United Educational Credit Union, Battle Creek, Mich., awardedtwo $300 Bright Ideas Partnership grants to Albion Public School'sHarrington and Washington Gardner Schools. The grants were appliedfor by the district media specialist for Albion Public Schools toupdate the libraries at both schools. The Bright Ideas PartnershipProgram helps educational ideas and projects become reality throughfinancial assistance.

The Credit Union Car Club, San Diego, will host its secondannual show “Credit Unions & Cars for Kids” car show on May 4.The show will feature at least 150 cars and motorcycles along withmusic, food, and vendors. Last year the show raised $20,000 forRady Children's Hospital. This year's show will again benefit RadyChildren's Hospital and the goal is to raise $25,000.

CU Business Group, LLC, Portland, Ore., attended the CreditUnions for Kids Magic & Miracles auction held annually by theCredit Union Association of Oregon. CUBG successfully bid on a SonyPlayStation with a plasma monitor that they then offered back toCredit Union For Kids and for donation to Rogue Valley MedicalCenter's children's ward. When the PlayStation and monitor wasdelivered to the medical center the Credit Union Association ofOregon presented a donation of $500 to be used to buy additionalgames for the children. At the auction, CUBG also donated $1,000 incash to Credit Unions for Kids, which was pooled with other fundsfor donation to Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland.