PEFCU PRESENTS $50K, BIKES TO PALS Camp

23 June 2009 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Kristy Robb

Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) hosted a private golf outing with NFL New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and a few dozen golfers June 22, 2009 at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex to help raise $50,000 for the Purdue Athletes Life Success (PALS) program at Purdue University.

Brees, a PEFCU member since 1997, has served as PEFCU spokesperson since 2000. The golf event is a special commitment made recently between the Brees Dream Foundation and PEFCU to provide annual fundraising to the PALS Program.

As part of their annual tradition, Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) also awarded four Purdue Athletes Life Success (PALS) campers with brand-new bicycles today at Rankin Field on the Purdue University campus. Brees delivered inspiring messages about the importance of attitude and commitment to the PALS participants. Afterwards, Brees hosted a football clinic with the PALS participants.

The Brees Dream Foundation was established in 2003 by Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany. The foundation helps in the fight to cure cancer, improve the quality of life for cancer patients, and promote the progress, success and education of youth through scholarship programs.

The Purdue Athletes Life Success Program (PALS; formerly the National Youth Sports Program - NYSP) has been at Purdue since 2002. Enrollment is open to all youngsters in the community whose parents or guardians meet Department of Health and Human Services income guidelines. The free program provides sports, fitness, and health instruction, as well as financial literacy (provided by PEFCU) to area youth ages 10-16.

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PALS Receives $50,000
NFL Quarterback Drew Brees and PEFCU CEO Bob Falk present a $50,000 donation to PALS Director Bill Harper.

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PALS Campers Receive Bikes
As part of their annual tradition, PEFCU CEO Bob Falk presents new bikes to four PALS camp participants: (L to R) MacKenzie Donahue, Devon Siple, Vanessa Gonzalez, and Jalen Pope.