GO4THEGOAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING PARTNERSHIP WITH REPUBLIC BANK
Republic Bank “Coins for a Cause” to benefit Go4theGoal Pediatric Cancer Foundation in August as an early Kick-off to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
June 13, 2012– Merchantville, NJ: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is September and Republic Bank wants to help children in their community who are battling cancer.
“Republic Bank will dedicate its fundraising campaign, “Coins for a Cause” in 11 of its 13 branches in Philadelphia and South Jersey to Go4theGoal Pediatric Cancer Foundation for the entire month of August as an early Kick-off to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” says Robert Worley, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Republic Bank.
From August 1st–31st, Republic Bank stores will make their Magic Money coin-counting machines available to Go4thegoal to help children with cancer. Anyone can stop by the bank with a bucket or handful of change to drop into the machine to be counted. Patrons can then deposit all or a portion of their funds into a special Go4theGoal account. All of the funds raised will support pediatric cancer programs at three local hospitals: St. Christopher’s Hospital, Philadelphia Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ.
Everyone who donates their change will receive a thank-you gift from Go4theGoal and Republic Bank to commemorate their support for children with cancer. Additionally, anyone who opens a new account at Republic Bank between August 1stand 31stwill have the option to donate all or a portion of the bank’s $20.00 new account bonus to Go4theGoal. All donations are tax-deductible and a tax receipt will be provided at the time of donation.
Kick-off festivities will be announced later this summer, and will include celebrity participation, coin-guessing contests for kids and daily prizes.
ABOUT GO4THEGOAL FOUNDATION
Go4theGoal Foundation (www.Go4theGoal.org) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization founded in 2006 by Dr. Richard and Beth Stefanacci, soon after their oldest child was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Together with funds raised privately and it’s many unique awareness and fundraising campaigns, including National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day®, Lace-Up 4 Pediatric Cancer® and Richard’s Run® 5K runs, Go4theGoal provides children undergoing cancer treatment and their families with financial assistance, runs fun hospital-based programs, grants special wishes and supplies Apple® electronic products to children and pediatric oncology units in over 30 hospitals across the country. Since 2007, G4G has funded over $500k in innovative pediatric cancer research.
ABOUT REPUBLIC BANK
Republic Bank, a subsidiary of Republic First Bancorp, Inc., is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank, whose deposits are insured up to the applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Bank provides diversified financial products through its thirteen offices located in Abington, Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Plymouth Meeting, Media and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Voorhees and Haddonfield, New Jersey. For more information about Republic Bank, visit myrepublicbank.com.
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Go4theGoal Foundation:
Contact: Beth Stefanacci
Email: bethstefanacci@go4thegoal.org
Tel: 609.313.9012
Republic Bank:
Contact: Robert B. Worley
Email: rworley@myrepublicbank.com
Tel: 856.857.9600
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