Santa Rosa, CA — Join Redwood Credit Union (RCU) in giving back to the community this holiday season as RCU hosts holiday food and gift drives. Branches will collect new gift items and non-perishable food donations through mid-December for holiday distribution by local nonprofit agencies. The following is where to donate and the local organizations that will benefit. To find a branch near you, click here.

Sonoma County branches

• Pick up a heart tag at any Sonoma County RCU branch and return your wrapped gift from 11/29–12/19, supporting Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) Secret Santa Program
• Nonperishable food donations will be collected at all Sonoma County RCU branches from 11/1–12/19 to support Redwood Empire Food Bank.
  

Marin County branches

• Visit northmarincs.org to browse wish list items and drop off donations from 11/21–12/10 to support North Marin Community Services.
• Monetary donations can be made at sfmfoodbank.org, and drop off any nonperishable food donations from 11/18–12/19 to support SF-Marin Food Bank.
  

Napa County branches

• Drop off an unwrapped gift at a Napa County RCU branch from 11/18–12/9 supporting Toys for Tots.
• Nonperishable food donations for CANV Food Bank will be collected at all Napa County RCU branches from 11/19–12/19, or click here to donate online.
  

Mendocino County branches

Point Arena

• Drop off an unwrapped gift at the RCU Point Arena branch from 11/25–12/16 to support Project Santa.
• Gift cards, monetary donations, and nonperishable food will be accepted at the Point Arena branch from 11/25–12/19 to support Coastal Seniors.

Ukiah

• Nonperishable food donations supporting Redwood Empire Food Bank will be collected at all RCU Mendocino County branches from 11/1–12/19.
• Donate gifts for children 11/25 – 12/19, or click here to donate online to support the Ukiah Valley Christmas Effort.
  

Lake County branch

• Drop off an unwrapped gift at the RCU Lower Lake branch from 11/18–12/9 to support Toys for Tots.
• Nonperishable food donations will be collected at the RCU Lower Lake branch beginning 11/1 to support Redwood Empire Food Bank.

San Francisco branch

• Drop off a wrapped gift at RCU’s San Francisco branch from 11/18–12/19 to support APA Family Support Services.

In 2023, 1,099 gifts and 1,850 lbs. of food (1,541 individual meals) were collected at RCU branches. For more information on this year’s holiday drives, visit www.redwoodcu.org/holidaygiving.

About Redwood Credit Union
Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution providing personal and business banking to consumers and businesses in the North Bay and San Francisco. With a mission to passionately serve the best interests of its Members, team members, and communities, RCU delivers many ways for its Members to save and build money through checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, digital banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, and more. Wealth management and investment services are available through Redwood Wealth Management, and insurance and auto-purchasing services are also offered through RCU Services Group (RCU’s wholly owned subsidiary). RCU has more than $8 billion in assets and serves more than 465,000 members with full-service branches from San Francisco to Ukiah. For more information, call 1 (800) 479-7928, visit redwoodcu.org, or follow RCU on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn for news and updates.

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