Credit union foundation donates $42,000 to Cobb charities

The LGE Community Outreach Foundation has raised and donated more than $42,000 to local charities in 2011 including MUST Ministries and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The foundation is entirely funded by LGE Community Credit Union employees and volunteers. LGE, formerly Lockheed Georgia Employees credit union, has seven locations in Cobb and Cherokee Counties, including its headquarters in Marietta.

The foundation also donated money to the Calvary Children’s Home in Powder Springs that provides care for children who have lost their parents.