The much-needed rain yesterday didn't dampen the spirits of the 104 golfers who came together at Juniper Hill Golf Course in Northborough, Mass., to play in the Massachusetts Credit Unions' Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. The group appreciated a fun day of golf and fellowship as their generosity raised more than $33,000 from the day's event.
Tournament winners included:CU Direct Corporation showed its commitment to the cause by sponsoring the tournament lunch. Additional sponsors made generations of $750 or more: Balance Sheet Solutions, LLC; Harvard University Employees Credit Union; CUNA Mutual Group; MIT Federal Credit Union; UMassFive College Federal Credit Union; MassMutual Federal Credit Union; Members Plus Federal Credit Union; Digital Federal Credit Union; Synergent; and Tricorp Federal Credit Union.
At the awards banquet, the golfers heard from Kelly Turley, director of legislative advocacy, for the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. "The Massachusetts Coalition is so grateful to the Massachusetts Credit Unions for the more than 25 years of support, collaboration, and encouragement," she opened. "Our work is to ensure that everyone in the Commonwealth has a safe and stable place to call home, which is a daunting task for one group, yet achievable with broad community and government collaboration."
Turley shared updates on successful public policy campaigns championed by the coalition to increase funding and access to homelessness prevention resources, to create housing and support services for unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness, and to increase funding for affordable housing programs. The coalition continues to work with the legislature and Baker Administration to advance key initiatives to create a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness and improve benefits for extremely low income elders and people with disabilities.
CCUA President Paul Gentile praised the credit unions and company sponsors for their dedication to the coalition.
