Business View Magazine l January 2023

120 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 and often treating entire staffs. One credit union even started a community appreciation project where they gave away $50 cash awards to workers at gas stations, grocery stores, and other essential businesses. Another gave cash bonuses to their employees to spend locally. Credit unions across the Dakotas continued to support charities as well by bestowing cash, supplies, and by volunteering with organizations such as Meals on Wheels and the United Way. Credit unions and credit union staff supported local hospitals by donating personal protection equipment (PPE) and by donating money so additional supplies could be purchased. Numerous credit union employees and members went to work sewing masks for healthcare workers, and many credit unions provided free lunches, coffee, water, and other supplies for frontline workers. One credit union made a generous donation to a ministry fund that provides rent and utility assistance. Our credit unions continued to show compassion for their staff. Schedules were adjusted for parents who now had children to care for at home, hours were made flexible when possible, and arrangements were made so many staff members could work remotely. Offices were rearranged to allow for social distancing, staff were rotated to limit exposure, and some credit unions continued to pay full salaries and wages even though staff could not complete a full 40-hour work week. Perhaps most remarkable, while all these adjustments and humanitarian efforts