Southern Security Donates $12,000 to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

Southern Security, a not-for-profit financial cooperative whose mission is to help its members financially, recently donated $12,000 to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The donation will support the hospital and allows them to serve children regardless of their family’s ability to pay.

“We are honored to be able to support the incredible mission of Le Bonheur as they serve an amazing 250,000 children each year regardless of the child’s family’s ability to pay,” said Dawn Graeter, President and CEO of Southern Security. “It is so important to us to give back to our community while also providing financial knowledge, advice, and guidance to members and organizations of our community in an effort to make it a better place.”

Le Bonheur, based in Memphis, Tennessee, provides expert care for children in more than 45 pediatric subspecialties, encompassing robust community programs, a pediatric research institute, and regional outpatient centers in Jackson, Tennessee, Tupelo, Mississippi, and Jonesboro, Arkansas. Le Bonheur also features a 255-bed hospital in Memphis and a 21-bed satellite hospital within Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. As the primary pediatric teaching affiliate for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur trains more than 350 pediatricians and specialists each year. Nationally recognized, Le Bonheur has been named a U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital for 13 consecutive years and is a Magnet-designated facility, the ultimate credential for high-quality patient care and nursing excellence.

Southern Security is a community-focused credit union that supports the Mid-South community and nonprofit partners through monetary, volunteer, and in-kind efforts as a core value. Southern Security strives to create a better community with local investments and to provide superior service to its members by offering better rates and lower fees. Today, Southern Security has more than 23,000 individual members, $238 million in assets, and 500 partner businesses and organizations.