Falcon Heights, MN - From left to right, Brandon Severson, Gail O’Brien, Sara Engblom, JoAnne Nelson, Kristin Klapste, Donna Benson, Bridget Petersen and Kjell Luetschwager from the $1 billion SPIRE Credit Union present funds raised for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

SPIRE employees at all 18 branch and office locations recently participated in a fundraiser benefitting Gillette Children’s. Employees who purchased Credit Unions for Kids fundraising T-shirt would earn the privilege of wearing jeans to work every Tuesday in July. Proceeds from shirt sales resulted in a donation of $1,500.

SPIRE is a long-time supporter of Gillette Children’s. Throughout the year, candy bars and models of its iconic Archie truck are sold at all locations, and employees participate in various Credit Unions for Kids fundraisers such as Mingle for Miracles, Bowl-O-Rama and Miracle Jeans Day. So far in 2018, SPIRE has raised more than $7,500. Since 1996, SPIRE has donated more than $300,000 to Credit Unions for Kids, which benefits Gillette Children’s locally.