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San Diego County Credit Union partners with Holiday Bowl and the San Diego Blood Bank to help save lives

Nearly 400 pints of blood collected; at least 1,188 lives saved

SAN DIEGO, CA (December 11, 2019)San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), San Diego’s largest locally-owned financial institution, partnered with the Holiday Bowl and the San Diego Blood Bank to host a blood drive at SDCCU Stadium, collecting 396 donations, which will impact at least 1,188 lives.

The inaugural SDCCU Holiday Bowl Blood Drive was held on November 21 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at SDCCU Stadium, located at 9449 Friars Rd. in Mission Valley. Donors received a pair of tickets to the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, which will be played on December 27 at SDCCU Stadium. Donors also had the opportunity to enter for a chance to spend 30 seconds in the SDCCU Cash Cube, a large container that blows money around through the air.

“SDCCU is proud to support the inaugural SDCCU Holiday Bowl Blood Drive and the San Diego Blood Bank,” said Teresa Campbell, SDCCU President and CEO. “We are thrilled at the amount of blood collected from our generous community donors as we know it will play a role in saving many lives this holiday season.”


About San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU)

SDCCU is one of the nation’s top credit unions and ranked a top five credit union in California by Forbes. SDCCU proudly serves the financial needs of customers in Southern California counties, including Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. SDCCU has assets of over $13 billion, more than 437,000 customers, over 40 convenient branch locations and 30,000 surcharge-FREE ATMs. SDCCU provides breakthrough banking products that meet the demands of today’s lifestyle and delivers banking services that save customers money. SDCCU is leading the way, offering FREE Checking with eStatements, SDCCU mobile banking, mortgage loans, auto loans, Visa® credit cards and business banking services. Federally insured by NCUA. Membership required. Equal Housing Opportunity. NMLS #580585. For more information, visit www.sdccu.com.

Contacts

Nathan Schmidt
EVP, Chief Experience Officer & Digital Channels
San Diego County Credit Union
PO Box 261209, San Diego, CA 92196-1209
P: (858) 597-2504
nschmidt@sdccu.com

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