Employees of America's Christian Credit Union Raise Over $14,000 to Benefit Local Children's Hospitals
GLENDORA, CA-- Topping off a year of fundraising efforts that were augmented by a generous corporate match from Co-Op Financial Services, America's Christian Credit Union has donated over $14,000 to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. This amount represents the total raised by the credit union's staff through a variety of means throughout 2011. The credit union has been involved in Children's Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising since 1998.
President/CEO Mendell L. Thompson presented a check for $14,428 to Michael Sandler, Senior Associate Director for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, who accepted the funds on behalf of Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The funds will benefit Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Children's Hospital of Orange County.
The team at America's Christian (ACCU) held a variety of fundraisers last year to generate support for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Contributions were garnered via payroll deduction; sales of meal tickets for a Super Bowl-themed luncheon; raffles of sporting event tickets and donated Christmas gifts; a "Miracle Jeans Day" promotion; and a special raffle of gift baskets donated to ACCU at its company picnic.
A 50 percent ACCU match on payroll contributions boosted the totals. The icing on the cake was the news, received just before this month's check presentation, that ACCU's application for matching funds through Co-Op Financial Services' Miracle Match program was approved. Co-Op Financial Services pledged $528 in matching funds, boosting ACCU's total from $13,900 to $14,428.
Thompson explains, "I'm continually amazed at the generosity of our wonderful staff. This is another record total for our annual CMN fundraising campaign. We appreciate the heroic efforts undertaken on behalf of the kids at hospitals such as Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Children's Hospital Orange County, and are proud to support their good works. We also thank our friends at Co-Op Financial Services for adding to our totals through their Miracle Match program. It's all about the CMN kids, and I'm humbled that our stewardship of charitable funds through our year-long fundraising campaign can help make a difference in their lives."
