A record $1.4 million was raised for 11 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in California and Nevada at a gala event last week.
Organizers of the 14th annual California and Nevada Credit Unions for Kids Wine Auction said in a release issued Wednesday that this marked the fifth consecutive year that this event has raised more than $1 million for these hospitals.
The auction represents the largest single fundraising event for Credit Unions for Kids, organizers said. These events have raised more than $8.5 million for CMN Hospitals since 2006.
The latest event took place at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif., with 500 attendees. It was supported by 67 credit unions, business partners and hospitals.
“Actively supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is important to credit unions, and we are very pleased to be helping this great organization and the children they serve in our communities,” Nader Moghaddam, event chairman and CEO of Financial Partners Credit Union in Downey, Calif., said in a statement.
The major corporate sponsors for this year’s event comprised CU Direct, the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, CO-OP Financial Services and CUNA Mutual Group.
