Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union Donates $1,500 to A Child's Light

April 23, 2015
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Give A Click Winner A Child's Light 2LOWELL, MA Jeanne DArc Credit Union is pleased to announce that the winner of the latest "Give a Click" campaign located on our website WeShareACommonThread.org is A Childs Light, Inc., based in Dracut. This nonprofits mission is to prevent all forms of abuse and neglect of children. It informs the public that the prevention of abuse and neglect decreases lifelong adverse medical and emotional consequences for children and promotes their well-being. Jeanne DArc Credit Union understands the value of community and working together.� On the WeShareACommonThread.org website, community members can read about three worthy nonprofit organizations and then vote for the one they would most like to see us support.� The charity with the most votes then receives a $1,500.00 donation from the Credit Union.� Different charities are posted every quarter, so we encourage people to keep returning to WeShareACommonThread.org to help their favorites gain a much-needed donation. "We consider social responsibility to be an integral part of our overall mission," said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne DArc Credit Union. "The Give a Click campaign allows us to help people in our region become more involved with their communities and with each other. We are pleased to help A Childs Light, Inc., continue its important work." In this campaign, the organizations received strong support from website visitors. When the campaign ended, A Childs Light, Inc. received the most votes, while Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center came in a close second, and Lowell House, Inc. came in third. Individuals are permitted to vote only once. The current "Give a Click" campaign is focused on another trio of nonprofit organizations in the region. The organizations vying for the next donation are: My Fathers House, Cor Unum, and Sustainable Westford. Photo cutline: (From left) Jeanne DArc Credit Union President and Chief Executive Officer Mark S. Cochran; co- founder and treasurer of A Childs Light, Inc., Kim Logan; and co-founder and president of A Childs Light, Inc., Bob Logan. 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 68,000 members and $1.1 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.
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