Coins For Community

Your Loose Change Makes A Difference

Each of our branches is equipped with coin machines for members to use to count their loose change. There is a nominal fee for using the coin machines, which the Credit Union matches and donates to our quarterly Coins for Community partner.

Since 2015, Beach Municipal FCU and our members have donated more than $28,941.40 to our Coins for Community partners.
 

VBCPS Beach Bags for Education    

This quarter's Coins for Community partner is the VBCPS Beach Bags program.

About Beach Bags

The Beach Bags program provides shelf-stable meals and healthy snacks to students who might otherwise go hungry during weekends and over school breaks, including the long summer breaks. 

During the 2023-2024 school year, 47,000 Beach Bags were distributed to Virginia Beach City Public School Students.

Each Bag Contains:

• (2) Individual-sized cereal boxes or oatmeal
• (2) 8 oz. servings of shelf-stable milk
• (2) Individual-sized meals (ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, macaroni & cheese, etc.)
• (2) 4 oz. fruit cups and/or 100% juice boxes
• (2) Snack items (granola bars, raisins, pretzels, etc.)

Without donations, the annual cost to provide these bags ($5.00/Beach Bag) would be close to $250,000. One hundred percent of our community’s monetary donations is used to purchase food for students in Virginia Beach City Public Schools. No donations are used for administrative program costs.

Even with donations, in 2022-2023, we spent $100,000 more than we raised for the program. So, every dollar matters.

For more information about the Beach Bags program, email beachbags@vbschools.com or call the Virginia Beach Education Foundation at (757) 263-1949.

Thank YOU!