Pioneer Credit Recovery and The Sallie Mae Fund Donate Nearly $200,000 to Western New York Charities in 2006
22 December 2006 - 6:44AM
PR Newswire (US)
ARCADE, N.Y., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Western New York based
receivables management company and Sallie Mae subsidiary Pioneer
Credit Recovery, Inc. today celebrated another banner year of
charitable giving in the community. The company, along with The
Sallie Mae Fund, the philanthropic arm of Sallie Mae, donated
nearly $200,000 to local Western New York charities through its
"charity of the month" program and fifth annual golf outing. Since
January 2004, employees have donated more than $550,000 in cash and
matching contributions to philanthropic organizations in Western
New York. "Pioneer is a homegrown Western New York company, and we
take pride in giving back to the communities where our employees
live and work," said Joan Ludwick, Chief Executive Officer, Pioneer
Credit Recovery. "Once again, our employees have gone above and
beyond the call of duty, volunteering their time and making
generous donations for these worthy causes." Pioneer and The Sallie
Mae Fund were proud to support the following local philanthropic
organizations and charities in 2006: Bertrand-Chaffee Hospital
Ronald McDonald House of Rochester and Buffalo Angel Action
Leukemia Lymphoma Society CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc. Genesee and
Wyoming County Habitat for Humanity American Cancer Society
Literacy Genesee/Literacy Wyoming Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS) Association Multiple Sclerosis Society National Marfan
Foundation American Diabetes Association Amber Lynn Osgood
Endowment for Sarcoma Research Canter for Cancer Kids Escaping
Drugs KidCo Computers for Children Wyoming County Chemical Abuse
Treatment Program Genesee Orleans Council on Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse Foundation Cattaraugus County Council on Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse "The day that I made the phone call to Pioneer
Credit asking to be considered for the charity of the month program
was the day our tournament took on a whole new life!" said Joan
Harrison, Sponsorship Chairperson of the Drive Out Breast Cancer
Women's Golf Challenge. "It has been an honor to have Pioneer
Credit working with us for the past five years on this worthwhile
cause. On behalf of the Drive Out Women's Breast Cancer Committee
and the American Cancer Society, we can only say Thank You to them
-- knowing full well, words can never adequately express our
appreciation and the appreciation of all women who suffer from this
disease." Pioneer is the largest private-sector employer in Wyoming
County and has received numerous awards, including the Better
Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and the 2005
Wyoming County Business of the Year by the Genesee, Livingston,
Orleans, Wyoming (GLOW) Workforce Investment Board. The company
remains one of the fastest-growing employers in Western New York,
tripling its work force in just four years. Sallie Mae, the
nation's leading provider of education funding, acquired Pioneer in
December 2001. Pioneer Credit Recovery: Founded in 1980, Pioneer
Credit Recovery, Inc. is a national leader in the collection
industry, providing collection services on defaulted debt.
Headquartered in Western New York and employing nearly 1,400
people, Pioneer partners with multiple state and federal clients,
including the U.S. Department of Education, and is the recipient of
many prestigious awards, including the Better Business Bureau Torch
Award for Marketplace Ethics. In continuously surpassing the
competition, Pioneer provides clients with quality results,
experience, leadership and technology, including state- of-the art
infrastructure, telecommunications and collections systems. Pioneer
Credit Recovery is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sallie Mae, the
nation's leading provider of education funding. SLM Corporation and
its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United
States. The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by
Sallie Mae, achieves its mission -- to increase access to a post
secondary education for America's children -- by supporting
programs and initiatives that help open doors to higher education,
prepare families for their investment, and bridge the gap when no
one else can. For more information visit
http://www.salliemaefund.org/. DATASOURCE: Pioneer Credit Recovery;
The Sallie Mae Fund CONTACT: Rick Castellano of Sallie Mae,
+1-703-984-5535, Web site: http://www.salliemaefund.org/
http://www.pioneer-credit.com/
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