“The purpose of life is not to be happy — but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” ~Leo Rosten
Our Community Involvement:
Our employees have participated in a number of groups, such as:
- March for Babies – 2016 was our 25th year
- Relay for Life
- Junior Achievement Bowl A Thon
- Peace Walk
- Scarecrow in the Park – 1st Place our first try!
- Christmas in Central Park Johnstown
We support numerous organizations such as:
- The Challenge Program, Inc
- March of Dimes
- Discover Downtown Johnstown Partnership
- Junior Achievement of Western PA
- American Cancer Society
- YWCA Greater Johnstown
- Women’s Help Center, Inc Johnstown
- American Heart Association
- Richland School District
- Conemaugh Valley School District
- Greater Johnstown School District
G.A.P. FCU engages in charitable contributions, such as:
- Habitat for Hounds
- St Mark’s Pet Food Pantry
- Mending Hearts Animal Rescue Altoona
- Somerset County Humane Society
(The above benefit from sales of candy bars & used books and $2 Tuesdays – a dress down day for $2) - G.A.P. Annual Charity Golf Outing – our own sponsored golf outing where a different charity benefits from this events proceeds.
- Altoona VA Hospital Veterans/Residents – Donated our employee Christmas exchange gift monies to purchase sweatshirts for these Veterans for Christmas 2015.
It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference. ~Tom Brokaw