Skipping Your Loan Payment Will Help Save a Child's Life

We’re about two weeks away from Christmas. By now, I’m usually kicking myself for failing to make my list and check it twice so I know exactly who to buy for and how much I can spend. I actually have some friends who are selling things they own for extra money. Wouldn’t it just be easier if a money tree could sprout up in the back yard? (I know, I’m still waiting on that one, too.).

NCU has the next best thing to a money tree. They’re letting us skip a loan payment this month. Yes, you read that correctly. For a $10 donation to the Children’s Miracle Network, you can skip your December auto loan or unsecured loan payment. You don’t have to worry about late fees or credit scores or anything like that. You’ll just have to figure out how you’re going to spend the extra money you just came into, and that’s probably not hard to do this time of year.

This is a win-win situation. You skip my loan payment. You don’t go into debt from holiday shopping. You  help raise money for a really good cause. If you listened to the radio-thon our credit union was a part of this past weekend on  KVIL, you know Dallas Children’s Hospital works miracles every day, and they don’t always get paid for what they do. That’s why our donations are so necessary. Children who are sick don’t get turned away if their parents can’t pay. They are treated, because every child deserves a fighting chance.

I have personal experience with Dallas Children’s Hospital and I can say this much. You never want your kid to be sick and in the hospital, but if that day comes, you want him or her in Dallas Children’s Hospital. They don’t just treat kids for illnesses. They do their best to make each child’s hospital visit as normal as possible. There are playrooms where they can go play with toys and other kids. There are several libraries with both children and adult books. There’s an arts and crafts room. They even had a Valentine party while my son was in there a few years ago. He got to decorate a cookie, make a craft play bingo and win a stuffed animal. That type of distraction is exactly what children need when they are ill and probably confused.

Can we do this together? NCU wants to raise $10,000 this holidays season, and it’s only going to cost you $10. Skip a loan payment this month and help make life better for an ill child. To skip your payment, click here and fill out the online form.