Donate Any Portion of Your $100 to Charity
And Co-op Will Do All the Work!
Co-op Services Credit Union has a 55-year history of giving back to our members and the community. That's why we designed our latest checking program with the focus of giving back. Until the end of the year, we'll give $100 to anyone who opens a Co-op Services FREE Checking Account with Direct Deposit, Internet Banking and e-Statements. If you need it, keep it. But if you can, we've created a method for you to join in on the giving by donating a portion of the money to a local charity. Simply visit any of our convenient branch locations and upon account opening, select the portion of your $100 that you would like placed in your account*, and the portion that you would like donated to charity. That's it, Co-op will do all the work. Giving back has never been so easy!
Why are we doing this? Well, over the past few months, Co-op has been working on its own special project that focuses on giving back, called Project 100. What is Project 100, you ask? Well, it's a program designed to promote the positive aspects of giving in our local communities. Basically, Co-op's giving away 100 dollars to 100 random people over 100 days in an effort to encourage people to give back to others in their local community. When we developed Project 100, we knew that giving away money alone wouldn't be enough. We needed to create a spark that would continue to spread. Therefore, we enlisted the aid of those who receive the $100 dollar bills by encouraging each recipient to continue the effort of giving back in their local community. Co-op created Project 100 to help Southeast Michigan communities, and now we've created a way for you to get involved and give back too!
As new checking accounts are opened and money is designated for charity, we’ve asked our members to select where they want the money to go. To facilitate this, Co-op has selected several local charities, each of which is profiled at www.whatisproject100.com. Simply visit the site, vote for a charity and at the end of the year, the three charities with the most votes will each receive one third of all donations. Be sure to visit
www.whatisproject100.com and vote in the favorite "Co-op Cares Project".
Want to get more involved in your community? Just visit the "Give Section" on the Project 100 website (
www.whatisproject100.com). There you can get some great ideas on the subjects of giving back
and volunteering. You can also spread the word about Project 100 by telling all of your friends to become a fan on Facebook (
www.facebook.com/project100) and to follow us on
Twitter (
www.twitter.com/Project100)!
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To qualify for this offer, you must be 18 years of age or older and successfully open a new Checking Account with Direct Deposit, CSCU Direct Internet Banking, and e-Statements before December 31, 2009. Direct Deposits must be a minimum of $250, must be payroll or government benefits, and must be deposited within 90 days of account opening. Members who have a Co-op Services checking account prior to September 21, 2009, are ineligible. Qualifying members may choose to keep the $100 disbursement for themselves, or donate any portion of it to charity through Co-op Services Credit Union. Members must complete a Disbursement of Funds form at the time of account opening outlining the breakdown between the member allocated disbursement and the charitable disbursement. All disbursements must be made in amounts divisible by $10. Members who choose to keep all or part of their $100 disbursement will receive the amount indicated on their Disbursement of Funds form deposited into the checking account within 90 days of account opening and enrollment verification by Co-op Services Credit Union. New checking account must remain open and in good standing for minimum of 6 months otherwise, early cancelation penalty may apply. Co-op Services will process the charitable donation in the name of the Credit Union only and will not issue receipts for tax purposes. This offer may not be combined with any other promotional offers.
The initial charity selection process will be at the discretion of Co-op Services Credit Union and their decision will be final. During the promotion period, Co-op Services will select several local charities and will post a voting form on the website www.whatisproject100.com. Visitors to the website will be encouraged to vote for their favorite charity and the three charities that receive the most votes during the promotion period will receive equal portions of all member allocated charitable disbursements. Co-op Services Credit Union guarantees a minimum $1,000 donation to each of the final three charities. All charitable disbursements will be allocated in February 2010 and at that time equally divided among the three winning charities. Voting is open to any U.S. resident who visits www.whatisproject100.com during the promotion period, which runs through December 31, 2009. Only one vote allowed per person.
