PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--– For the fifth annual Purple Up!, Service Credit Union recognized the many sacrifices of military children, joining the New Hampshire Military Youth and Family Program in the initiative. Purple Up! takes place in the middle of the Month of the Military Child during April, to show support and thank military youth for their sacrifice and strength as their parents serve in the Armed Forces, many deployed away from home.
In 2011, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Military Youth and Family Program started the initiative “Purple Up! For Military Kids” that quickly gained momentum and is now celebrated nationwide. Wearing the color purple is a visible way to thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices, the credit union said, as the color purple symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is a combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red, and Navy blue.
Service Credit Union staff wore purple shirts and purple ribbons to visibly show their support and celebrate military youth.
“Service Credit Union is proud of its long tradition of supporting our military youth as they often struggle with an absence of a parent. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the children of our military service members,” says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. “We honor their sacrifices, and we are committed to supporting them now and in the future.”
At right, Service Credit Union Chief Administration Officer David Van Rossum and employees show off their purple in support of military children during Purple Up! day on Tuesday, April 15th at the credit union’s Corporate Offices in Portsmouth.