Annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run® Donates $1 Million to Children’s Miracle NetworkSt. Petersburg, FL, May 7, 2009—Despite the economic downturn, the 37th Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run® reached its goal of raising $1 million in donations for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). All of this money will be distributed to children’s hospitals across the country, thanks to the underwriting provided by PSCU Financial Services. “This year’s event was a resounding success both in terms of participation by runners from credit unions and Capitol Hill staffers and the fact that we reached our goal of donating $1 million for children’s hospitals nationwide,” said David J. Serlo, President, PSCU Financial Services. “Our thanks go out to our sponsoring credit unions, as well as those who made donations, helped organize the run, sent staff volunteers and runners and supported this event in other ways. Many Americans have lost jobs and health insurance coverage, so there is an even greater need to provide critical medical care for needy children than ever before. On top of this worthy cause, we were able to showcase the valuable contribution credit unions make to the country and to their communities.” The April 5th event hosted 12,000 runners. More than half were members of credit unions. These runners and others donated over $93,500 in the online giving program. More than 50 credit unions also supported the event by providing 600 volunteers that served on race day. More than 470 Capitol Hill runners also participated. During the past eight years more than $3.6 million has been donated to Children’s Miracle Network. Children’s Miracle Network is an alliance of 170 children’s hospitals across North America that treats 17 million critically ill children annually. Since funds are distributed to hospitals in each credit union’s community, each participating credit union can publicize these contributions. This local publicity helps raise awareness for both Children’s Miracle Network and the credit union. About PSCU Financial ServicesBased in St. Petersburg, Florida, PSCU Financial Services is the nation's largest credit union service organization (CUSO) and serves more than 1,300 financial institutions nationwide. As a non-profit cooperative, the company is owned by more than 600 member credit unions representing over 13 million accounts and 860,000 online bill payment subscribers. Its Contact Centers handle more than 16 million inquiries a year.PSCU Financial Services offers 24/7 member support through four Contact Centers: its Eastern operations center in St. Petersburg, Fla.; a Western operations center based in Phoenix, Ariz.; and two call centers in Detroit, Mich. These Contact Centers perform member servicing and new member acquisition, cross-selling and automated lending solutions as well as support for debit/credit/prepaid cardholders and online bill payment subscribers. Established in 1977, the company provides a broad array of cost-effective, high quality financial services that include credit, debit, ATM, prepaid, bill payment and contact center solutions. PSCU Financial Services uniquely offers its members a full range of processing options, any combination from full service to in-house pass through processing for credit, debit and ATM transactions. As a leader in the credit union movement, the company offers gateway access to national and regional networks. It also provides full function ATM terminal driving services. For more information, visit PSCU Financial Services’ website at www.pscufs.com.
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