Wichita, Kansas – November 15, 2022 – Credit Union of America is excited to announce that the 16th Annual CUA 2022 Children’s Miracle Network Golf Classic raised $66,506.79 for sick and injured Kansas kids. The tournament has raised a total of $720,366.79 over the past 16 years. CUA attributes its success to three key elements.
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A worthy cause all can relate to.
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A tournament that’s fun, classy, and doesn’t nickel & dime it’s golfers.
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Supportive partners, sponsors, and grant providers, with many returning year after year.
CUA co-partners with the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at Ascension Via Christi (CMNH), a local CMNH family each year, and The Wichita Open (part of the Korn Ferry PGA Tour). The Korn Ferry Tour is a 10-day event and CUA’s tournament is the kick-off activity for The Wichita Open. This provides CUA’s golfers with a pristine course to play even before the pros step foot on it. Golfers are treated to breakfast on the green and a lunch overlooking the 18th hole. Prices are kept low at $250 per person, and each golfer receives a gift bag with the coveted “polo shirt of the year” a $75 value, which features a Wichita Open/PGA embroidered logo, and two tickets to The Wichita Open, among other items. In addition to a beautiful morning of golf, the course is filled with fun stations, including two Margaritaville tents, snack & beer carts, team photos, and a meet-the-CMNH family tent. During lunch CUA’s 2022 guest CMNH family shared their story with the golfers and sponsors, bringing the day to a close focused on the real purpose of the golf tournament. Hearing how the family was helped by CMNH, regardless of illness or income, and meeting the family recipient(s) first-hand brings many smiles, tears, and additional donations.
Credit Union of America
CUA focuses on supporting all communities in which we do business. Our focus starts with education and includes healthcare and quality of life in all our communities. In 2021, CUA contributed over $458,000 to charitable and community causes. 2022 is on track for CUA donating half a million dollars to worthy causes.
CUA serves over 90,000 members online and at fourteen (14) full-service Kansas locations in Wichita, Derby, Goddard, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Pratt, and Salina, in addition to a corporate office located in Wichita. Credit Union of America, originally a teachers’ credit union, now serves a community-based field of membership, with special interest and expertise in serving educators and healthcare workers. Established in 1935, CUA is a member-owned full-service financial cooperative providing low-cost checking, savings, investments, personal and mortgage loans, and small business services. As of October 31, 2022, CUA assets total $1.373 billion and loans total $1.167 billion. Deposits are insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. Government Agency. CUA is an Equal Housing Lender and Equal Opportunity Employer.