Education Credit Unions Raise Funds and Awareness for Junior Achievement in San Diego
March 14, 2017
(Corning, NY) - Forty years ago, education-based credit unions traveled across the nation to gather at the ECUC Annual Meeting and Conference held in San Diego. Credit unions packed children's books in their suitcases for the ECUC Books for Kids fundraiser. At the close of the conference stacks of donated books were presented to the local children's hospital. This tradition continued every year in a different city, wherever the ECUC Annual Conference was held, from coast to coast.
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ECUC President Bill Sweeney presents check to Junior Achievement student ambassadors in San Diego at the annual conference.
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The annual Books for Kids fundraiser took on a new twist this year as ECUC launched a partnership with Junior Achievement (JA). Known for enriching and supporting youth of all ages in communities across the nation, Junior Achievement has been selected as the recipient of funds raised each year during the ECUC Conference, and of course presented to the Junior Achievement in the city in which the conference is held.
"We're excited to report that our first Junior Achievement fundraiser was a great success, as our school, university and education-focused credit unions warmly opened their wallets for San Diego's students. Collectively we raised over $2,500 through online donations and with fundraising during the conference," said newly elected ECUC President Bill Sweeney. "Our conference host, Mission Federal Credit Union, is a longtime supporter and sponsor of the JA Mission Fed Finance Park, making this year's donation extra special for ECUC credit unions."
In addition to the fundraising by the San Diego student ambassadors, the several ECUC member credit unions generously donated lump sum checks: Blue Ox Credit Union, Class Act Federal Credit Union, Core Federal Credit Union, Duke Federal Credit Union, Educational Systems Federal Credit Union, Main Street Credit Union and Northeast Family Federal Credit Union.
The ECUC is the only nationwide association exclusively serving the needs of credit unions that focus on serving the education community of school systems, community colleges and universities. For more information, visit
www.ecuc.org
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