LOWELL Jeanne DArc Credit Union, along with more than 50 credit unions from numerous states, recently celebrated the completion of the Credit Unions Kids at Heart (CU K@H) 2014 fundraising season with a combined donation of $300,000 toward research in the battle against childhood illness.
"Kids at Heart serves a vital role in the fight to eradicate childhood illnesses," said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne DArc Credit Union. "We are proud to play an important role in their fundraising campaigns."
CU�K@H is a collaborative community service activity that was founded by Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) in 1996. Including its most recent donation, the CU K@H Program and its team of dedicated supporters have raised more than $4.3�million to fund pediatric research projects of various types and complexities since then.
Funds from the 2014 campaign have been earmarked to support several pediatric brain research projects, including the search for treatments, therapies, and cures for
Moyamoya disease,
Sturge-Weber syndrome, and
brain tumors. This research is used by pediatric hospitals and other care centers all around the world. The CU K@H programs partner in this endeavor is Boston Childrens Hospital, one of the worlds leading pediatric research centers.
The cornerstone of CU K@Hs fundraising efforts each year is the Boston Marathon, the most prestigious and popular road race of its kind. Although the Boston Marathon is a qualifying time race, the CU K@H program is able to procure several of the limited entries awarded for charitable fundraising purposes. As their inspiration for training and finishing the race, CU K@H Marathon Team runners are individually paired with patient partners from Boston Childrens Hospital. Many of the patient partners have extraordinary medical challenges, but they also possess tremendous spirit, faith, and enduring courage. These incredible children, who overcome their personal challenges every day, inspire the runners to train throughout the Boston Marathon season. The children are equally inspired by the runners who relentlessly train throughout the winter months that lead up to the race.
Jeanne DArc Credit Union was represented in the 2014 Boston Marathon by runner Nicole Bedard, Financial Education Manager at the Lowell High School branch, and patient partner Everett Chase. This years race marked the seventh year Nicole has run, and the fifth year she has been partnered with Everett. The credit union rallied around Nicole and Everett to help raise donations through a series of events, including its We Share A Common Thread Foundation fundraiser.
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Jeanne DArc Credit Union runner Nicole Bedard and patient partner Everett Chase enjoy pre-marathon festivities at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Saturday, April 19, 2014.
Mark Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne DArc Credit Union (rear, second from left,) and his family celebrate pre-marathon activities with patient partner Everett Chase (front, seated), Everetts family, and their runner Nicole Bedard (rear, second from right) in preparation for the 2014 Boston Marathon.
About Jeanne DArc Credit Union:
Jeanne DArc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 64,000 members and $1 billion in assets. It operates seven full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts; two high-school branches at Lowell High and Dracut High schools; a loan center in Lowell; and two mortgage centers in Chelmsford and North Reading.
About Credit Unions Kids at Heart:
Credit Unions Kids at Heart is a favorite public service activity for the credit union community, and one of the largest credit union collaborative fundraising programs in the nation. Jane Melchionda, president and CEO of Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) of Burlington, Mass., founded Credit Unions Kids at Heart in 1996 with a small group of Massachusetts credit unions. Since that time, the program has expanded nationally to include dozens of participating credit unions.
LOWELL Jeanne DArc Credit Union, along with more than 50 credit unions from numerous states, recently celebrated the completion of the Credit Unions Kids at Heart (CU K@H) 2014 fundraising season with a combined donation of $300,000 toward research in the battle against childhood illness.
"Kids at Heart serves a vital role in the fight to eradicate childhood illnesses," said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne DArc Credit Union. "We are proud to play an important role in their fundraising campaigns."
CU�K@H is a collaborative community service activity that was founded by Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) in 1996. Including its most recent donation, the CU K@H Program and its team of dedicated supporters have raised more than $4.3�million to fund pediatric research projects of various types and complexities since then.
Funds from the 2014 campaign have been earmarked to support several pediatric brain research projects, including the search for treatments, therapies, and cures for Moyamoya disease, Sturge-Weber syndrome, and brain tumors. This research is used by pediatric hospitals and other care centers all around the world. The CU K@H programs partner in this endeavor is Boston Childrens Hospital, one of the worlds leading pediatric research centers.
The cornerstone of CU K@Hs fundraising efforts each year is the Boston Marathon, the most prestigious and popular road race of its kind. Although the Boston Marathon is a qualifying time race, the CU K@H program is able to procure several of the limited entries awarded for charitable fundraising purposes. As their inspiration for training and finishing the race, CU K@H Marathon Team runners are individually paired with patient partners from Boston Childrens Hospital. Many of the patient partners have extraordinary medical challenges, but they also possess tremendous spirit, faith, and enduring courage. These incredible children, who overcome their personal challenges every day, inspire the runners to train throughout the Boston Marathon season. The children are equally inspired by the runners who relentlessly train throughout the winter months that lead up to the race.
Jeanne DArc Credit Union was represented in the 2014 Boston Marathon by runner Nicole Bedard, Financial Education Manager at the Lowell High School branch, and patient partner Everett Chase. This years race marked the seventh year Nicole has run, and the fifth year she has been partnered with Everett. The credit union rallied around Nicole and Everett to help raise donations through a series of events, including its We Share A Common Thread Foundation fundraiser.
Photo cutlines:
Jeanne DArc Credit Union runner Nicole Bedard and patient partner Everett Chase enjoy pre-marathon festivities at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Saturday, April 19, 2014.
Mark Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne DArc Credit Union (rear, second from left,) and his family celebrate pre-marathon activities with patient partner Everett Chase (front, seated), Everetts family, and their runner Nicole Bedard (rear, second from right) in preparation for the 2014 Boston Marathon.
About Jeanne DArc Credit Union:
Jeanne DArc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 64,000 members and $1 billion in assets. It operates seven full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts; two high-school branches at Lowell High and Dracut High schools; a loan center in Lowell; and two mortgage centers in Chelmsford and North Reading.
About Credit Unions Kids at Heart:
Credit Unions Kids at Heart is a favorite public service activity for the credit union community, and one of the largest credit union collaborative fundraising programs in the nation. Jane Melchionda, president and CEO of Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) of Burlington, Mass., founded Credit Unions Kids at Heart in 1996 with a small group of Massachusetts credit unions. Since that time, the program has expanded nationally to include dozens of participating credit unions.