Gesa Credit Union Donates $40,000 to Support Pediatric Healthcare at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital
Gesa celebrates donation by presenting electric jeep to local pediatric patient
August 16, 2024
Gesa Credit Union
Gesa credit union is committed to making a positive impact in the communities we serve.
RICHLAND, WASH. (August 16, 2024) ‒ Gesa, a community-focused credit union, today donated $40,000 through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® to its longtime partner, the Memorial Foundation. Since 2016, the two organizations have partnered to support pediatric healthcare programs and services at MultiCare Yakima Memorial
Hospital and Children's Village. Every year, the GoWest Credit Union Association auctions kids’ electric
jeeps to raise vital funds to support 11 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the West Coast. This year, Gesa bid and donated $40,000 for MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital’s electric jeep, which was presented to a local pediatric patient at Gesa’s headquarters on
August 14.
Gesa’s electric jeep recipient this year was Julio, a four-year-old from Prosser, Washington, who has received life-changing care through Children’s Village. Julio and his family have been able to obtain services for all aspects of his care, including specialized dental treatment, occupational therapy, genetics, behavioral development services and more. In his four years of life, Julio has shown remarkable resilience and bravery, having already undergone four surgeries, with more anticipated in the future.
We are honored to partner with the Memorial Foundation and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals for another year, as the work they do to support and uplift children in need of medical care is nothing short of extraordinary.
Brandon Allison, AVP of Training, Education and Community Outreach at Gesa Credit Union
As a community-focused organization, and a strong supported of our local healthcare heroes, Gesa is grateful to play a role in the Foundation's mission to bring hope and healing to children across our state. That includes Julio, who is truly a deserving recipient of our Gesa electric Jeep.
Brandon Allison, AVP of Training, Education and Communication Outreach at Gesa Credit Union
For more information about the Memorial Foundation and memfound.org. To learn more about Gesa Credit Union and its impact on the community, visit www.gesa.com.
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Gesa Credit Union is one of Washington’s largest credit unions, with over $5.5 billion in assets, and is nearly 290,000 members strong. Gesa is a full-service financial institution that offers a complete array of consumer, mortgage, and business products and services. Headquartered in Richland, Washington, Gesa operates 31 branches, loan centers, full-service student-operated campus branches at Washington State University, and 14 student-operated high school branches across Washington state.
The Gesa Community Foundation, established in 2022, further supports Gesa’s ongoing commitment to local communities and charitable giving, which includes support for schools, Local Heroes groups, and community organizations through its Affinity Debit Card Program, as well as through its annual youth scholarships, and free financial and educational resources available to members and the general public. For more information, visit gesa.com.
The Memorial Foundation is an independent nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that supports innovative health care programs as the philanthropic partner of MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital. The Memorial Foundation has a 35-year history of connecting the community to programs and services with the mission of advancing and transforming health care throughout the Yakima Valley. The Memorial Foundation partners with the community to raise funds for four health care initiatives: Children’s Health, Healthy Yakima, Cancer Care, and Compass Care. For more information visit memfound.org.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $7 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, and learn about your member hospital at www.CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
