LOS ANGELES—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has received a commitment of $5 million from Credit Unions for Kids that will go toward the hospital’s Helping Hands Fund, which ensures all patients receive the critical, lifesaving care they need.
Credit Unions for Kids has had a long-standing relationship with CHLA, which said that in appreciation for the funding the organization will receive special recognition on the Champions for Children donor wall in the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion and will have the Helping Hands Fund renamed to “The Helping Hands Fund, supported in part, by Credit Unions for Kids” for the duration of the five-year sponsorship period.
Credit Unions for Kids raises funds to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, an alliance of 170 children’s hospitals across North America. Credit Unions for Kids has donated more than $1.2 million to CHLA and partnered with the hospital’s 2015 Live L.A. Give L.A. fundraising campaign, donating $530,000 as a dollar-for-dollar challenge match grant to the Los Angeles community.
“We cannot think of a better way to give back to the local community than to strengthen the children who will shape tomorrow,” says Keith Sultemeier, president and chief executive officer of Kinecta Federal Credit Union in a released statement. “We are thrilled to be lending a helping hand to the patients of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which continues to provide the highest quality healthcare for children from Los Angeles and beyond.”