Service Credit Union Donates $20K to City Nonprofit

Clipper Foundation representatives Stu Levenson and Phil Pettis were on hand recently to accept a $20,000 contribution from Service Credit Union President/CEO Gordon Simmons.

The Clipper Foundation is a community-wide partnership aiming to bolster public education in Grades K-12 in Portsmouth and the surrounding communities of Rye, Newington, Greenland and New Castle. Five Portsmouth High School alumni started the endowment foundation to help benefit educators and students.

The permanent endowment fund is envisioned as a way to fund innovative and unique learning opportunities for Seacoast students. The $20,000 donation will go toward curriculum enrichment, experimental programming and professional development. 

“The organization and subsequent donation fits into Service Credit Union’s mission of educating the youth in our communities,” says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. “We endeavor to make a difference by supporting education here at the credit union or with outside organizations.

Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.  With 40 branch locations including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire (excluding Coos County), 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA., and all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense employees and their families. With over $2.2 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 22 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, and 17 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany.

Submitted by Lori Holmes, assistant vice president of marketing, Service Credit Union, Portsmouth