Happy #PączkiDay!

Despite the pandemic, we remembered to celebrate the Fat Thursday.

A few thousand doughnuts were handed out to our members at all 20 PSFCU branches. Everyone who visited one of the locations could try a paczek, the traditional Polish doughnut. We celebrated while respecting social distancing rules.

Pączki distribution at PSFCU McGuinness Branch in Brooklyn, New York

A group of volunteers in the state of Connecticut distributed nearly 2,000 Polish doughnuts among veterans, seniors, and essential workers: nurses, doctors, police officers and firefighters. This initiative started on Valentine’s Day and ended on Tuesday, February 25, which was the last day of the carnival season. Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union sponsored those efforts.

Pączki distribution at PSFCU McGuinness Branch in Brooklyn, New York

“Thanks to the funding from Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union we were able to buy and distribute hundreds of Polish donuts among residents of care homes, senior centers, veterans, shelters, hospitals, clinics and also firefighters,” said Anna Kobylarz, initiator of the event. “Our donuts also reached The City Hall in New Britain. We complied with all COVID-19 protocols.

Volunteers with PSFCU-sponsored pączki in New Britain, CT