Municipal Credit Union (MCU) Expands CUNYAC Sponsorship For 2010-11
FLUSHING, N.Y. – The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), the largest urban university system in the nation, is delighted to announce that Municipal Credit Union (MCU) will be a full Corporate Partner of the Conference for the 2010-11 year. MCU signed on last spring to be the title sponsor for CUNYAC Baseball this year, while MCU will have a presence at all 24 CUNYAC Championships and Special Events.
“We are very pleased with the expansion of MCU’s involvement with CUNYAC, as we continue to improve the experiences of our student-athletes,” said CUNYAC Executive Director Zak Ivkovic. “Our new agreement indicates a further commitment to the quality programs we already have in place. We are eager to collaborate even more with MCU.”
MCU will again be the title sponsor for the 2011 CUNYAC Community College Baseball Championship (April 27) and Senior College Baseball Championship (April 28-30), to be played at MCU Park in Coney Island (Brooklyn, NY), the 7,500 seat home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, the New York Mets Minor League affiliate.
“Municipal Credit Union is honored to join the CUNYAC Family,” said Ken Currey, MCU Vice President for Business Development. “Our partnership with CUNYAC truly embodies the MCU’s spirit and our commitment of helping the communities we serve. We are pleased to support initiatives that encourage and help the communities that we serve.”
The CUNYAC family of corporate partners for 2010-11 has grown substantially with the addition of Municipal Credit Union, OAI Printed Graphics and Applebee’s. When added to our already impressive mainstays, Con Edison, Hospital for Special Surgery, Pepsi-Cola, Modell’s Sporting Goods and EmblemHealth, it gives CUNYAC an unmatched level of support.
The City University of New York Athletic Conference is comprised of ten institutions in its senior college division competing in the NCAA’s Division III, and five institutions in its community college division competing in the NJCAA’s Region XV. All fifteen schools are a part of the City University of New York, and are spread across the City’s five boroughs. The conference runs championship events in 24 sports, for both men and women. Member institutions include Baruch College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Bronx Community College, Brooklyn College, the City College of New York (CCNY), the College of Staten Island, Hostos Community College, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Kingsborough Community College, Lehman College, Medgar Evers College, New York City College of Technology (City Tech), Queensborough Community College and York College.
About Municipal Credit Union
Municipal Credit Union (MCU) is the oldest credit union in New York State and one of the oldest and largest in the country. Established in 1916 and headquartered in New York City, today MCU has assets of over $1.5 billion and offers a full range of financial services to over 316,000 members. With branches in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, members also have access to the credit union’s large and growing ATM network. Eligibility to open accounts at MCU is available to New York City and Yonkers municipal employees; State and federal employees who work in the five boroughs; health care professionals who work in New York State; Members of select industry groups; Employees of private colleges in New York City and private and public colleges in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; Certain family members and qualifying retirees. MCU is an equal opportunity lender and deposits are federally insured to at least $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Municipal Credit Union, visit www.nymcu.org
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