Page 8 - GS190701

ReadersSpeak

Take a selfie, help a child "This promotion is aimed at continu-
ing the momentum of the #Shade-
ill Pritchard of CO-OP Financial Services sent us word of a fund- sUpForKids promotion, which
raising effort running through Aug. 31, 2019, to benefit Children's raised $10,000 each for the National
Miracle Network Hospitals, as follows: "The CO-OP ATM Network Credit Union Foundation and CMN
B of Miracles program calls on employees or members to post pho- Hospitals in advance of the confer-
tos of themselves next to a CO-OP ATM on social media using the hashtag ence. 'The contribution from even
#ATMs4CMN. For every photo posted by August 31, CO-OP will donate $10 to a single posted photo does a world
Credit Unions for Kids, up to a total donation of $10,000, ultimately to benefit of good; it can enhance the impact
the industry’s charity of choice, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. credit unions have on over 10 million
children treated at CMN Hospitals
every year,' said Samantha Paxson,
Chief Experience Officer for CO-OP.
'But the benefits of raising awareness
about the credit union movement’s
vast surcharge-free ATM Network
– and its multimillion-dollar coop-
erative support for CMN Hospitals
– are equally impactful.'

"Having members participate is easy:
They simply need to visit a CO-OP
ATM (found via the network’s loca-
tor), look for the red triangle CO-OP
ATM logo, take a picture and post
it to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn
with the hashtag #ATMs4CMN.

"Donations from #ATMs4CMN will
be provided to Credit Unions for
Kids to enhance fundraising across
the country to help create turnkey
campaigns and resources, and
engage employees/members more
effectively. For more information on
CO-OP ATM Network of Miracles,
including a downloadable campaign
kit with access social posts and
banners, visit www.co-opfs.org/co-
op-purpose/CO-OP-atm-network-of-
miracles."

Thank you, Bill, for sending us this
information.

Is your business giving back?
If your company is involved in
giving back to your community
through fundraising or donating
time or other resources to worthy
causes, let us know at greensheet@
greensheet.com. We're also always
interested in your views on timely
topics of concern to the payments
community. For this page, opinions
of up to 300 words work best.

8