BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 11, 2014) -- The Legacy for Good Foundation partnered with Legacy Community Federal Credit Union to raise and donate $17,000 to Children’s of Alabama through its Legacy for Children’s initiative.
The Legacy for Good Foundation and Legacy Community Federal Credit Union partnered to sell t-shirts and 100 Legacy Credit Union employees also participated in a Legacy for Children’s Casual Day to further support the Legacy for Children’s initiative.
The combined efforts of the Legacy for Good Foundation and Legacy Credit Union raised $8,500 for the Legacy for Children’s initiative. CO-OP Financial Services matched Legacy’s donation bringing the total donation to Children’s of Alabama to $17,000. This is the largest single donation that the Legacy for Good Foundation has made since its inception in 2010 and it looks forward to being able to make more of this size in the future.
Legacy for Good Foundation Chair Gina Cannady stated, “I am so excited that we were able to donate $17,000 to Children’s of Alabama. My son utilizes the Children’s on 3rd HEAR Center regularly. I have seen the amazing things they offer children in this state.”
The Legacy for Good Foundation continually supports the community through various charitable endeavors. For more information regarding the Legacy for Good Foundations, contact Gina Cannady at gcannady@legacycreditunion.com.
About the Legacy for Good Foundation:
The Legacy for Good Foundation was created in July, 2010 by employees of Legacy Community Federal Credit Union and community members. The Legacy for Good Foundation is committed to strengthening the communities it serves, focusing its efforts on Education, Community & Rural Development, Charitable Endeavors, the Arts, and our Environment. The Foundation fulfills its mission to Do Something Good Today by aiding individuals in immediate need and supporting local non-profits seeking to create solutions to issues facing the Greater Birmingham area.
About Legacy Community Federal Credit Union:
Legacy opened its doors as University Federal Credit Union in 1955 to serve the UAB community. After serving the education and healthcare industries for over 50 years, the credit union expanded their field of membership to include the 7 county Greater Birmingham Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area and implemented the name change at the beginning of 2006. Now anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, Chilton, Walker, Blount and St. Clair counties is eligible for membership.
About Children’s of Alabama:
Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children across the state and throughout the southeastern U.S. Children’s is ranked among the best children’s hospital programs in the nation by US News & World Report. Last year, patients made more than 670,000 outpatient visits and experienced nearly 14,000 inpatient days at Children’s, coming from every county in Alabama and from 45 other states and four foreign countries. With more than 2 million square feet, it is the third largest pediatric medical facility in the U.S.Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services across its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services provided at Children’s South, Children’s on 3rd and in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary care is provided at more than a dozen medical offices in communities across central Alabama. Children’s of Alabama is the only medical center in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the primary site of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. In 2012, Children’s moved much of its inpatient services into a new facility named The Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children. More information is available at www.childrensal.org