PORTSMOUTH � Service Credit Union employees once again joined forces with "New Hampshire Goes Red for Women Day" as part of National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 5
th to show their support for heart disease awareness.
National Wear Red Day is a national awareness campaign for women and men about heart disease sponsored by the American Heart Association. For the eighth straight year, Service Credit Union employees each donated $5 a piece toward the cause and participated in a dress down day at the credit union. Close to 150 employees took part in the event. Service Credit Union matched employee donations for a total of $1,500 contribution to the American Heart Association.
"Wear Red Day is a great opportunity to reach out to the communities we serve to alert them to the personal risk factors of heart disease. By wearing red and participating on February 5
th, we personified our support for heart disease awareness." said David Van Rossum, Chief Administration Officer at Service Credit Union.
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 their risk of heart disease.
Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution with more than 220,000 members worldwide, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 54 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 $2.8 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 34 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, one in North Dakota, 16 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.
