SACO, Maine – PeoplesChoice CU raised $11,500 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger and Maine Special Olympics at its 7th annual Polar Bear Scramble on golf simulators at Fore Season Indoor Golf in Portland.
The charity event has raised $71,000 for these two causes since 2003.
Participants included a number of other credit unions from across Maine as well as business partners and friends of the $120 million credit union.
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