Interior Savings employees are rolling up their sleeves to lend a hand in their community and the Credit Union is offering up cash for others who’d like to get in on this act of local good.

This mass volunteering effort marks the third annual Interior Savings’ Day of Difference and will include over 500 employees in 14 communities across the Interior of BC. Interior Savings’ Day of Difference coincides with International Credit Union Day, an annual event commemorating the credit union movement’s impact and achievements globally, nationally, and in local communities – all made possible by the support of its’ members.

Here at home, branches will open up at 9:30 am with treats and gifts for members. Then, at 2:00 pm, Interior Savings will close its doors a little early and employees from Osoyoos to Clearwater will lend a helping hand to those community organizations who work tirelessly for the benefit of others.

The team in Osoyoos will be sorting and repackaging bulk food at the Food Bank. In Oliver, they’ll be helping with fall garden clean up at the Sunnybank Retirement Centre. And a little further north in Okanagan Falls, the garden clean up continues.  That team will be working to prepare the Blasted Church Heritage Site for winter while also taking the opportunity to plant perennials for everyone’s enjoyment come spring.

 In an added twist, Interior Savings is launching their $10,000 Local Give. Members and local residents will have the opportunity to share what good they would do with $100. The first 100 qualified applicants will receive the cash to make their good idea happen.