{"id":3566,"date":"2022-10-19T21:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.235.7.55\/?post_type=news-items&#038;p=3566"},"modified":"2022-11-05T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:30:14","slug":"genisys-credit-union-launches-commercial-kitchen-renovation-and-fundraising-effort-for-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"news-items","link":"https:\/\/lighthousemi.org\/news-items\/genisys-credit-union-launches-commercial-kitchen-renovation-and-fundraising-effort-for-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Genisys Credit Union launches commercial kitchen renovation and fundraising effort for Lighthouse."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><p>Something exciting is cooking \u2013 a partnership with Genisys Credit Union to bring an updated kitchen space up to code to serve local families receiving emergency shelter. The project is an extension of the credit union\u2019s ongoing support of Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p>The kitchen at our headquarters in Pontiac has not been used in more than a decade. It will be brought back to life with a new layout and new appliances to provide meals for emergency shelter residents. Since Lighthouse does not currently have a commercial kitchen, all meals for the shelter are being brought in or cooked off site at other commercial kitchens.<\/p>\n<p>An open house to showcase renovation plans took place October 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the drive and passion to do so, Lighthouse is making fundamental change possible in our communities through their commitment to partnership and advocacy,\u201d said Jackie Buchanan, President and CEO of Genisys Credit Union. \u201cStanding alongside them, we share in their mission of eliminating homelessness in our communities with projects like the commercial kitchen and we are grateful to offer support to move their mission forward.\u201d<br \/>\nGenisys Credit Union provided an initial $60,000 gift to support the kitchen project. They have since raised additional funds with their employees and are working to raise another $25,000 to purchase appliances, food, and other equipment needed for the kitchen.<br \/>\nThis latest project is an extension of Genisys Credit Union\u2019s ongoing support and partnership with Lighthouse. Over the last three years, the credit union has donated $164,000 to Lighthouse including financial support for its Thanksgiving program which distributes turkeys to more than 2,000 households annually, sponsorships, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Genisys employees have also rolled up their sleeves and put in more than 140 hours volunteering to pack and deliver food and renovate a smaller kitchen at Lighthouse\u2019s new Family Emergency Shelter. In addition, Genisys has engaged its partners to give financially, including acting as a catalyst for the Michigan Credit Union League to support Lighthouse through their annual golf outing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the COVID-19 pandemic began, the need for emergency food and shelter in our community has skyrocketed and that need always escalates during the holiday season and the cold winter months,\u201d said Lighthouse CEO Ryan Hertz. \u201cHaving committed partners like Genisys Credit Union is what it will take to alleviate homelessness and tackle this massive problem in our community \u2013 we cannot do it alone. Restoring our commercial kitchen so groups and congregation volunteers can prepare meals for our shelter guests, and even teach cooking classes, will enable us to better serve the community. We are truly grateful to the dedicated team at Genisys Credit Union for providing the support needed to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A timeline and other details for the commercial kitchen project are still being finalized. Anyone who would like to contribute to the renovation effort can do so at: https:\/\/my.lighthousemi.org\/lighthouse-open-house\/Donate<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":3567,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news_categories":[123,67],"class_list":["post-3566","news-items","type-news-items","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_categories-donations","news_categories-emergency-shelter"],"acf":{"photo_gallery":{"gallery":[[]]}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Genisys Credit Union launches commercial kitchen renovation and fundraising effort for Lighthouse. - Lighthouse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lighthousemi.org\/news-items\/genisys-credit-union-launches-commercial-kitchen-renovation-and-fundraising-effort-for-lighthouse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Genisys Credit Union launches commercial kitchen renovation and fundraising effort for Lighthouse. - Lighthouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Something exciting is cooking \u2013 a partnership with Genisys Credit Union to bring an updated kitchen space up to code to serve local families receiving emergency shelter. 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