Mountain America Credit Union Donates $9,000 to Bingham Health Care Foundation

POCATELLO, Idaho, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As a proud sponsor of the Idaho State Bengals, Mountain America Credit Union committed to donating to a charity for every three-pointer completed by the Bengals in the 2020 basketball season. This year, Mountain America supported the Bingham Health Care Foundation as the recipient of the Mountain America Three-Pointer Donation program.

As we near the final game of the season, the numbers are in, with the Bengals completing over 150 three-pointers during the 2020 season.

As a result, Mountain America presented $9,000 to the Bingham Health Care Foundation during the Bengals final home game on February 27, 2020.

Jason Smith, vice president of corporate sponsorships and events at Mountain America, presented the check to Troy Eppich, chairman of the board at Bingham Health Care Foundation, alongside representatives from the Bingham Health Care Foundation.

"It is an honor for the Bingham Health Care Foundation to receive financial support from Mountain America Credit Union," said Troy Eppich, Bingham Health Care Foundation Board Chair. "Their donation will contribute to furthering the Foundation's mission of 'Enhancing healthcare and Enhancing lives.' Each donation represents a community partnership that helps us to advance the health of our region. The Foundation has provided support to the Pocatello Free Clinic, Bingham Memorial Hospital, Project Linus, and Friends of Soda Spring City Park. Because of this generous donation, we can continue assisting other nonprofit organizations within our communities."

"The Bingham Health Care Foundation supports a wide variety of critical health care programs across eastern Idaho," says Sterling Nielsen, president and chief executive officer at Mountain America. "We are proud to support their work in providing innovative, compassionate and exceptional services to Idahoans."

About Mountain America Credit Union
With more than 880,000 members and $9 billion in assets, Mountain America Credit Union assists members on the right path to help them identify and achieve their financial dreams. Mountain America provides consumers and businesses with a variety of convenient, flexible products and services, as well as sound, timely advice. Members enjoy access to secure, cutting-edge mobile banking technology, over 95 branches across five states, thousands of shared-branching locations nationwide and more than 50,000 surcharge-free ATMs. Mountain America—guiding you forward. Learn more at macu.com.

About Bingham Health Care Foundation
The mission of the Bingham Health Care Foundation is to develop relationships within the communities it serves, to highlight awareness and access of care, increase the knowledge of healthy lifestyles, and encourage funding sources to enhance health care services to community residents. The Bingham Health Care Foundation provides funds to improve the health of patients in Eastern Idaho. The foundation enjoys the support of generous donations from hospital physicians, BMH employees, and from the local community.

For more information on the Foundation, visit https://www.binghammemorial.org/about-bmh/bingham-health-care-foundation

SOURCE Mountain America Credit Union

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