Credit Union helps raise more than $30k for Children's Miracle Network

Ascend Federal Credit union helps raise more than $30K for children’s miracle network

Ascend Federal Credit Union of Tullahoma, Tenn. has helped raise more than $30,000 for a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Nashville. Since 2004 the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been serving Middle Tennessee children as a recognized leader in pediatric care. The non-profit children’s hospital, which is part of the Children’s Miracle Network of hospitals, does not deny children care based on a limited ability to pay. Ascend joined other Middle Tennessee credit union sponsors for the 3^rd Annual Credit Unions for Kids Children’s Miracle Network Golf Tournament Aug. 24. Thirty-four teams participated in the golf tournament that raised $21,878 for Monroe Carell. Ascend also partnered with Walmart Distribution Center 6062 on Sept. 11 for the 11^th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Golf Tournament. Twenty-six teams helped raise more than $10,000. “The kids at Monroe Carell are not strangers,” Ascend President and CEO Caren Gabriel said. “They are from our own communities and families, and we were excited to have these opportunities to help them get the care they need here at home.” According to the Children’s Miracle Network Web site, credit unions are the third largest annual corporate contributor to Children’s Miracle Network hospitals behind Walmart and Costco.