A Super Wager On Big Game Is In Keeping With People-Helping-People Philosophy

Published January 30, 2009, 1:12 p.m. EST

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Updated August 27, 2020, 12:50 a.m. EDT

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SEWICKLEY, Penn.-Last weekend's Super Bowl included a wager with a CU twist.

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PA HealthCare Credit Union, fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Southwest Health Care CU, fans of the Phoenix Cardinals, made something of a People Helping People wager. A Steelers victory meant a donation to the Heritage Valley Sewickley and Heritage Valley Beaver community based health care initiatives by Southwest Health Care. Conversely, an Arizona Cardinals victory meant a donation to the Pediatric Center at St. Joseph's Center in Phoenix by PA Healthcare CU.

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