Battle Creek, Mich., July, 2009 –  OMNI Community Credit Union had a successful first year of fundraising for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.  Team OMNI participated in the event in Battle Creek, Sturgis, and Richland where they won first place for Rookie Team Fundraising and Online Fundraising.  They also helped sponsor the Kalamazoo event.  Some of the fundraisers done were a garage sale, t-shirt sale, BBQ, and a silent auction.  The money raised for Relay for Life goes to help fund cancer research.



“We are proud to partner with our communities to help fight this deadly disease,” said Ted Parsons, CEO.

OMNI Community Credit Union has 33,000 members and assets totaling $218 million. OMNI has a five star rating from Bauer Financial. In 2009, the Michigan Business & Professional Association recognized OMNI as one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Western Michigan.  In the 2008 Who’s Who in Business, OMNI was named Battle Creek’s 2008 leader among credit unions. Two offices are located in Battle Creek and one in Fort Custer, Kalamazoo, Sturgis and Three Rivers. Established in 1951, it is a not-for-profit financial institution and returns all excess income to its members in the form of lower fees and loan rates and higher returns on deposits. To become a member of OMNI Community Credit Union, you must live, work, worship or attend school in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph or Van Buren county. For more information about the credit union, visit www.omnicommunitycu.org.