At VyStar, we strive to uphold the credit union philosophy “people helping people” by not only providing our valued members with quality financial products and services, but also actively supporting the communities where we live, work and play. Through our charitable efforts and support of local events throughout Northeast and Central Florida, we are proudly committed to making a positive difference in the lives of the people that we serve. It’s our way of saying “thank you” for welcoming VyStar into your neighborhoods and lives.
Organizations We Support
In 2016, VyStar was recognized as one of Jacksonville’s top philanthropic companies for our support of nonprofits and the Northeast Florida communities. Each year, VyStar employees donate money, hold fundraisers and selflessly give their time to benefit hundreds of worthy programs within our community, including (but not limited to):
Sponsored by VyStar
March of Dimes: March for Babies
We are thrilled to announce that VyStar Credit Union broke a company record during its March of Dimes fundraising campaign last month: As a company, we raised a total of $114,259.02—more than we’ve ever raised before! The fundraising event culminated with the March for Babies walk, which was held on May 6, 2017. All of the money raised by VyStar will be donated to the March of Dimes for research to end premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. We would like to thank all VyStar members and employees for their outstanding generosity throughout all of our fundraising efforts.
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp: Charity Begins at Home
VyStar Credit Union has proudly partnered with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to sponsor the Charity Begins at Home Program in support of local nonprofit organizations. On the day of each Charity Begins at Home game, 25 cents of every ticket purchased at the window with a VyStar Credit Union debit or credit card will be donated to the featured charity/charities of the night.
Attention VyStar members: Remember to bring your membership card or VyStar debit or credit card to the ticket window. When you buy three reserve or general admission tickets for any Charity Begins at Home game, you’ll get one ticket free.*
Hope we see you this season at the VyStar Shrimp Net area in right field!
*Buy 3 tickets get 1 free offer is only good for tickets purchased at the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp ticket office during a Charity Begins at Home game. VyStar members must show their VyStar membership card or use a VyStar debit or credit card to purchase three tickets to a Charity Begins at Home game to receive one free ticket of equal or lesser value. Tickets must be for the same game.
FSCJ Artist Series
VyStar is the proud sponsor of the FSCJ Artist Series, Northeast Florida’s major presenter of national and international touring attractions for the Florida State College of Jacksonville.
The Artist Series presents Broadway musicals, plays and concerts at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Jacksonville, as well as at the Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts on Beach Boulevard.
View the full calendar of events at www.fscjartistseries.org.
Operation New Uniform
VyStar is proud to be a supporter of Operation New Uniform, a nonprofit organization that helps veterans find fulfilling careers after serving in the military. Transitioning from the military to the professional marketplace is difficult, and it is the goal of Operation New Uniform to give veterans the tools they need to succeed in the workforce. For more information, please visit www.operationnewuniform.org.
Action News Family Focus
Action News Jax Family Focus is a CBS-47/Fox30 campaign with the mission “To improve lives and the place we call home through a station wide partner driven initiative that empowers viewers to take action to make a positive difference in our community”. The goal is to support the efforts of a broad group of Metro Jacksonville’s charitable organizations targeting Education, Health, Safety, the Environment, and our Military to enrich the quality of life in Northeast Florida.
VyStar Credit Union is one of a select group of Partners, along with Publix Supermarkets, Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Bozard Ford-Lincoln, that function as a steering committee to act together to positively move the initiative forward to benefit our local community. The program showcases the widespread charitable activities and extensive involvement that VyStar and the other partners have in their respective communities. Action News is supporting these and other worthwhile charitable activities by providing extensive on-air and online/mobile specific messages as well as awareness building and attendance driving event PSAs.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® Light The Night®
VyStar Credit Union is a proud supporter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) mission to bring light to the darkness of cancer. Light The Night is a series of campaigns benefitting the LLS’s funding of research to find cures for blood cancer, as well as their efforts to improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Beginning in October, VyStar held its own six-week, company-wide Light The Night fundraising campaign, culminating in the Light The Night Walk.
VyStar employees selflessly volunteered their time, money and effort throughout the fundraiser, helping VyStar Credit Union become the No. 1 Light The Night fundraising team in Northeast Florida. All the money raised was donated to the LLS to help end leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. VyStar thanks all its employees for their outstanding generosity throughout our fundraising efforts.