St. Louis, MO Each year, during the month of April, credit� unions across the country spotlight their efforts to help parents and schools� educate young people on the importance of saving money and learning how to spend� responsibly.
This year, five St Louis-area credit unions (Alliance, Electro Savings, First� Community, Southpointe and Vantage) took it one step further by combining� efforts to raise money for Childrens Miracle Network (CMN) of Greater St.� Louis, benefiting St. Louis Childrens Hospital and Cardinal Glennon Childrens� Medical Center.
"Credit Union Youth Month allows us to pair our education efforts with� fundraising for two amazing hospitals in the St. Louis area" said Josh Purler,� Marketing Manager with Alliance Credit Union, speaking on behalf of the group of� participating credit unions.� "Teaching kids the importance of savings is� more important than ever. The recent recession caught a lot of people� financially off-guard so now parents and schools are putting financial education� at the forefront where it should be."
To raise funds while highlighting youth savings, the credit unions ran� account specials during the month with incentives going to CMN. Several of the� credit unions donated $5 for each new youth account opened, while others donated� for deposits into existing youth accounts. Southpointe and Electro Savings� employees also donated to wear jeans on Fridays during April. Combined, the five� credit unions donated $3,418 to CMN.
