Navient employees raise $7,800 for American Cancer Society
HORSEHEADS, N.Y., July 10, 2015-Navient, the nation's leading loan management, servicing and asset recovery company, scored an ace for breast cancer education at its fourth annual charity golf tournament when its employees raised $7,800 for the American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society visited the General Revenue Corporation and Pioneer Credit Recovery facility in Horseheads today to receive the contribution and to speak to employees about their work in the community to prevent and fight against cancer.
General Revenue Corporation and Pioneer Credit Recovery are both subsidiaries of Navient.
"The American Cancer Society is extremely grateful to Navient and its employees for the generous donation and work to support the fight against cancer," said Amanda Gozigian, community manager, American Cancer Society. "It is local grassroots efforts like this event that allow the American Cancer Society to have an impact on the community through research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need, and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more."
Eighteen teams consisting of four golfers per team participated in the event with a mixture of Navient employees and members of the local community competing against each other. In addition, participants were able to compete individually during skill-based games, such as the longest putt contest and longest drive contest.
Other local businesses that helped sponsor the event included:
- American Food and Vending
- Baccille Paving
- Bouille Electric, Inc.
- Casella Waste
- Davis Ulmer
- Postler & Jaeckle Corp.
- Tioga Downs
"We are proud to once again stand behind the American Cancer Society," said Jeff Mersmann, vice president, Navient. "Because of our dedicated employees and community members, we were able to exceed our fundraising goal and help support their efforts."
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As the nation's leading loan management, servicing and asset recovery company, Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI) helps customers navigate the path to financial success. Servicing more than $300 billion in student loans, the company supports the educational and economic achievements of more than 12 million Americans. A growing number of government and higher education clients rely on Navient for proven solutions to meet their financial goals. Learn more at navient.com. Navient began trading on Nasdaq as an independent company on May 1, 2014.
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