Credit Union Golf Outing Raises $23,000 for Children's Hospital

Warminster, PA - Participants and sponsors in the 27^th Annual Greater Philadelphia Credit Union Golf Outing raised over $23,000 for The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphias (CHOP). Additionally, Miracle Match from CO-OP Financial Services matched $10,000 of this donation, for a total of over $23,000 in charitable funds for CHOPs research efforts. Hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of Credit Unions, and organized annually in memory of Michael F. Ambrose, Jr., the outing took place Thursday, June 13^th at the Westover Country Club in Jeffersonville, PA. With sponsors including Freedom Credit Union, other Philadelphia-area credit unions, and credit union vendors, the golf outing has raised more than $243,000 for The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia since its inception in 1986. Freedom President & CEO Lee T. MacMinn said, "The Golf Outing is a great opportunity for credit unions in the Philadelphia area to work together to raise necessary dollars for important research. CHOPs commitment to helping kids is one that local credit unions are proud to support."