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Hyundai Hope on Wheels

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:08:00 GMT

HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS TO AWARD $11 MILLION IN ITS 22ND YEAR HELPING KIDS FIGHT CANCER

Hyundai and its dealers have donated over $172 million to pediatric cancer research since 1998
HHOW names new National Youth Ambassadors – Alex Ferm and Jordyn Hernandez ●
HHOW announces grants for pediatric cancer research and COVID-19 drive-thru testing

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – July 22, 2020 – Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by Hyundai Motor America and its U.S. dealers, announces $11 million in new grants which will continue its mission to end childhood cancer. Grant awards for this year will support COVID-19 drive-thru testing and pediatric cancer research at leading children’s hospitals throughout the nation. HHOW will conduct all grant presentations via virtual handshake ceremonies throughout the month of September, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which will be posted on social media.

“The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented and has reminded us of the need to come together to help each other. While much has changed in the way treatments and related care are delivered to children fighting cancer during these times, one constant remains our resolve to find a cure for the disease,” said Scott Fink, Board Chair of Hyundai Hope On Wheels and President and CEO of Hyundai of New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. “This year, we are awarding grants to support both COVID-19 testing and funding additional research grants.”

Every 36 minutes in the U.S., a child is diagnosed with pediatric cancer. This year marks the 22nd consecutive year of the organization’s support for this cause. The campaign theme, “I can. We can. Together end childhood cancer,” highlights the importance of hope and working together to end childhood cancer. Hyundai and its dealers, through HHOW, have donated more than $172 million to lifesaving pediatric cancer research since 1998. Click here to watch our campaign video for 2020.

2020 Research Grant Recipients

HHOW has awarded 25 new research grants this year to children’s hospitals nationwide. These grants are comprised of two categories of awards: 10 Young Investigators Grants ($200,000 each) and 15 Hyundai Scholars Hope Grants ($300,000 each). Grant recipients were selected as part of a competitive, peerreviewed process open U.S. based Children’s Oncology Group member institutions. Each grant will be presented at a virtual handshake ceremony to be held in September.

New National Youth Ambassadors

HHOW selects new National Youth Ambassadors every two years, to represent the organization in its nationwide campaign. These ambassador spoke-kids are pediatric cancer survivors, who serve to share their stories of hope for other children battling cancer. HHOW is proud to announce that Mr. Alex Ferm, 12, of Chapel Hill, NC and Ms. Jordyn Hernandez, 13, of Concord, CA have been selected the 2020-2022 National Youth Ambassadors. Alex and Jordyn have incredible stories of courage and strength and will use their voices to inspire other children and families facing pediatric cancer. More about their stories are included on our website.

COVID-19 Response

New this year, HHOW announces $4.4 million dollars in grants to children’s hospitals and other institutions to help in the fight against COVID-19. The novel coronavirus is a particular threat to children with pediatric cancer, who often experience compromised immune systems. The HHOW grants to twenty-three (23) COVID-19 drive-thru testing centers will allow families to receive the care they need in a safe and efficient environment. To date, this effort has resulted in over 615,000 COVID-19 tests.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Media Day

On July 23, 2020, Hope On Wheels will host a media day featuring Board Chair, Scott Fink, and the new 2020 – 2021 National Youth Ambassadors. To participate, please email Pr@TheGarnerCircle.com.

For more information about Hyundai Hope On Wheels and to view a list of our 2020 grant recipients, please visit hyundaihopeonwheels.org/research . You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram at facebook.com/HyundaiHopeOnWheels , twitter.com/HopeOnWheels , or Instagram.com/HyundaiHopeOnWheels .

ABOUT HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS

Hyundai Hope On Wheels® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are pursuing life-saving research and innovative treatments for the disease. HHOW is one of the largest non-profit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country, and primary funding for Hyundai Hope On Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America and its more than 820 U.S. dealers. Since its inception, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has awarded more than $172 million towards childhood cancer research in pursuit of a cure.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

At Hyundai Motor America, we believe everyone deserves better. From the way we design and build our cars to the way we treat the people who drive them, making things better is at the heart of everything we do. Hyundai’s technology-rich product lineup of cars, SUVs and alternative-powered electric and fuel cell vehicles is backed by Hyundai Assurance—our promise to create a better experience for customers. Hyundai vehicles are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide and nearly half of those sold in the U.S. are built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. Hyundai Motor America is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, and is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.

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SCAN Health Plan announces support for Governor Newsom’s “Stay Home. Save Lives. Check In.” campaign

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:58:00 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2020—SCAN Health Plan® , one of the nation’s largest not-forprofit Medicare Advantage health plans, today announced its support for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Stay Home. Save Lives. Check In.” campaign, which launched Tuesday. Aimed at combatting social isolation and food insecurity among those 65 and older—a community highly vulnerable to COVID-19—the effort calls on all Californians to check in on older neighbors with a call, text or physically-distanced door knock. Long committed to helping seniors remain healthy and independent, SCAN shares the governor’s pledge to encourage communities to come together to support the state’s seniors.

“We wholeheartedly praise Governor Newsom and his administration for launching this timely and critically important campaign to ensure older Californians remain socially engaged and have groceries, medication and other essentials, while remaining safely at home,” said Chris Wing, CEO of SCAN Health Plan. “For more than 40 years—and continuing during the current pandemic—SCAN has been committed to supporting seniors by offering services and resources they need most.”

Complementing the state’s creation of a hotline for Californians to get information and assistance during the crisis, its plan to mail information and resources to residents 65 and older, and other initiatives, SCAN continues to provide support and resources.

For SCAN Health Plan members:

Member Outreach – SCAN has launched an employee “all hands” effort, proactively calling members to make sure they have what they need to stay healthy at home, focusing first on those who are:
- High-risk, such as those on oxygen or who are homebound
- Socially isolated, because they live alone or don’t have a support system
SCAN Senior Advocates – Remaining safely on the job from home, SCAN Senior Advocates (SCAN members who are also employees) are listening for unmet needs during their regular birthday and welcome calls to SCAN members. Should there be a necessity for meals, medication or something else, SCAN taps into member benefits, when applicable, or arranges for community services

For seniors and caregivers in the community:

Emergency Funding for Nonprofits – Beyond its quarterly grants, SCAN is providing emergency funding for nonprofits serving seniors, including, to date, an additional $330,000 to 14 organizations—most of which are delivering meals and other necessary supplies
SCAN Friendly “Visitor” Program – This program, through which volunteers typically make in-person visits to seniors’ homes, has shifted to a “friendly caller” program, helping ensure the safety of community clients while also offering the benefit of social interaction
Independence at Home Resource and Referral Line – The resource and referral line supported by Independence at Home, a SCAN community service, remains fully staffed and is a go-to source of information for seniors and caregivers

“Seniors in our communities are among those at greatest risk of suffering severe impacts of the coronavirus, so it’s imperative that families, friends and neighbors do their utmost to provide support to those in need,” added Wing. “With social isolation and food insecurity proven to negatively affect health outcomes, we must band together to ensure those 65 and older have everything they need at this difficult time.”

About SCAN Health Plan

SCAN Health Plan is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, serving more than 215,000 members in California. Since its founding in 1977, SCAN has been a mission-driven organization dedicated to keeping seniors healthy and independent. Independence at Home, a SCAN community service, provides vitally needed services and support to seniors and their caregivers. SCAN also offers education programs, community funding, volunteer opportunities and other community services throughout our California service area.

To learn more, visit scanhealthplan.com or facebook.com/scanhealthplan or follow us on Twitter @scanhealthplan.

Media Contact: Havas Formula for SCAN scanhealth@havasformula.com 619-234-0345

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California Credit Unions remain supportive of Governor Newsom’s partnership to waive fees and provide mortgage assistance for those impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:36:00 GMT

As a part of the Governor’s order, credit unions, as financial institutions, are deemed essential. Many credit unions have taken various precautions to limit staff to exposure, and are open, functioning, and practicing proper social distancing practices as well as safe handling of their member’s needs.

As you may be aware, California Credit Unions were and remain supportive of Governor Newsom’s partnership to waive fees and provide mortgage assistance for those impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. To that, credit unions are beginning to provide us (their trade association) with specifics on the volume of loan forbearances, extensions, and fee waivers. The below chart is just those that have reported data as of 4/1. Many credit unions are yet to respond and this can be updated at your request.

Additionally, some of these credit unions have provided details on programs they are offering their membership. Many of them can be viewed on our central website (for all states) at this link: Americas Credit Unions .

Paycheck Protection Program

Today marks the beginning of the PPP. Credit unions are able to process and provide these small business loans/grants. However, Treasury only released interim-final guidance yesterday afternoon, and some questions still remain. If you or the Member have specific questions about credit union participation, please feel free to contact me. Within a week or two we plan to have numbers to share.

PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

Washington Post—Redwood CU mentioned (April 3) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/02/federal-small-business-loan-program-faces-rocky-start-bankers-pump-breaks/

Fontana Herald News—Inland Valley FCU mentioned (April 9) https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/business/fontana-credit-union-aims-to-help-local-companies-get-loans-through-paycheck-protection-program/article_4c1cd504-7a7a-11ea-bb3f-bbc4b96f72e1.html

KCOY-TV/KEYT-TV—CoastHills CU PPP efforts (April 14) https://keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/2020/04/14/coasthills-helps-small-businesses-get-federal-emergency-funding-for-coronavirus-impacts/

Sacramento Bee—SAFE CU’s PPP efforts (April 16) https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article242053311.html

Mercury News—Diana Dykstra quoted (April 17) https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/17/for-community-banks-and-credit-unions-coronavirus-loans-could-be-their-big-moment/

Daily Breeze—Kinecta FCU/Unify CU mentioned. (April 15) https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/04/17/south-bay-small-businesses-need-help-during-coronavirus-community-banks-work-overtime/

*San Diego Newspaper Group, CBS News 8 TV, San Diego Metropolitan—California Coast CU (joining forces with City and other companies to expand San Diego’s Small Business Relief Fund) (April 14) *not quite PPP related, but still deals with small business funding

SD Newspaper Group: http://sdnews.com/view/full_story/27724681/article-City–major-companies-launch-new-fund-for-small-businesses?instance=sdnews_n_page

CBS 8: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/mayor-faulconer-announces-over-300000-in-private-donations-launch-new-effort-to-help-small-businesses/509-4f6abcae-e206-45b3-930c-1aef5139a44d

San Diego Metropolitan: http://www.sandiegometro.com/2020/04/daily-business-report-april-15-2020/

Nevada

KTVN TV , This is Reno, N orthern Nevada Business Weekly , The Record Courier —Greater Nevada CU’s PPP efforts (April)

KTVN: https://www.ktvn.com/story/42009324/greater-nevada-credit-union-accepting-ppp-loan-applications-from-all-small-businesses

This is RENO: https://thisisreno.com/2020/04/greater-commercial-lending-an-sba-paycheck-protection-program-preferred-lender-sponsored/

Northern Nevada Business Weekly: https://thisisreno.com/2020/04/greater-commercial-lending-an-sba-paycheck-protection-program-preferred-lender-sponsored/

Record Courier: https://www.recordcourier.com/news/local/douglas-urges-business-to-complete-coronavirus-impact-survey/

HELPING MEMBERS

The Financial Brand—Golden 1 CU and Travis CU mentioned—assistance programs (March 26) https://thefinancialbrand.com/94239/coronavirus-crisis-covid19-sarscov2-marketing-loan-fee-relief-debt-skip-pay/

Napa Valley Register—Redwood CU—assistance programs (March 26) https://napavalleyregister.com/business/biz-buzz-redwood-credit-union-offers-assistance-programs-and-donation-to-covid-19-relief-efforts/article_bf476aec-a5e7-5111-941a-f1c086074def.html

Redheaded Blackbelt Publication—Vocality CU, Coast Central CU, Compass CU mentioned—assistance programs (March 26) https://www.ccul.org/images/uploaded_docs/2020/COVID-19-RHBB-article-Vocality3-26-2020.pdf

KSRO-FM—First Community CU, First Tech FCU, North Bay CU, Patelco CU, Redwood CU—services provided (March 27) https://www.ksro.com/2020/03/27/local-banks-adjust-to-coronavirus-outbreak/

Vista Press—Frontwave CU—assistance programs (March 27) http://www.thevistapress.com/frontwave-credit-union-supports-members-during-coronavirus-crisis/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=2cb284979dc3451e492571f628be116b27661f85-1587416794-0-AY2ghg4yuV4vGRH3R2wbOGEjae7uFdgP1Su16WCEjRAKhQsvQmN_Jw7E_5gxGx_mOSoPJV8Bgf-gj9qgXhOkIpaIkqXzeBykXYDv0qRtfHP-0qPuyiByhkt97k5GlvennlJllxWV50Gk8AtMs41sQStVFRHLSjX2TokWxIlusKZWQC9fuLhgE_DjNdiYPbFfQ5FtJ9ueHonwms6oiWgIguqfKJBQT7zhsfgEEl1jdGqqySEB2_9a3IJqU1kIMQdv4AyRSqsfQReTEjDQspQUXEzGcJWNQYJ8PTKbzyl6ED7MYT-GY0LUvasAS93Ymxcgs94MAWn7MTewtblz7TGhLxF8d8AArkJXp1YXsVn_kzCY

KSRO-FM—Redwood CU—assistance programs (March 27) https://www.ksro.com/2020/03/27/interview-brett-martinez/

Nevada Public Radio—Diana Dykstra—assistance programs. ( April 1 ) https://knpr.org/knpr/2020-04/gov-sisolak-orders-lenders-work-customers-during-covid-19-emergency

Half Moon Bay Review—San Mateo CU mentioned—mortgage forbearance program (April 6) https://www.hmbreview.com/news/mortgage-relief-available-for-california-homeowners/article_d03cf2ca-7844-11ea-8367-8347717b2808.html

CNBC—CBC CU mentioned—assistance programs (April 14) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/these-banks-offer-coronavirus-relief-for-those-who-cant-pay-bills.html

HELPING THE COMMUNITY

KFRG FM—Altura CU—safety and soundness of credit unions/financial institutions and how consumers can avoid scams. (March 27) https://kfrog.radio.com/media/audio-channel/no-need-to-hoard-cash

KCBX-FM— SESLOC FCU— safety and soundness of credit unions/financial institutions and how consumers can avoid scams. (March 27) http://cms.homefrontdc.com/media/040120/video/KCBX-FM_SanLuisObispo_032720.mp3

KVCR-FM— Altura CU— safety and soundness of credit unions/financial institutions and how consumers can avoid scams. (March 31) http://cms.homefrontdc.com/media/040120/video/KVCR_Riverside_033120.mp3

Napa Valley Register and Vacaville Reporter—Travis CU—$1 million donation to community organizations for COVID relief (April 8)

https://napavalleyregister.com/business/biz-buzz-travis-credit-union-selects-napa-county-organizations-to-receive-1-million-for-covid/article_56c0b36d-0fc7-5d23-9dc6-acc1fc6af14f.html

https://www.thereporter.com/2020/04/08/coronavirus-travis-credit-union-donating-1-million-to-community-partners-for-coronavirus-relief/

KMUD News—Vocality CU—consumer use of stimulus checks (April 17) https://soundcloud.com/kmudnews/irs-relief-fund-info-financial-advice

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