by Richard L. Trumka

(NAPSI)-Every night, 15 million people in this great country go to sleep hoping that tomorrow will be the day they find a job. Hundreds of thousands of employees of our states and cities wake up hoping this won’t be their last day on the job. Five million people wake up trying to save their homes from foreclosure by the big banks. And nearly 17 million children go to bed hungry. This isn’t the America I dreamed of.

It’s time for all Americans to remember that patriotism is about more than fighting abroad. It’s also about fighting for ourselves, our neighbors and our communities here in the United States. It’s time for economic patriotism. How can we be patriotic?

First, I call on every American to make a choice to be patriotic in our everyday lives. That means demanding to know which products are made in America and then choosing them. We can buy products made in countries where workers make a few pennies an hour with few if any protections on the job, or we can support products made here where our neighbors and community members make a living from what they create. It’s time we buy American and buy on Main Street. And when we do that, we’ll invest in our communities and ensure that our jobs are good jobs and our children have a thriving future.

We need policies that allow corporations to be economic patriots without being penalized. Over time, corporations made choices that put short-term profits over humanity, and the world market over American communities, and it hollowed out our great nation.

Currently, our policies favor companies that ship our good jobs overseas to countries where there are few laws in place to protect workers’ safety, their rights and the environment. We must stop rewarding outsourcing and promote manufacturing in the United States instead. Our leaders must also hold China accountable for manipulating its currency, which hurts America’s workers and creates a massive trade imbalance. We must invest in our crumbling roads, schools and bridges, which will create good jobs and create a solid foundation for the next generation. And we must elect leaders who share these goals.

Every one of us has a choice. As patriots, let’s choose the path forward to create good jobs, jobs that can’t be shipped overseas, jobs that can support a family. It’s about time to invest in the country we love.

Trumka is president of the 11.5 million?member AFL-CIO, which represents firefighters, teachers, nurses, electricians, scientists and communications workers.

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(NAPSI)-When thinking about ways to reduce your environmental footprint, a great place to start being “green” may be the office, whether at home or at work. From paper and printers to lights and furniture, there are many ways to make a difference. Going green can be easy and it can become part of your daily routine. There is a wide selection of products that incorporate environmental features, such as recycled content, environmental certifications and environmentally friendly designs to help you go green. Here are 10 easy and affordable ways to reduce your environmental impact at the office:

Eco-Friendly Tips for Any Office

1. Whether it’s reusing old stationery as scratch paper, setting up a recycle bin for cans and water bottles or separating boxes and newspapers, make sure materials in the office are properly sorted to be recycled.

2. Take your old computers, monitors, laptops, printers, faxes and all-in-ones to any Staples U.S. store and drop them off at the customer service desk to be recycled. All brands are accepted for recycling regardless of where they were purchased. Staples also provides ink and toner cartridge recycling.

3. Set up computers and other energy-draining equipment (copiers, fax machines) to go on standby to reduce energy consumption. Consider ENERGY STAR?certified products, which are 50 percent more energy efficient than standard units.

4. Save materials and important documents digitally on your computer instead of in file cabinets. Consider a printer from the Staples HP EcoEasy line of printers, which use up to 50 percent less paper with double-sided printing.

5. Turn off equipment at the end of the day or before the weekend starts and unplug equipment until it is needed, since many machines consume energy even in the “off” position.

6. Replace any incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lightbulbs that last up to 10 times longer.

7. Make over your desk with eco-conscious products. In addition to recycled paper, Staples offers a wide selection of eco-conscious products such as bamboo flash drives and remanufactured toner cartridges.

8. Use eco-conscious cleaning products when tidying up the office. Staples’ Sustainable Earth® cleaning products provide powerful cleaning action and minimize impacts to the environment.

9. Look into furniture and cubicles that are Greenguard certified (www.greenguard.org). The materials in these products have been tested for toxic emissions. Products that are under the allowable limits of toxins are defined by the U.S. Green Building Council as Greenguard products.

10. Carpool to work; if you and a co-worker live by each other, riding to work together will reduce polluting car emissions. If you live close to work, think about walking or riding a bike.

For more information on going green, visit www.staples.com/ecoeasy.<br><br>

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Empowering women – The best weapon in the fight against global poverty

(ARA) – From here to Africa, women around the world are striving to improve life for their children and communities, while often facing the harshest of circumstances. Women make up half of the world’s population. When women do not have the opportunity to secure an education, or earn money, or have a voice in family or community decisions, half of the world’s creativity, intellect and determination is not put to use.  These are barriers that women in the developing world face every day, and as a result, we all suffer when women’s voices remain silent. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can help.

While the women you look up to have certainly had to overcome their share of obstacles, women across the globe continue to fight against long odds to break the chains of poverty. Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours, but earn 10 percent of the world’s income and own 1 percent of the world’s property, according to statistics from the nonprofit CARE, which works to empower women as a key method of combating global poverty.

However, research also shows that women have a significant role in breaking the cycle of poverty – especially mothers. Children of educated mothers are 40 percent more likely to live past the age of 5. Furthermore, it is mothers who are most likely to ensure that any extra family income goes toward educating their daughters. This is an important decision given the fact that each additional year of school boosts a girl’s future income by as much as 20 percent.

Empowering a woman can mean breaking the cycle of poverty for her family – and sometimes, her entire community – forever. To have this type of impact, you need to do a little homework to make sure your resources are reaching the people who need them the most. Nowadays, making a donation is as easy as clicking the mouse and entering a few keystrokes. While the act of donating has been simplified, charities are also working harder to educate donors on how their funds will be used to have a real impact in someone’s life. Below are some tips to help you select a worthy charitable cause.

* Make sure your money is going to the right place. Take time to review the organization’s mission, programs and financial information to ensure it is compatible with what you are hoping to support. There are also free online databases, like charitynavigator.org, that will give you more detailed information about a charity’s finances and activities.

* Even better than the peace of mind achieved through vetting the charity of your choice is being able to follow what your dollars are doing after you’ve donated. This will allow you and the woman you are honoring to take pride and ownership in your donation.

For example, Join My Village, which connects women in the United States with women and families in Malawi, provides donors with stories, videos and journals that allow donors to see how their money is empowering women in poverty. So far, donations to the program have enabled more than 500 women to participate in village savings and loan programs that enable them to save, borrow and start small businesses to earn more money for their families.

* Stretch your dollar. Charities often have special programs that will provide matching grants for your donation, in effect doubling how much you give. General Mills is currently partnering with the nonprofit organization CARE to match donations to Join My Village to fight poverty in Africa.

* If you are unable to make a monetary donation, consider donating your time. At joinmyvillage.com, visitors can also participate in free activities to unlock donations to the organization while learning more about the goals of the program.

* Get excited and educated. There are a lot of good educational materials out there on just about every cause. For example, in the book “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” Pulitzer-Prize winning journalists and husband and wife team Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn lay out methods for ending global poverty through empowering women. It’s an educational and inspirational book for you, and anyone who has inspired you to overcome obstacles and achieve greatness in your own life.

Follow these tips and you can do your part to ensure women around the world, and generations of women to come, will have the resources to empower themselves, their families and their communities. We can all do our part to fight global poverty – one woman at a time.

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Water is not the ‘infinite’ resource many believe

(ARA) – Do you ever think about how the water coming out of your faucet makes its way into your home? Or look out at the river as you’re driving to work and expect it will always look the same? Though water is often perceived as an infinite resource that can’t become endangered, by 2015, a majority of U.S. states may face water shortages. Some of those places may be right there in your backyard, and the loss of these ecosystems could affect your daily life.

Luckily, there are organizations that work to protect the water and the land around the world. The Nature Conservancy – a worldwide leader in freshwater protection – currently has hundreds of river and lake projects underway throughout the United States, positively impacting many of the areas where we live.

Freshwater conservation is important because, in addition to being the water we drink, it’s used to water our crops, gives us fish to eat, powers our factories, lights our homes, transports goods and carries people back home. Freshwater conservation is an investment in our future.

The Nature Conservancy toils diligently to keep rivers and lakes that provide drinking water clean and healthy, but needs funds and volunteers for its efforts. That’s why Crystal Light is collaborating with the Conservancy to support five local river and lake projects to help protect key sources of clean, fresh drinking water. For more information on the collaboration, visit the Crystal Light Facebook fan page at www.Facebook.com/CrystalLight. The site will be updated frequently to track the progress of the five projects Crystal Light is supporting around the United States:

Colorado River
The river is the lifeblood of the intermountain West and touches seven states. It has been impacted by rapid population growth in the west.

Great Lakes Basin
The Great Lakes Basin holds a fifth of the fresh surface water on Earth and impacts millions of Americans living along its shores. Even here, freshwater resources are in trouble as a result of climate change, water development and use.

Meramec River (Mississippi)
The Meramec River, part of the Mississippi River, supplies drinking water to more than 15 million people and serves as a habitat for thousands of fish, birds and other wildlife. Over time, it has been threatened by excessive use, and is one of the Conservancy’s highest priorities.

Potomac River
The Potomac River provides drinking water to 4.3 million people living in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. It is being impacted by rapid population growth and land use change in the basin.

Southern Rivers
Southern rivers and streams, such as the Pascagoula River in Mississippi and the Flint River in Georgia, span all 15 southern states. Recent droughts and increasing water demands have threatened these important bodies of water.

To learn more about the work The Nature Conservancy is doing across the country, visit its Web site, www.nature.org. To learn about how Crystal Light is supporting this important issue, visit www.Facebook.com/CrystalLight.

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Making changes that protect our water supply
By taking small steps in the right direction and making environmentally friendly choices, each of us has the power to positively impact freshwater conservation. Here are just a few ways you can start to make a big difference:

1. Reuse water you washed your fruits and vegetables with to water plants around your house.
2. Install a low-flow showerhead to limit the amount of water used in your daily shower.
3. Turn off the faucet as you soap your hands, wash your face and brush your teeth.
4. Make sure to check your plumbing frequently to ensure there are no leaks that waste water.

Show Your Support
On World Water Day, March 22, 2010, Crystal Light will give to The Nature Conservancy 100 percent of the net profits from Crystal Light powdered drink mix products sold that day – no less than $350,000 and up to $750,000. The funds will support five priority river and lake projects across the United States to help protect key sources of clean, fresh drinking water.

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 Think pink on the job and raise awareness of breast cancer

(ARA) – One out of every eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Every woman diagnosed is someone’s mother, aunt, best friend, neighbor or coworker. Every day is a great day to step up and fight this deadly, yet treatable, disease, but an especially good time is during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.  

“Office communities are great places to generate awareness for the various charities that need support to keep the hope for a cure alive and strong,” says Mike Patriarca, president of Quill.com, a leading business-to-business online and direct marketer of office products.  
Patriarca suggests the following ways to motivate and mobilize your workplace colleagues to join the fight against breast cancer in October:

Buy products with a conscience  

Many companies have partnerships with breast cancer charities. For example, a portion of proceeds from the sale of pink products at Quill.com benefit breast cancer research foundations like City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center dedicated to research, treatment and education. Visit Quill.com/ThinkPink for more information.  

Encourage employees to wear jeans and their favorite pink t-shirts each Friday  

Everyone is happy to observe casual Friday and most are happy to make a donation for the privilege of doing so. Collect small contributions from each participant to benefit a charity such as City of Hope or the American Cancer Society.  

Assemble colleagues to participate in a charitable event  

Create an office team and sign up for the nearest Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer or 2-Day Walk.  Train together and ask your company to match dollars pledged.  

Invite employees to share stories about friends and family who have battled breast cancer  

Create an “Inspiration Collage” of survivor photos and profiles on a bulletin board in a communal area of the office – such as the kitchen or break room.  

Encourage all female workers older than 40 to get screened.  

Breast cancer is most effectively treated with an early diagnosis. Work with your human resources department to distribute a reminder e-mail that encourages workers to schedule their annual mammograms.

Take a “day off” to volunteer at a local breast cancer organization or hospice  

Many companies sponsor volunteer days for employees. Find the perfect opportunity that fits the interests and skills of your coworkers through a search engine like www.volunteermatch.org.

Make your clicks count by visiting Web sites that promote breast cancer awareness  

Visit TheBreastCancerSite.com and click to help fund mammograms for low-income women through the National Breast Cancer Foundation.  Starting in October, follow Quill.com on Twitter or “friend” the company on Facebook to learn more about its efforts to raise money for breast cancer research and treatment.      

For more ideas on how to make a difference during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, visit www.nbcam.org.  

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How Today’s Businesswomen Strike a Work-life Balance

(ARA) – Gone are the days when women were expected to stay at home to dote on their children and husbands. Today’s women have broken through the glass ceiling and are finding their way to corner offices around the country.

Juggling life both inside and outside the home can be a challenge — that’s why it’s important to strike the proper balance between work and personal lives. Luckily, there are specific strategies that women can implement to strike a healthier balance.

Find Work that Works
With today’s struggling economy and families requiring dual incomes, finding an employer that offers flexibility is often the key to both a successful career and personal life. And finding employers with this approach may be easier than you think. For example, The HON Company, a leading manufacturer of office furniture, understands the importance of family and instills a culture that enables work-life balance. Beyond creating quality office furniture that creates a comfortable, flexible and “home-like” work setting, HON offers its members perks such as flexible spending accounts to help offset the costs of daycare, local YMCA fitness center allowances and family-oriented activities.  

“A member committee plans monthly outings and provides opportunities for members to purchase discounted passes for local family events,” says Tim Heth, vice president of member and community relations for HON. “Additionally, members are allotted one hour of paid volunteer time each week to utilize in any way they wish — from local Habitat for Humanity projects to their children’s PTA. Each benefit helps improve employee morale for both our female and male members.”

“Make sure you go to work with someone that has the same philosophy as you do,” says Tammy Vasilatos, owner of Tammy Vasilatos CPA, LLC, a 100 percent female accounting firm in El Paso, Tex. Vasilatos has created a family-friendly work atmosphere by offering flexible work schedules to her employees. She adds, “Don’t give up what you want, because you don’t need to do that anymore. The women before us had to, but we don’t.”

“I am more understanding of the importance of work-life balance,” says Michelle Horan, president and owner of Salka Office Furniture, a full-service office dealer in Meridian, Conn. “I am very flexible with hours and time off. I believe that taking care of good employees and customers is what leads to success.”

Set Realistic Time Schedules
While work deadlines are a necessary evil that you must complete, will anything bad happen if the dishes don’t get done or the bed isn’t made every day? No – so don’t sweat the small stuff.  

Start each week with a realistic “to-do list” for both your work and home life. Check yourself each day to ensure that you are making progress and that your time allowances are in check. By the end of the work week, if you’ve completed enough tasks each day, your weekend can truly be enjoyed.  And don’t sweat it if you didn’t get to the household chores. If you need to, you can hire a professional cleaning or landscaping service.  

Leave Work at Work
With cell phones, laptops, PDAs and home offices, it has become blurry when the workday begins and ends. Be sure to separate your personal time from professional time by turning off your connections to the working world and turning on your connections with your family and friends.

Learn to Say No
If you’re a parent, you are probably a pro at saying “no” to your kids, so learn how to respectfully say no to projects that don’t fit within your schedule. Whether it’s taking the lead on a project at work, or coaching a soccer team, it’s okay to say no to projects that will bring you more stress than joy. As long as you are honest with your employers, they will most likely understand.  

“Don’t be embarrassed or apologetic that you want to have both a career and a family,” adds Vasilatos. “Employers just want good quality work.” Plus, if you are in over your head, you may not be putting in your best work anyway.

While striking a work-life balance in today’s fast-paced world isn’t an easy task, by following these few guidelines, it is possible. “Now is a wonderful time to be a woman in the workforce,” says Vasilatos. “You really can have it all!”

For more information on The HON Company, visit www.HON.com.

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Cary, NC – With the fall season well underway for football teams across the country, The V Foundation kicks into high gear with National College Football Day on Saturday, November 1st. This is an event that not only honors the birth of college football, but also increases awareness and promotes the fundraising efforts of The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

As an official partner of the Fifth Annual National College Football Day, The V Foundation for Cancer Research will once again team up with The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the National Association of Division IA Football Officials (NADFO), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to celebrate the game of football for a noteworthy cause.

“We’re again honored to be the charitable partner of National College Football Day, which we know will help bring attention to the need for cancer research,” said Nick Valvano, CEO of The V Foundation. “We are grateful to the entire college football community, including the coaches, game officials and media for lending their credibility and visibility to the celebration of National College Football Day and embracing The V Foundation and our mission of funding cancer research.”

National College Football Day, observed on the first Saturday of November, was created by the AT&T Cotton Bowl five years ago as a way to pay tribute to a significant moment in our nation’s history. On Nov. 6, 1869, Rutgers defeated Princeton, 6-4. More importantly, those college athletes left a lasting legacy that would evolve into the great spectacle of football. Last year, the holiday took on added significance when the Classic teamed up with The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

“It’s uplifting to see the response we’ve received when our partners team up,” said Rick Baker, President of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. “Last year, nearly $20,000 was raised for research efforts of The V Foundation, and we hope to build upon the success from last year and continue to increase cancer awareness and raise money for a great cause.”

To honor college football’s 139th birthday, the AT&T Cotton Bowl has produced limited edition lapel pins. Over 3,000 pins will be distributed to coaches, athletic directors, university presidents, sports publicists, game officials and media throughout the United States in hopes that everyone will wear their pin on National College Football Day

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Driven from land in Zimbabwe, couple in their 50s seize opportunity in N.C.

AYDEN – In Zimbabwe, Wally Herbst would’ve left this kind of hard and dirty work to his hired hands. But in North Carolina, stripped of his vast African ranch and starting over at 58, his only hands are his own. So he bends to his filthy task, the removal of a bloated, dead pig that weighs more than 200 pounds, its stink thickening in the humidity of the July afternoon. He ties a simple knot with a piece of rope — a “bit of African technology,” he says — and pulls a loop tight around the pig’s hind legs. Using a 4-foot board as a ramp, Herbst yanks the carcass into the bed of a pickup.

In Africa, Herbst worked a 13,000-acre farm, part of which had been in his family for generations. He grew paprika that was exported to Spain, ran a successful safari business, raised cattle and employed more than 150 people during the busy harvest seasons.

That life ended in 2002 when men armed with automatic weapons evicted the Herbst family from its farm. In a land redistribution campaign overseen by President Robert Mugabe, political loyalists seized thousands of white-owned farms in Zimbabwe and turned them over to impoverished blacks.

The seizures wrecked the country’s agricultural infrastructure, leading to extensive food shortages and stratospheric inflation. The United Nations estimates that 1 million people have lost their livelihoods and homes as a result of the redistribution.

Herbst and his wife, Helen, are among them.

Theirs is a refugee story turned upside down. They were not poor political dissidents, but successful farmers whose skin color and economic achievement made them vulnerable in a violent, hostile environment.

At an age when most couples are spoiling their grandchildren and mapping retirement plans, the Herbsts packed four suitcases for a chance at the American dream. In Africa, the couple lived among giraffes and elephants, and hunters from overseas paid big money for the right to hunt sable antelope on their land.

In Ayden, south of Greenville, their first home was a one-bedroom apartment across the street from a Piggly Wiggly.

Nearly broke when they arrived a year ago, the Herbsts need to save money so they can eventually retire. Wally secured a visa and a job with a large hog operation near Greenville. It’s grunt work, but he does not complain.

As if to prove this, he finishes his gruesome chore, pulling another pig that has succumbed to natural causes into the back of the pickup. It will be taken to a compost bin.

Wally smiles.

“It keeps me young.”

Dispossessed

Wally is built like a middle linebacker, with a strong-willed attitude to match. Helen, 53, has the red hair and fair complexion of her Irish ancestors, and she is the chatty one. In an African accent that exudes its British ancestry, she shares their story:

Wally and Helen, both born in Africa, were married in 1977 and have three children. They lived and worked in rural Matabeleland, a region in southwestern Zimbabwe.

Wally employed about 30 permanent workers, who lived in traditional African huts on the property. Their homestead was a three-bedroom, two-bath house that, until 15 years ago, depended on generators for electricity.

Chaos and violence has defined Mugabe’s 28-year presidential reign. In the 1980s, he dispatched troops to attack a rival tribe in a campaign that became known as the Matabeleland atrocities.

It was during this time that Wally found a mass grave on the farm. The police removed about 20 skulls, including those of children.

By 1997, Mugabe announced his plan to seize white farms and redistribute the land. Five years later, Helen was home eating lunch when an employee rushed to tell her that police were parked at the gate and wanted to speak with her.

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A brief in Wednesday’s Life, etc., section misstated chef Lorena Garcia’s role in Miami restaurant Elements Tierra. Garcia no longer owns the restaurant.

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Telemundo star chef Lorena Garcia will be cooking this weekend at local Belk stores to highlight her new line of cookware and housewares products. Garcia, a Johnson & Wales culinary school graduate, has trained all over the world and owns a fusion restaurant, Elements Tierra, in Miami.

At 1 p.m. Sunday, she will be at Belk in The Streets of Southpoint in Durham, then at 3:30 p.m. at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. Each demonstration will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

Grocer fights breast cancer

Buying your fruits and veggies at Harris Teeter grocery stores can help raise money for breast cancer research.

All month, “Pink Ribbon Produce” will be clearly marked in all Harris Teeter stores, and a portion of those sales will be donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure local affiliates.

C’est Halloween, kiddies

C’est Si Bon cooking school in Chapel Hill is offering a Halloween-themed cooking class for children Oct. 25.

The class is designed for children ages 8 to 14 with beginning to intermediate cooking skills. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs $75. For more information or to make a reservation, call 942-6550.

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Simple Ways College Grads Can Give Back to their Alma Maters

(ARA) – A college education does far more than give graduates a competitive edge when entering the working world. For many people, college marked a time when they forged friendships and romances that last a lifetime. Is it any wonder, then, that so many college graduates seek creative ways to nourish their bond with their alma mater years – often decades – after they’ve left the college’s hallowed halls?

From following their college’s sports teams to carrying the same school coffee mug from job to job, many alumni are passionate about their schools. In fact, 57 percent of college graduates say their college years were the best years of their lives, according to the MyExpression(TM) Alumni Survey sponsored by Bank of America. Nearly 50 percent still consider themselves college sports fanatics and 58 percent would like their children to follow in their collegiate footsteps, the survey found.

With prices rising on everything from gas to groceries, it can become challenging for some alumni to make cash donations to their colleges or universities. More than half (55 percent) of survey respondents don’t donate to their alma maters, and just 27 percent donate $100 or more per year. Of those who don’t donate, 38 percent say it’s because they just haven’t gotten around to it, or that it is difficult to juggle donations amid other financial and time obligations.

There are, however, creative ways to support your school without spending a dime. If you still live near your school, you can volunteer with programs and campus events, provide tutoring in your major field or donate your time and professional experience by speaking with current students. If you no longer live close to your alma mater, contact the student services department to find out if there are ways you can participate remotely – whether it’s offering tutoring services online or volunteering a few hours for the school’s student information hotline.

Another easy way to support your alma mater is through affinity banking products. Bank of America offers branded credit cards, check cards and checks that support a variety of alumni organizations, professional organizations and charitable causes through its MyExpression product line. For passionate alumni, every time a new MyExpression alumni checking account is opened and for every subsequent purchase made with a MyExpression check card, a contribution is made to the alumni organization featured on the card. Given that two-thirds of alumni own college-branded gear, and nearly 50 percent proudly don a college-branded sweatshirt, a college-branded check card that gives back may be just the hassle-free combination of pride and passion alums are looking for.

“People are always looking for easy ways to support what’s important to them.  However, prioritizing one’s college or university among so many other responsibilities – financially and otherwise – can be a tall order,” says Stephen Gillin, Affinity Banking executive.  “That’s exactly where the Bank of America MyExpression alumni accounts fit in. Alumni can easily convert their school passion into support for their school, simply by making their everyday purchases with their MyExpression alumni account.”  

Alumni and university fans can learn more about MyExpression Banking products at more than 6,100 Bank of America banking centers, or online at www.bankofamerica.com/myexpression.

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