Credit Unions Raise Over $1.5 Million To Help Move Kids Out of Hospitals and Onto Playgrounds

Posted by Alyse Knudsen on August 5, 2024

First Tech led the annual Northwest Classic Credit Unions for Kids fundraising campaign, raising more than $1.5 million in support of children and families at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

First Tech Federal Credit Union (First Tech) led the annual Northwest Classic Credit Unions for Kids (CU4Kids) fundraising campaign on July 22, uniting First Tech employees and members, business leaders, and 26 credit unions across the nation to raise more than $1.5 million in support of children and families at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals).

The CU4Kids Northwest Classic tournament, now in its 24^th year, has evolved into one of the largest credit union-sponsored events supporting Credit Unions for Kids. The tournament, in combination with grass roots fundraising efforts leading up to the event each year, has raised over $15.2 million over the last 24 years, which has been instrumental in funding critical pediatric cancer research, advancing treatment, and improving care for patients supported by CMN Hospitals. This year, First Tech double-matched employee donations and single-matched member donations throughout the month of June. Thanks to the matches, members and employees contributed more than $203,000 toward campaign goals.

“I’m always so humbled and inspired by the generosity and collective power of credit unions in providing brighter and healthier futures for children and their families,” said First Tech Federal Credit Union President and CEO Greg Mitchell. “Thanks to the generosity of our credit union partners and our larger community, we’ve given hope to many and have witnessed the profound impact of our people helping people philosophy in action. I want to give a big thank you to everyone involved in CU4Kids and NW Classic fundraising. The magic of this event appears every July when partners and fierce competitors from a wide range of industries abandon their competitive spirits and join forces for good by delivering world-class medical support for the most vulnerable children and families.”

CMN Hospital partners are renowned for their cutting-edge medical research, innovative therapies and treatments, and world-class patient care. Beneficiaries include:

• Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, Washington)
• OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (Portland, Oregon)
• PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital – Riverbend (Springfield, Oregon)
• UC Davis Children’s Hospital (Sacramento, California)
• UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – Oakland (Oakland, California)
• Children’s Hospital Colorado (Aurora, Colorado)

This year’s campaign success was accomplished with the very generous support of presenting sponsors Evonsys and Valera (formerly PSCU/Co-Op) along with the participation and collaboration of more than 130 other organizations and credit union partners, including:

• Advantis Credit Union
• Alliant Credit Union
• BECU
• BCU
• Canvas Credit Union
• Central Willamette Credit Union
• Columbia Credit Union
• Community Financial Credit Union
• Consolidated Credit Union
• Decision Minds
• Fibre Federal Credit Union
• First Entertainment Credit Union
• Fiserv
• InRoads Credit Union
• iQ Credit Union
• Mint Valley Federal Credit Union
• OnPoint Community Credit Union
• Oregon State Credit Union
• Partners Federal Credit Union
• Patelco Credit Union
• Premier America Credit Union
• Raymond James
• Red Canoe Credit Union
• Rivermark Credit Union
• Rogue Credit Union
• Schools First Credit Union
• Splash Financial
• Teacher Federal Credit Union
• TruStage
• Unitus Community Credit Union
• Velera (Co-op Solutions)

For additional details on First Tech’s community impact and commitment to CU4Kids, please visit www.firsttechfed.com/community.

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