PORTSMOUTH, NH Service Credit Union employees once again joined forces with the American Heart Association in New Hampshire as part of National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 6
th to show their support heart disease awareness.
National Wear Red Day is a national awareness campaign for both men and women about heart disease sponsored by the national American Heart Association. Cardiovascular diseases and stroke is the number one cause of death in New Hampshire, according to statistics by the AHA.
For the seventh straight year, Service Credit Union employees donated $5 a piece toward the cause and participated in a dress down day at the credit union. Close to 300 employees took part in the event. Service Credit Union matched employee donations for a $3,000 contribution to the American Heart Association. American Heart Association volunteer advocate Gay Boutin was on hand to accept the donation.
Boutin, of Fremont N.H., spoke to Service Credit Union employees about her personal experiences, recently losing her husband to cardio vascular disease and her son undergoing open heart surgery at a very young age. She takes great pride and finds purpose in spreading the word about heart disease awareness.
"National Wear Red Day is a great opportunity to reach out to people in our community and alert them to the personal risk factors for heart disease. By wearing red and participating on February 6
th, we showed our support for heart disease awareness." says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union.�� "Service Credit Union encourages health and fitness year round with our 24/7 onsite fitness room and our walking trails outside our corporate offices."
National Wear Red Day is an annual event held on the first Friday in February. The first observance, in February 2004, was announced at the White House. On National Wear Red Day, women and men across the country wear red to unite in the national movement to give a personal and urgent wakeup call about the risk of heart disease.
Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution with more than 200,000 members worldwide, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 48 branches including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire, 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA., and all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense employees and their families. With over $2.5 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 31 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, 15 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.
PORTSMOUTH, NH Service Credit Union employees once again joined forces with the American Heart Association in New Hampshire as part of National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 6th to show their support heart disease awareness.
National Wear Red Day is a national awareness campaign for both men and women about heart disease sponsored by the national American Heart Association. Cardiovascular diseases and stroke is the number one cause of death in New Hampshire, according to statistics by the AHA.
For the seventh straight year, Service Credit Union employees donated $5 a piece toward the cause and participated in a dress down day at the credit union. Close to 300 employees took part in the event. Service Credit Union matched employee donations for a $3,000 contribution to the American Heart Association. American Heart Association volunteer advocate Gay Boutin was on hand to accept the donation.
Boutin, of Fremont N.H., spoke to Service Credit Union employees about her personal experiences, recently losing her husband to cardio vascular disease and her son undergoing open heart surgery at a very young age. She takes great pride and finds purpose in spreading the word about heart disease awareness.
"National Wear Red Day is a great opportunity to reach out to people in our community and alert them to the personal risk factors for heart disease. By wearing red and participating on February 6th, we showed our support for heart disease awareness." says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union.�� "Service Credit Union encourages health and fitness year round with our 24/7 onsite fitness room and our walking trails outside our corporate offices."
National Wear Red Day is an annual event held on the first Friday in February. The first observance, in February 2004, was announced at the White House. On National Wear Red Day, women and men across the country wear red to unite in the national movement to give a personal and urgent wakeup call about the risk of heart disease.
Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution with more than 200,000 members worldwide, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 48 branches including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire, 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA., and all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense employees and their families. With over $2.5 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 31 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, 15 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.