Commerce Bank Launches 'Coins for Life' Program to Aid LPGA Pros in the Fight to Eradicate Breast Cancer.Business Editors CHERRY HILL Cherry Hill, township (1990 pop. 69,319), Camden co., W central N.J.; name was changed from Delaware township to Cherry Hill in 1961. Largely residential, Cherry Hill has been marked by great development and housing growth, especially since the 1970s. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2002 Commerce Bancorp This article is about the bank headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. For other uses, see Commerce Bank. Commerce Bancorp (NYSE: CBH), doing business as Commerce Bank , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBH CBH cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity. ) announced today that it has launched a special "Coins for LIFE" campaign to support the LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Pros In the Fight To Eradicate Breast Cancer (LIFE). Commerce has initiated its support for the LIFE campaign with a $75,000 donation. Beginning June 1st, and throughout the remainder of the month, Commerce is encouraging people with spare change to stop by their nearest Commerce Bank branch to use the bank's free Penny Arcade Noun 1. penny arcade - an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment arcade - a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side coin counting machines to support the Coins for LIFE campaign. They can donate all or a portion of the cash they receive from their spare change to the "Coins for LIFE" campaign. The free, self-service Penny Arcade coin counting machines are easy to use and conveniently located next to the teller counter at every Commerce branch. Commerce has a network of nearly 200 branches serving New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , eastern Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware. The Val Skinner Val Skinner (born June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Skinner was born in Bay Head, New Jersey. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State champion and won both these titles in 1978. Foundation and its founder, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Touring Professional Val Skinner, created the LIFE program. The proceeds of Commerce's Coins for LIFE campaign will support LIFE's benefactors - The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is a research institution based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, aimed at addressing the devastating effects of cancer. CINJ's efforts have led to its inclusion as one of only 39 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer - which have been carefully chosen by the Val Skinner Foundation for their extensive work in breast cancer research and education. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation utilizes the funds donated by LIFE to support outreach and educational programs associated with a national "Young Women's Initiative" which focuses on women in their twenties and thirties. The Cancer Institute of New Jersey utilizes the funds from LIFE to support its high-risk breast cancer program called the "LIFE Center" and its clinical trials, which also focus on young women. In addition to collecting coins for the LIFE campaign, Commerce's nearly 200 branches throughout the region also will serve as collection points for other cash contributions to the LIFE program. Contributions to the "Coins for LIFE" campaign also can be sent to: Coins for LIFE c/o Commerce Bank 1701 Route 70 East Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Commerce Bancorp is one of the nation's fastest-growing financial services retailers with $13 billion in assets and a rapidly expanding network of nearly 200 branches. Commerce is maintaining an aggressive expansion pace, working toward a total asset goal of $25 billion and a branch network of 375 offices by the year 2005. The bank plans to add 41+ new locations throughout New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware during 2002. For more information about Commerce, please visit the company's interactive financial resource center at commerceonline.com. For information on the Coins for LIFE campaign, please contact Kathleen Brust, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications, at 856/470-3329 or at kbrust@yesbank.com. |
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