2011 Undie Run

Posted by Joshua English on Mar 28th, 2011 | no comments

SIU Credit Union is a big supporter of the American Cancer Society.  On Saturday March 26th, three SIUCU employees, Joshua English, Tonya Smith, & Amanda Lowery participated in the 2011 Undy Run for Relay for Life.  The event was designed to help draw attention to the need for preventative screenings.

Southern Illinois Hosts Inaugural Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk

Posted by SIU Credit Union on Oct 14th, 2010 | no comments

Join the world’s leading cancer research organization in their quest for a cure and make a difference in just one morning – on October 23^rdthe Southern Region of your American Cancer Society is hosting its inaugural Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk at Evergreen Park in Carbondale, IL.

Together we’ll raise funds and walk to defeat this disease so our daughters, mothers, sisters, friends and family won’t ever have to face a diagnosis.  A world with less breast cancer is a world with more birthdays.  Join us as we Make Strides Against Breast Cancer!

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk at Evergreen Park in Carbondale, IL

Saturday, October 23

 Registration begins @ 8 am

 Walk begins @ 9 am

There are many ways to get involved in a Making Strides event.

Start a Team: Sign up online to start your team and then invite your friends to join in. Go to www.makingstridesillinois.com.

Join a Team: Commit to share your passion to save lives from breast cancer by signing up to join a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer team. Your team leader will guide you and you can ask friends and family to support your efforts with donations

Walk as an Individual: You can sign up individually, but you won’t be alone as you will become part of a nationwide community of participants.

Donate to a Walker or Team: Making Strides is more than a walk – it is a fundraising event. The dollars raised help the American Cancer Society continue its work of helping people get well, stay well, find cures and fight back. We can’t do it without you and your support.

Become a Volunteer: You will be one of the driving forces behind our event. Share your passion to help create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays by sharing your time.

Relay for Life 2010 Carbondale

Posted by SIU Credit Union on Apr 29th, 2010 | no comments

On Saturday, we joined other supporters for Relay for Life in Carbondale. While the weather forced the event indoors, it was still an awesome opportunity to come together as a community to raise money for Cancer research. The credit union team raised over $3,000 and fundraising is still ongoing. Our hope is to top last year’s donation of $4,000.

From Kiss the Pig, to being the Credit Union Night Sponsor, our employees contributed lots of  hours raising money.

If you’d like to make a donation to Relay for Life, you can drop it off at any branch location.

A Kiss Worth $638.43

Posted by SIU Credit Union on Apr 16th, 2010 | no comments

Vice President of Operations Kim Babington kisses a pig for Relay for Life.

Today our Relay for Life team raised $638.43 with our kiss the pig fundraiser. Whichever senior manager had the most money in their jar had to kiss a pig. Our Vice President of Operation, Kim Babington won with $374.63.

While the event was fun and the weather was great to grill hot dogs for our members, we’re reminded of the ongoing fight to cure cancer. We’re honored to play a part in that goal and will continue to raise funds at the local level for the American Cancer Society. Afterall, credit unions are all about people helping people.

On Wednesday, April 21 at 5:45 p.m., we’ll open our doors to Relay for Life teams participating in the Jackson County event to turn in their money they have collected so far. And on Saturday, April 24, our Relay team will be walking the track of Carbondale Community High School with other members participating in Relay for Life. We hope to see you there.

2010 Undy Run

Posted by SIU Credit Union on Mar 29th, 2010 | no comments

We are big supporters of the American Cancer Society here at the credit union. It’s become one of our major fundraising efforts and a cause that is near and dear to our heart. Last year our employees raised over $4,000 for the ACS.  On Saturday, two credit union employees, Amy Ragan, compliance officer, and Josh English, teller and marketing intern, ran in the 2010

Credit Union volunteers (at left) were part of the registration team. Above, Amy Ragan and Josh English competed in the race for SIU Credit Union.

Undy Run, an effort to stamp out colorectal cancer and an extension of our support for the American Cancer Society. Several credit union employees also volunteered their morning to help with race registration. SIU Credit Union was a major sponsor of the event.

We’re proud of our employees who go out into the community to serve a cause they are passionate about.   

ACS Taste of Hope Carbondale

Posted by SIU Credit Union on Oct 19th, 2009 | no comments

SIU Credit Union has been an active supporter of the American Cancer Society. This year, we raised over $4,000 for the Carbondale Relay for Life.  But we know we can do more. So, won’t you help us get the word out about the second annual Taste of Hope Carbondale? Read below for more information.

Hello from your American Cancer Society,

The Relay For Life of Jackson County Carbondale is partnering with local Carbondale restaurants for the second annual Taste of Hope Carbondale. We need your help! Please dine at any of the restaurants listed below on Tuesday, October 27 from 5:00pm until the close of businessand 20% of the net profit will be donated to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Jackson County Carbondale.

• Quatro’s Pizza
• Houlihan’s
• Newell House
• Tres Hombres
• Giant City Lodge

The first annual Taste of Hope raised more than $1,800 in our fight against cancer. A special thank you to the above restaurants for their past participation in Taste of Hope, and for their continued support of the American Cancer Society.

Please forward to anyone you think would be interested. We would love to see the restaurants packed for our fight against cancer. Thank you for your support of our lifesaving mission.