PORTSMOUTH, NH �For the fifth annual Purple Up!, Service Credit Union will recognize the many sacrifices of military children, joining the New Hampshire Military Youth and Family Program on April 15
th.
Purple Up! takes place in the middle of the Month of the Military Child during April, to show support and thank military youth for their sacrifice and strength as their parents serve in the Armed Forces, many deployed away from home.
In 2011, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Military Youth and Family Program started the initiative "Purple Up! For Military Kids" that quickly gained momentum and is now celebrated nationwide.� Wearing the color purple is a visible way to thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is a combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red, and Navy blue.
Service Credit Union staff wore purple shirts and purple ribbons to visibly show their support and celebrate military youth.
"Service Credit Union is proud of its long tradition of supporting our military youth as they often struggle with an absence of a parent. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the children of our military service members," says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. "We honor their sacrifices, and we are committed to supporting them now and in the future."
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 49 branches including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense including their families and anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire, 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA. With over $2.6 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 31 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, one branch in North Dakota, 15 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.
Caption: Service Credit Union Chief Administration Officer David Van Rossum and employees show off their purple in support of military children during Purple Up! day on Tuesday, April 15
th at the credit unions Corporate Offices in Portsmouth.
PORTSMOUTH, NH �For the fifth annual Purple Up!, Service Credit Union will recognize the many sacrifices of military children, joining the New Hampshire Military Youth and Family Program on April 15th.
Purple Up! takes place in the middle of the Month of the Military Child during April, to show support and thank military youth for their sacrifice and strength as their parents serve in the Armed Forces, many deployed away from home.
In 2011, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Military Youth and Family Program started the initiative "Purple Up! For Military Kids" that quickly gained momentum and is now celebrated nationwide.� Wearing the color purple is a visible way to thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is a combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red, and Navy blue.
Service Credit Union staff wore purple shirts and purple ribbons to visibly show their support and celebrate military youth.
"Service Credit Union is proud of its long tradition of supporting our military youth as they often struggle with an absence of a parent. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the children of our military service members," says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. "We honor their sacrifices, and we are committed to supporting them now and in the future."
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 49 branches including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense including their families and anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire, 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA. With over $2.6 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 31 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, one branch in North Dakota, 15 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.
Caption: Service Credit Union Chief Administration Officer David Van Rossum and employees show off their purple in support of military children during Purple Up! day on Tuesday, April 15th at the credit unions Corporate Offices in Portsmouth.