SACO —  The votes are in, and Northeast Credit Union has announced the 10 winners of this month’s Love Your Community Awards including one from Saco.

Launched in 2020, the Love Your Community Awards initiative is part of Northeast Credit Union’s region-wide Love Your Community Project, which aims to encourage people to practice kindness in their everyday lives.

Every month, Northeast Credit Union asks nonprofit organizations serving New Hampshire and Maine to submit applications for awards. Once accepted as an applicant, each organization is tasked with obtaining votes from its community. The organizations with the most votes at the end of every month are awarded donations ranging from $500 to $5,000.

March’s Love Your Community Awards recipients include Saco high school, Thornton Academy.

Northeast Credit Union has committed to donating $120,000 through the Love Your Community Awards initiative over the course of 2021.

Eligible nonprofits interested in applying may do so through July 11 at 2021 Love Your Community Awards by visiting The LYC Awards application page. Once accepted as an applicant, each organization is tasked with obtaining votes from its community. The top 10 organizations with the most votes at the end of every month are awarded donations ranging from $500 to $5,000.

For more information including eligibility requirements, timelines of applying and voting, and to see the full list of winners from 2020 and 2021, visit www.TheLYC.com.