BETTENDORF, IOWA In 2015, The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation provided over $79,500 in crucial funding for 39 local organizations including a $50,000 co-sponsorship of a Habitat for Humanity House in Davenport and a four-year commitment to Junior Achievement of the Heartland that amounts to $50,000.
It was also the year the foundation successfully established the Paul Lensmeyer Golf Outing as its annual fundraising event raising over $18,000 to help further the mission of making a positive impact in the communities served by Ascentra Credit Union.� This year"s annual Paul Lensmeyer Golf Outing will take place on Monday, Sept. 26
th at the Arsenal Island Golf Club in Rock Island, Ill.
"We have heard terrific feedback from those who participated last year, letting us know how much they enjoyed all the activities we coordinated throughout the historic and scenic course at Arsenal Island," Ascentra President and CEO Dale Owen said. "Knowing that we are also helping programs for our military families by golfing at the Rock Island Arsenal� made it an easy decision to return this September."
The Sept. 26
th event begins at noon and will include a box lunch, golf, cart, dinner and awards reception following the golf outing.� Registration is now open and can be accessed through a link on the foundation website at
www.ascentra.org/foundation.� People can register to golf and special sponsorship opportunities are still available for companies and organizations.
The 2016 Paul Lensmeyer Golf Outing is made possible by the support of Allied Solutions and its family of companies, Burns-Fazzi, Brock and Associates, and Securian.� For more information about the golf outing please contact Ascentra Credit Union Event Coordinator Megan Guldenpfennig at 563-459-6909 or email
marketing@ascentra.org.
About The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation:��������
Established in 2013, to honor the memory of Ascentra Credit Union President & CEO Paul Lensmeyer and to meet the charitable and educational objectives of the Board of Directors of the credit union, the mission of the Ascentra Credit Union Foundation is to improve the quality of life for the membership of Ascentra Credit Union and further the philanthropic outreach in the communities the credit union serves. The focus of the foundation is on funding work to enhance youth development, expand credit education opportunities, foster community development, support cultural activities, and invest in ways to enhance the financial viability of the underserved.� More information can be found at www.ascentra.org/foundation .
About Ascentra Credit Union:�����������
Founded in 1950, Ascentra Credit Union, is Iowa's premier credit union with more than $370 million in assets and 10 branches serving the communities of Bettendorf, Clinton, Davenport, Le Claire, Muscatine, Iowa and Moline, Ill. Learn more about Ascentra Credit Union at ascentra.org.� Follow Ascentra on Facebook, on Twitter @ascentra and Instagram @ascentracu .
