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Credit Unions for Kids offers two exciting ways to help local children this fall
Support local CMN Hospitals with Miracle Jeans Day and Shop for Miracles
Salt Lake City, UT (August 25, 2014) — Credit Unions for Kids is offering two great ways to support your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital this fall: Miracle Jeans Day on Sept 10 and Shop for Miracles on Oct 16.
“The always popular Miracle Jeans Day campaign and the new, innovative Shop for Miracles fundraiser complement each other nicely! Miracle Jeans Day really gets our employees excited – they love wearing jeans for the kids and selling icons to engage members in their efforts,” said Eileen Rivera, President and CEO at SkyOne FCU in southern California. “Having a community-facing campaign like Shop for Miracles on the heels of a fundraiser our employees enjoy so much is exciting. They are looking forward to telling members to simply use their credit or debit card on October 16 – and a donation will be made to help our local CMN Hospital,” concluded Rivera.
The tried and true Miracle Jeans Day campaign celebrates its fifth year anniversary on September 10 and will hopefully cross the $1 million mark. The Shop for Miracles campaign was beta-tested by 21 California-based credit unions in 2013 and raised $185,000, including $55,000 in Miracle Matches from CO-OP Financial Services.
For more information about either Miracle Jeans Day or Shop for Miracles, please visit www.CU4Kids.org Learn more about your Children’s Miracle Network Hospital at CMNHospitals.com, or the Credit Unions for Kids program at www.cu4kids.org
About Credit Unions for Kids
Credit unions, fundraising under the Credit Unions for Kids brand, have partnered with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since 1996 and in that time have raised almost $130 million. Today, individual credit unions throughout the United States collaborate with chapters, leagues/associations and business partners to raise much-needed funds for 156 CMN Hospitals. Fundraising programs range from golf tournaments, runs, walks to wine auctions, online giving campaigns and paper balloon icon sales. In 2013, credit unions raised $10.2 million ranking the movement third among CMN Hospitals’ corporate partners in annual giving. Contributions help fund new facilities, research, patient services, equipment, special patient needs, charity care and health education programs benefitting 10 million children annually.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatment and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support; identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where The Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
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