ACA International Members Donate Nearly $70,000 To Various Charities

(MINNEAPOLIS) For the past ten years, ACA International members throughout the country have been participating in Charity Challenge, an annual event that encourages credit and collection professionals to join together and help raise money for various national and local charities of their choice. This year member companies donated nearly $70,000.

Charity Challenge, formerly known as Collectors Challenge, is designed to reflect the concerns and values of our membership. The month-long campaign allows members to create fund-raising events and programs to benefit various charities. Events this year included a circus-theme campaign to raise money for the United Way, a food drive to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club and a charity walk to raise money for Caring Communities with AIDS. (MINNEAPOLIS, November 13, 2002) For the past ten years, ACA International members throughout the country have been participating in Charity Challenge, an annual event that encourages credit and collection professionals to join together and help raise money for various national and local charities of their choice. This year member companies donated nearly $70,000.

ACA International, formerly known as the American Collectors Association, is the association of credit and collection professionals. Founded in 1939, ACA International has approximately 5,300 members, including third-party collection agencies, attorneys, credit grantors and vendor affiliates. Headquartered in Minneapolis, ACA International serves members in the United States, Canada and 58 other countries worldwide. For more information on ACA International visit www.acainternational.org.