Charities Hear More "Chi Ching" with State Employees' Credit Union Coin Sorters!RALEIGH, N.C. -- State Employees' Credit Union's (SECU's) coin sorters, installed in its 203 branches statewide, are providing an added benefit to various North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. charitable organizations -- more money in their pockets! In just one year, SECU SECU State Employees Credit Union of Maryland SECU Security Financial Group, Inc. SECU Saginaw Eaton Credit Union (Saginaw, Michigan) SECU Standard Electronic Control Unit has saved charities thousands of dollars by sorting coin collected by the charities through school fundraisers and community coin drives. SECU originally deployed its coin sorters in branches to provide a much-needed member service at no cost, as most coin sorting machines assess a 7% - 8% fee for use of the machine. The coin sorters feature Fat Cat - the mascot of SECU's youth program designed to promote saving. And, in keeping with its non-profit philosophy of "People Helping People," the Credit Union also offers its machines at no cost to other non-profits and charitable organizations which were paying a fee elsewhere. Numerous charitable groups benefited from SECU's coin sorters in 2006. One such group was Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. of Asheville, North Carolina Not to be confused with Ashville. Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,889. It is the largest city in western North Carolina, and continues to grow. . Meals on Wheels used an SECU coin sorter to count spare change donated towards their annual "Pennies with a Purpose" fundraising campaign. Use of the no-fee sorter allowed Meals on Wheels to maximize every single cent donated by the local community. Warrenwood Elementary School elementary school: see school. students in Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,015. It is the county seat of Cumberland County GR6, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. also brought $1,870 in coin from a "Reading Rocks" fundraiser to their local branch. One student commented the Fat Cat Coin Sorter was a "great, awesome and super cool mathematician!" Leigh Brady, SECU's Senior Vice President of Education Services, comments, "State Employees' Credit Union members and staff are traditionally strong supporters of local charities. Using Fat Cat coin sorters to benefit not only SECU's membership but all North Carolina communities embodies the cooperative spirit on which our organization was founded." About SECU SECU is a non-profit financial cooperative owned by its members. SECU has been providing the employees of the State of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for nearly 70 years. Currently serving over 1.3 million members, SECU provides services through more than 200 branch offices, over 900 ATMs, two call centers and a website--www.ncsecu.org. |
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