SAFE CU Members Give $9,000 for Fight Against Cancer

SAFE Credit Union’s recent participation in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Citrus Heights raised nearly $10,000 for the fight against cancer.

SAFE fielded a team of 75 walkers at the May 30 event in the Sacramento area community. Before the event, SAFE branches invited members to make donations and sponsor participants. SAFE’s efforts raised $9,142 for the local American Cancer Society chapter. SAFE’s team was among 27 teams and nearly 400 people turned out for the event. A total of more than $67,000 was raised.

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path

“SAFE members were very generous in their support for this event. Community support defines so much of what credit unions stand for, and Relay for Life is one of many ways SAFE fufills that role,” said SAFE President and CEO Henry Wirz. Established in 1940, SAFE Credit Union maintains assets in excess of $1 billion and serves more than 127,000 members through 20 branches in the greater Sacramento region.