Oregon, SW Washington CUs Raise More Than$1 Million

BEAVERTON, Ore. - (05/28/04) Credit unions of Oregon and SouthwestWashington are reporting they raised more than $1 million duringthe past campaign year for Credit Unions for Kids, aChildren’s Miracle Network (CMN) program that benefitschildren’s hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. The CreditUnions for Kids program is the third highest fundraisingorganization for CMN, behind Wal-Mart and RE/MAX International.There are just 90 credit unions involved in raising the substantialsum. Since 1986, credit unions throughout Oregon and SouthwestWashington have collaborated to raise money for the Credit Unionsfor Kids program through bake sales, collecting money in creditunion lobbies, selling candy bars and raffle tickets, and holdingwine auctions and golf tournaments.