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Now, you can help eradicate breast cancer by creating important funding for breast cancer research and awareness -- all with a free checking account from Alabama Credit Union.
Chances are, you have been affected by breast cancer. Here are facts* you need to know:
- 1 in 8: the risk that an American woman will develop breast cancer in her lifetime to age 85 (13 percent);
- 178,480: new cases of breast cancer that will be diagnosed in American women in 2007 alone;
- 125: per 100,000 white women, the new-incidence rate of breast cancer;
- 116: per 100,000 black women, the new-incidence rate of breast cancer;
- 117: per 100,000 women in Alabama, the rate of invasive breast cancer;
- $2: the monthly contribution -- that's $24 per year -- to be deducted from an Alabama Credit Union Pink Ribbon Checking account balance;
- $1: the matching monthly donation -- that's $12 per year -- contributed by Alabama Credit Union, for a total of $36 per year for each Alabama Credit Union Pink Ribbon Checking account!
A $24 yearly deduction from your account will be sent to fund breast cancer research and awareness, and we’ll match that with a $12 donation from Alabama Credit Union. That’s $36 per year, per Pink Ribbon Checking account, to eradicate breast cancer.
And there’s more: Your new Pink Ribbon Checking account comes with Pink Ribbon checks (available for your purchase through ClarkeAmerican; $24 for a box of 150, including shipping) that announce to others you’re helping to fund a cure for breast cancer -- and your purchase of the Pink Ribbon checks helps create yet another donation. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this check supports the following organizations:
- The Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Their mission is to decrease the impact of breast cancer, create and increase breast cancer awareness, and insure through information, empowerment, and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone. If you, or someone you love, needs breast cancer information or support, call Y-ME National Breast Cancer hotlines at 1-800-221-2141 (English) or 1-800-986-9505 (Spanish).
- The Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC) is a world class Cancer Center. Their mission is to provide current, comprehensive and compassionate multidisciplinary patient treatment, to devote time and resources to research toward the discovery of the causes, prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and to promote cancer education and prevention practices.
Plus, you’ll receive a Pink Ribbon gift item you may present to someone who’s battling or has survived breast cancer -- or, can wear proudly yourself.
Your new Pink Ribbon Checking account has a minimum balance of $24, and your contribution will be deducted once per year (when you open your account, and on the first business day of January thereafter). Ask us for more detasils.
Visit any Alabama Credit Union office today to set up your new Pink Ribbon Checking account, or to convert your existing account to Pink Ribbon Checking. If you already have a Just Rewards Checking or are age 50 or older, you'll qualify for our Pink Ribbon/Just Rewards Checking -- that means up to two boxes of free checks per year!**
Together, we can help fund a cure for breast cancer.
*Statistics obtained September 2007, from Susan G. Komen For The Cure
** Style, type, quantity, and printer of checks restricted by Alabama Credit Union; ask a Member Services Representative for details.
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