Living Local…it’s a ROGUE thing!

Each year, Rogue Credit Union is proud to play a part in helping to raise funds for a specific medically related project through Credit Union for Kids. This year’s project is the purchase of a Hugs Protection System for the Pediatrics unit at Rogue Valley Medical Center (RVMC).



Rogue Credit Union will be selling bottled water for $1 at Movies in the Park all summer long – all proceeds will go towards the Hugs project. There are six movies left, so be sure to check out the Rogue booth at Bear Creek Park on Saturday evenings and help support this local cause. You also may have noticed displays of sunshine and tree cutouts in the branches – each one of these cutouts represents a contribution made to this project. We appreciate each person who has made a donation to-date and encourage everyone else to do so before August 25. This is a great way to show your support for our community and give peace of mind to parents with little ones going through a difficult situation.



The Hugs Protection System is designed to prevent children from being removed from RVMC without authorization. Every child wears a Hugs tag on the ankle or wrist, and every exit point of the unit is electronically monitored to detect the tags. This means staff and family can move children freely within the protected zone, but no one can remove a child without Hugs alerting hospital staff. If a tag in close proximity to an open exit is detected by the door monitors, an alarm occurs. The control PC shows the tag ID number and indicates the exact location on a floor plan map of the facility.



Credit Union for Kids was established in 1986 when seven credit unions in Oregon and SW Washington set out to make a difference in the lives of children. In staying true to the "people helping people" philosophy that credit unions are built upon, these seven credit unions began raising money for Credit Unions for Kids.



Today, over 60 credit unions in Oregon and SW Washington participate in this nonprofit collaboration engaged in fundraising activities to benefit Children's Miracle Network affiliated children's hospitals. Here in the Pacific Northwest, Credit Unions for Kids benefits Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and the pediatric units of Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene and Rogue Valley Medical Center here in Medford. More than $10.6 million dollars have been raised for the children in the Pacific Northwest since 1986.



Thank you for giving to your local community!