CFE Federal Credit Union, Orlando, Fla., has donated $10,000 toRock Lake Elementary School's Media Center. This contribution willbe used to provide new books and supplies for the school's MediaCenter. Students and teachers expressed their gratitude bypresenting CFE Federal Credit Union's President/CEO Joseph A.Melbourne, with a BIG thank you card signed by Rock Lake students.The donation is part of a five-year commitment for CFE to donate$500,000 to local Orange County Public Schools. Service Plus CreditUnion, Riverside, Calif., has donated Dr. Seuss books to FranklinElementary and Jefferson Elementary Schools. In addition, in honorof the nationwide event "Read Across America" Service Plus CU alongwith its "special guest" The Cat in the Hat, visited localelementary schools to read aloud to the students. UT Federal CreditUnion, Knoxville, Tenn., has raised $5,282.04 for the EastTennessee Children's Hospital's Hope-A-Thon to support its annualdiabetes camp - Camp Cure and $1,025.17 for the UT Hospital'sPediatric Unit to be used to purchase car seats for childreninvolved in accidents. Camp Cure is designed to allow children withdiabetes to experience normal camp activity while also learningabout their illness and ways to manage it. Pioneer Federal CreditUnion, Mountain Home, Idaho, has raised $1,046 for the Children'sMiracle Network by channeling Elvis. Staffers here raced to collectdonations for the chance to be "Elvis" at the annual credit unionparty. Lending Services VP Curt Perry, who raised the most money,ended up receiving the honor of donning Elvis garbs. Fort CampbellFederal Credit Union, Clarksville, Tenn., has raised $3,635.97 forthe American Heart Association. For the second straight yearstaffers donated their time and money for the American Heart Walk.Nationwide, over 1,000,000 walkers will participate in over 600Heart Walk events. 70.1 million Americans suffer from some sort ofcardiovascular disease. Financial Partners Credit Union, Downey,Calif., has donated $1,000 to Gangs Out Of Downey, which is aprogram dedicated to combating gang activity in the community. Muchof the donated money will support the Downey Police positioned atlocal high school campuses. Funds also will go toward otheranti-gang endeavors such as camping opportunities for troubledchildren, after school and summer sports programs andstudent/parent counseling. Yakima Valley Credit Union, Wash., hasdonated $9,080.12 to the Yakima Police Athletic League (PAL). PALis a sports-oriented, crime prevention program that relies onathletics, education and recreation activities to form a bondbetween police officers and the youth of the community. They relyon donations from the community as well as police and communityvolunteers to make their program a success. Yakima Valley CU willcontinue to raise money for PAL throughout 2005. Northwest FederalCredit Union, Herndon, Va., has helped raise some $10,000 for theChildren's Miracle Network. The latest fundraising initiativeincludes the sale of Buckle-Up Buddies. The popular stuffed animalseatbelt protectors are sold for $5 each, with 100% of the proceedsgoing directly to CMN. In addition to the sale of the Buckle-UpBuddies, NWFCU participates in the black tie gala and silentauction preceding the annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-MileRun, accepts donations year-round, hosts on-site book drives andwill participate in the annual Credit Union Bowl-a-Thon in June.Cardinal Community Credit Union, Mentor, Ohio, has teamed up withDr. Juan Galvan DDS to sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive. Atotal of 38 people volunteered to donated blood. MidWest FinancialCredit Union, Ann Arbor, Mich., and UMHS Financial have raised $475for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Washtenaw County during theorganization's annual Bowl For Kids Sake event. Funds raisedprovide guidance and support to at-risk children through the BigBrothers Big Sisters program and go directly toward matchingchildren with carefully screened, caring Big Brother and Big Sistervolunteers. MidWest Financial CU has been a participant and asponsor of this local fundraising event for five years. RobinsFederal Credit Union, Warner Robins, Ga., has donated 56pillowcases to Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta as part ofthe "Pillowcases for Kids" campaign. Children admitted into thehospital will receive a decorative pillowcase in their admissionkit. Spokane Teachers Credit Union, Liberty Lake, Wash., has madean investment in Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) for alleight branch locations, as well as its corporate headquarters. Intotal, STCU purchased 10 with each costing $1,350. AED training wasprovided by Medic First Aid Group International, which adheres tothe most up-to-date medical and educational guidelines. Accordingto the American Heart Association sudden cardiac death fromcoronary heart disease occurs more than 917 times per day in theUnited States killing about 335,000 Americans each year. FAIRWINDSCredit Union, Orlando, Fla., has raised nearly $22,000 for theHeart of Florida United Way Campaign through contributions bycrewmembers and FAIRWINDS Charities. FAIRWINDS' generous support ofthe United Way demonstrates their commitment and participation tothe community they serve. HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, Honolulu,has donated $1,000 to the Hawaii Council on Economic Education tohelp it reach its $36,000 fundraising goal. The credit unioncontribution will help the Council with a number of programs topromote its mission of improving the teaching of economics inHawaii's public and private schools as well as increasing theeconomic and financial literacy of the islands' students andresidents.