Vizo Financial & CU4Kids Walk for Children Raises $5,616
June 12, 2017
Middletown, Pa. – Vizo Financial Corporate Credit Union and Credit Unions for Kids (CU4Kids) joined forces to raise money and gather volunteers for the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation’s second annual Walk for Children’s event on June 3, 2017.
Walk for Children’s is a family walk event that benefits Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - a Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital - by bringing together the community and raising money for patient care. Vizo Financial reached out to member credit unions in the Pittsburgh area to encourage monetary donations and people to participate in the walk.
At the event, Vizo Financial employees and their families marched along with over 4,000 walkers and represented the CU4Kids brand.
Overall, the 2017 Walk for Children’s event garnered a grand total of $787,520! Of that, the CU4Kids team donated $5,616 with contributions from several Pittsburgh credit unions, Vizo Financial and personal donations from our AMIS subsidiary staff.
The credit unions and organizations that donated to the Walk for Children’s event on behalf of the CU4Kids team included:
Alcoa Pittsburgh FCU
AMIS
Century Heritage FCU
Fayette County School Employees CU
Keystone Lending Alliance, LLC
Pittsburgh Firefighters’ FCU
Vizo Financial Corporate CU
“This was our first year participating in the Walk for Children’s event and it was awe-inspiring to see the community come together for the local CMN Hospital,” said Erin Doan, administration and community relations director for Vizo Financial. “As part of the CU4Kids team, we participated to pledge our support for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and showed that credit unions are willing to be advocates for the communities and people we serve.”
Vizo Financial would like to thank the credit unions and organizations that donated time and money in support of Walk for Children’s.
About Vizo Financial Corporate Credit Union
Vizo Financial Corporate Credit Union’s goal is to drive credit union success through proven EXCELLENCE, unmatched EXPERTISE and engaged PARTNERSHIPS. It is a state-chartered corporate credit union that serves CUSOs, leagues, chapters and more than 1,200 credit unions in the U.S. and Canada. Vizo Financial provides money management, payments, technology, risk management and people development solutions. For more information, please visit www.vfccu.org.