TCF Bank Team Members and Customers in Illinois and Wisconsin Donated
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Donations Total More Than
$775,000 in Five Years
WAYZATA, Minn. & CHICAGO -- (Business Wire)
TCF National Bank (TCF Bank), a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation
(TCF) (NYSE: TCB), today announced it raised nearly $150,000 during
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to benefit Susan G. Komen®. TCF
Bank team members and customers donated funds at 146 branches in
Illinois and Wisconsin to support Susan G. Komen’s efforts to save
lives, ensure quality care and find a cure for breast cancer. Team
member and customer donations will remain in the communities served by
Susan G. Komen affiliates in Chicago and Peoria, Ill. and in Wisconsin.
“Our team members select organizations to support and this is our fifth
year fundraising for Susan G. Komen,” said Lou Campos, director of
retail banking at TCF Bank. “Our team members continue to choose Susan
G. Komen because many of them have grandmothers, mothers, aunts, sisters
and friends who have been affected by breast cancer. We’re thankful that
our team members and customers donated $150,000 to support the cause.”
“TCF Bank and its team members and customers have been strong allies of
Susan G. Komen and we’re grateful for their support,” said Bonnie
Gordon, Executive Director at Susan G. Komen Chicago. “Our mission is to
end breast cancer through research, education and access to quality
cancer care for all. It’s organizations like TCF Bank that will help us
pursue our mission and reach our goal of eradicating breast cancer.”
TCF Bank is committed to building a better community. During the past
five years, TCF Bank raised nearly $1.8 million in Illinois and
Wisconsin for Susan G. Komen and March of Dimes. TCF Bank also supports
high school education by offering free financial education courses in
more than 200 high schools in Illinois and Wisconsin to help students
make smarter financial decisions.
About TCF
TCF is a Wayzata, Minnesota-based national bank
holding company. As of September 30, 2016, TCF had $21 billion in total
assets and 341 branches in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan,
Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, providing retail and commercial
banking services. TCF, through its subsidiaries, also conducts
commercial leasing, equipment finance, and auto finance business in all
50 states and commercial inventory finance business in all 50 states and
Canada. For more information about TCF, visit tcfbank.com.
About Susan G. Komen® – Chicagoland
Komen
Chicago was established in 1997, when it held its first Race
for the Cure®. Komen Chicago has awarded over $16 million
locally towards the fight against breast cancer, funding research,
navigation, screening, diagnostics, treatment and treatment support
services for uninsured and underinsured individuals. Komen Chicago
services Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties. 75% percent of
net proceeds generated by Komen Chicago stay in the Chicagoland Area,
while the remaining 25% supports the Susan G. Komen® Grants
Program for research. For more information, visit www.komenchicago.org.
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Contacts:
TCF Bank
Mark Goldman, 952-475-7050
news@tcfbank.com
or
Susan
G. Komen Chicago
Tanisha Hemphill, 773-444-0061
info@komenchicago.org
Source: TCF Bank
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