Colorado University Athletics
Elevation Credit Union Extends Scholarship Support For CU Student-Athletes
August 27, 2021 | General, Buff Club
Named exclusive credit union for fifth straight year
BOULDER (Aug. 27, 2021) — Elevations Credit Union, a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution serving Colorado's Front Range, has been named the exclusive credit union of CU Athletics for the fifth consecutive year.
The sponsorship will raise awareness of Elevations Credit Union's Forever Buffs Banking, a checking account designed for CU Boulder alumni and Buffs fans. New this year, Forever Buffs debit cards come with the option to support CU student and student-athlete scholarships every time you swipe by rounding up purchases to the nearest dollar.
"As a credit union founded on the campus of CU Boulder, we're always looking for ways to support scholarship efforts at the university," said Elevations Credit Union President & CEO, Gerry Agnes. "We're excited to extend our round-up program, Local Change, to Forever Buffs Banking so that our members have an easy way to support scholarships with their everyday purchases."
"Elevations Credit Union's scholarship support makes Coloradans university dreams a reality,"
said CU Athletics Director Rick George. "The credit union was founded at CU Boulder and has continued to show love for our community in impactful ways."
Elevations Credit Union has been the exclusive credit union of CU Athletics since 2017. This year's sponsorship also provides funding for The Herd, the 5,000-member student arm of the University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association dedicated to enhancing the CU Boulder experience. The relationship between CU and Elevations Credit Union is overseen by Buffalo Sports Properties, the university's athletics multimedia rightsholder.
The Buff Is Back
Elevations Credit Union returns as the title sponsor of the 19th annual Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic. More than just a bike ride, the largest annual pledge-based scholarship fundraising event in Colorado was created in 2003 to raise scholarship funds for students in CU's College of Arts and Sciences. Elevations has been a sponsor since the ride's inception, and the Buffalo Bike Classic has raised more than $3.4 million for these high-merit/high-need scholarships since then.
This year, the race will make its post-pandemic return on Sept. 12, 2021, and will feature the new Dirty Epic 62-mile gravel ride to Nederland, the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway and back to Boulder for those who are "Buff Enough."
It All Adds Up
Elevations Credit Union has a legacy of scholarship support at CU Boulder. In 2020, Elevations Credit Union provided more than $175,000 in scholarship funds for CU Boulder students. That includes scholarships for children and dependents of CU Boulder faculty and staff, support of Elevations Scholars at CU (a scholarship program for Colorado resident freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences, or the Leeds School of Business), and support for the Office of Pre-College Outreach & Engagement, which provides comprehensive college preparatory and social development skills to first-generation and low-income youth in our communities.
Elevations Credit Union is also honored to support the scholarship programs of Elevations Foundation, an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, including the WM. C. "Bill" Sterner Memorial Scholarship for students attending CU Boulder.
"Back-to-school season is once a year, but we depend on donations year-round to fund community grants and scholarships through the Elevations Foundation," said Eric Lentz, Executive Director of Elevations Foundation. "College students should be able to turn to their bank in times of need, and we're doing our part to ensure that they can."
For more information about Forever Buffs Banking, please visit www.banklikeabuff.com.
For more information about the Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic, please visit https://www.colorado.edu/event/buffalobicycleclassic/
For more information about the WM. C. "Bill" Sterner Memorial Scholarship, visit www.elevationscu.com/foundation/scholarships
For more information on how to support the Elevations Foundation, please visit
www.elevationscu.com/foundation
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About Elevations Credit Union
Elevations Credit Union empowers its members and the communities it serves along Colorado's Front Range with financial solutions and education. In addition to offering a broad portfolio of consumer and business banking services, Elevations is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. Founded in 1953 as the U. of C. Federal Credit Union in Boulder, the organization has grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to over 170,000 members, more than 600 local employees and over $2.9 billion in assets. Elevations became a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2020 and first received the award in 2014. The credit union also earns local awards along Colorado's Front Range for Best Bank, Best Mortgage Lender and Best Customer Service year after year. Learn more at elevationscu.com.
About CU Athletics
The University of Colorado Boulder campus is located at the "foot of the Flatirons" of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. It began intercollegiate competition in the spring of 1890; 131 years later the school sponsors 17 varsity programs on the Division I NCAA level and in the Pac-12 Conference. The men compete in basketball, cross country, football, golf, skiing and track & field; the women in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Its sports teams have been known as the Buffaloes since 1934, with one of the nation's most popular live mascots in "Ralphie." CU has won 29 national championships (20 in skiing, five in men's cross country, three in women's cross country and one in football), 203 conference titles and has had 147 NCAA individual champions.
The sponsorship will raise awareness of Elevations Credit Union's Forever Buffs Banking, a checking account designed for CU Boulder alumni and Buffs fans. New this year, Forever Buffs debit cards come with the option to support CU student and student-athlete scholarships every time you swipe by rounding up purchases to the nearest dollar.
"As a credit union founded on the campus of CU Boulder, we're always looking for ways to support scholarship efforts at the university," said Elevations Credit Union President & CEO, Gerry Agnes. "We're excited to extend our round-up program, Local Change, to Forever Buffs Banking so that our members have an easy way to support scholarships with their everyday purchases."
"Elevations Credit Union's scholarship support makes Coloradans university dreams a reality,"
said CU Athletics Director Rick George. "The credit union was founded at CU Boulder and has continued to show love for our community in impactful ways."
Elevations Credit Union has been the exclusive credit union of CU Athletics since 2017. This year's sponsorship also provides funding for The Herd, the 5,000-member student arm of the University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association dedicated to enhancing the CU Boulder experience. The relationship between CU and Elevations Credit Union is overseen by Buffalo Sports Properties, the university's athletics multimedia rightsholder.
The Buff Is Back
Elevations Credit Union returns as the title sponsor of the 19th annual Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic. More than just a bike ride, the largest annual pledge-based scholarship fundraising event in Colorado was created in 2003 to raise scholarship funds for students in CU's College of Arts and Sciences. Elevations has been a sponsor since the ride's inception, and the Buffalo Bike Classic has raised more than $3.4 million for these high-merit/high-need scholarships since then.
This year, the race will make its post-pandemic return on Sept. 12, 2021, and will feature the new Dirty Epic 62-mile gravel ride to Nederland, the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway and back to Boulder for those who are "Buff Enough."
It All Adds Up
Elevations Credit Union has a legacy of scholarship support at CU Boulder. In 2020, Elevations Credit Union provided more than $175,000 in scholarship funds for CU Boulder students. That includes scholarships for children and dependents of CU Boulder faculty and staff, support of Elevations Scholars at CU (a scholarship program for Colorado resident freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences, or the Leeds School of Business), and support for the Office of Pre-College Outreach & Engagement, which provides comprehensive college preparatory and social development skills to first-generation and low-income youth in our communities.
Elevations Credit Union is also honored to support the scholarship programs of Elevations Foundation, an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, including the WM. C. "Bill" Sterner Memorial Scholarship for students attending CU Boulder.
"Back-to-school season is once a year, but we depend on donations year-round to fund community grants and scholarships through the Elevations Foundation," said Eric Lentz, Executive Director of Elevations Foundation. "College students should be able to turn to their bank in times of need, and we're doing our part to ensure that they can."
For more information about Forever Buffs Banking, please visit www.banklikeabuff.com.
For more information about the Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic, please visit https://www.colorado.edu/event/buffalobicycleclassic/
For more information about the WM. C. "Bill" Sterner Memorial Scholarship, visit www.elevationscu.com/foundation/scholarships
For more information on how to support the Elevations Foundation, please visit
www.elevationscu.com/foundation
# # #
About Elevations Credit Union
Elevations Credit Union empowers its members and the communities it serves along Colorado's Front Range with financial solutions and education. In addition to offering a broad portfolio of consumer and business banking services, Elevations is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. Founded in 1953 as the U. of C. Federal Credit Union in Boulder, the organization has grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to over 170,000 members, more than 600 local employees and over $2.9 billion in assets. Elevations became a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2020 and first received the award in 2014. The credit union also earns local awards along Colorado's Front Range for Best Bank, Best Mortgage Lender and Best Customer Service year after year. Learn more at elevationscu.com.
About CU Athletics
The University of Colorado Boulder campus is located at the "foot of the Flatirons" of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. It began intercollegiate competition in the spring of 1890; 131 years later the school sponsors 17 varsity programs on the Division I NCAA level and in the Pac-12 Conference. The men compete in basketball, cross country, football, golf, skiing and track & field; the women in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Its sports teams have been known as the Buffaloes since 1934, with one of the nation's most popular live mascots in "Ralphie." CU has won 29 national championships (20 in skiing, five in men's cross country, three in women's cross country and one in football), 203 conference titles and has had 147 NCAA individual champions.
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