Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz inspired millions of Americans when he won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.
Last week, Maine's credit unions and their members inspired Spitz when the Maine Credit Union League announced a record-breaking $622,933 that was raised by the state's credit union members during the 2015 Ending Hunger Campaign. What's more, the record amount of funds raised was more than $70,000 greater than last year's record-breaking total.
"What you are doing to help your fellow citizens is amazing and awe-inspiring," Spitz said, who was the guest speaker at a celebration luncheon in Freeport, Maine last week.
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