together to help one another in 2020 — even as we stayed six feet apart. Because of your support, we were able to make a big difference this year. Here are just a few of the ways we gave back. Springing to action At
Dana is a 9-year-old resident of Boulder and an Elevations Business Banking member. She loves acting, singing, Irish dance, drawing and coding. And she started a nonprofit that has raised over $100,000 for research into rare childhood diseases. She is one of our many Elevations members with a passion for her community and a drive
This has been a complicated and confusing year for many of us, and first-year college students are no exception. We caught up with Roman Garcia-Martinez, one of the 2020 Elevations Foundation scholarship recipients to see how he is faring and get his advice for seniors as they prepare to navigate life after high school. Where are you going to school and what are
Chautauqua is as iconic a Boulder monument to some as the Flatirons it sits below. Learn all about Boulder’s Chautauqua in our latest collaboration with the Museum of Boulder. The Word “Chautauqua” Chautauqua, like all of Boulder and Colorado, was once indigenous land. The tribes that traditionally occupied Boulder are Cheyenne, Ute and Arapaho. The word,
In August, we celebrate the remarkable life of Mary Miller, the founder of the city of Lafayette, who was born this month 177 years ago. Here, we look back at her contributions and how Lafayette became the town we now know in our latest post with Museum of Boulder. Mary’s move out west Mary Miller (Foote) was born in Geneseo,
You may not notice it on your daily commute through Longmont on Highway 287, but Mountain States Children’s Home (MSCH) has been in operation here for 60 years. MSCH was founded in 1960 to help families and children in crisis, and on their 155-acre property, they do just that. Elevations Credit Union has been honored to sponsor events and volunteer hours of
Elevations is proud to support organizations that give back to our community by helping the most vulnerable among us. One of these phenomenal organizations is Realities For Children, which provides for the unmet needs of children who have been abused or neglected, or are at-risk, in northern Colorado. Last year, Larimer County received 6,883 new referrals of child abuse and neglect. This work is more
Some of your favorite Boulder County bodies of water have an interesting past. Find out more about the unique stories of our lakes, ponds and reservoirs, plus see photos from their past, in this post with our friends at Museum of Boulder. Boulder Reservoir Boulder Reservoir was initially constructed in 1954-55. It was to be
In honor of Pride Month, our friends at the Museum of Boulder interviewed Glenda Russell, a psychologist and researcher who has been working to understand and write about Boulder’s LGBTQ history for many decades. Below is an excerpt from that interview. You came to Boulder in 1970. What was it like for LGBTQ+ people here
