Community Involvement

Group of Oregonians standing at a trailer lining up for a parade

Community matters to us

We're Oregonians Credit Union, and that means Oregonians and Oregon matter to us. After all, we live and work in the same communities as you (we're Oregonians, too). In the last decade alone, we've invested over $475,000 to community organizations that impact lives on a local level.

We're involved

Every year, we do our dead-level best to help our fellow Oregonians. We sponsor, fundraise, donate, and participate.

Oregonians CU staff participating in the 2016 Polar Plunge

Special Olympics Oregon

From our CEO spending the night in a bivy sack during a snowstorm on Mt. Hood, to our leadership team getting dunked with buckets of ice... we take our Special Olympics Oregon Polar Plunge fundraising very seriously. We've been participating in Polar Plunge since 2013.

Crooked River Roundup

If you live in Central Oregon, you know all about the Crooked River Roundup. It's an iconic part of the fabric of Prineville's community. We've been proud to be a Presenting Sponsor of this annual event for over a decade.

Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Doernbecher Children's Hospital does work that truly make a difference, and Oregonians know this. We've been so proud to fundraise to support this Hospital going back to 2008.

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

Oregonians love their local music, and all of our musical festivals. When it comes to jazz, we've got the largest free annual jazz festival west of the Mississippi, right in our own backyard. Oregonians has been the Presenting Sponsor of the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival since 2019.

Paws for a Cause

In 2019, we started an annual fundraiser that we call "Paws for a Cause". Staff and members can donate new stuffed toys, or purchase new ones from us, that are ultimately donated into the hands of local law enforcement to give to children in traumatic events.

Oregonians CU walking in the 2019 Gresham Teddy Bear Parade

Teddy Bear Parades

We've participated in many of our community teddy bear parades over the years. These parades are a celebration of children, and a great opportunity to raise toy donations to be given to children by members of our local emergency response systems.

Picnic in the Park Concert Series

Prineville's annual Picnic in the Park concert series supports local musicians and gives locals a summer filled with weekly free community concerts. We've been a Title Sponsor of this series for over a decade.

Red Cross donation check presentation following 2021 wildfires

Helping in Times of Need

When natural disasters hit close to home, we know we can't be on the frontlines where help is needed most. So we support the community groups that can. The wildfires of 2021, for example, where the Red Cross was doing that work that mattered. We matched $15,000 of member donations made to our local Red Cross chapter, and helped raise over $40,000.