UMassFive College Federal Credit Union staff have raised over $12,500 in 2016 through their participation in the 18
th Annual UMass Medicine Cancer Walk and Run. All funds are donated directly to the UMass Medicine Cancer Center, which supports cancer research trials and patient care in Central Massachusetts.
"We are proud to say UMassFive has supported this event since the beginning," said Jon Reske, VP of marketing for UMassFive.�"Our continued success is due to an increasing level of participation and enthusiasm from our staff and membership, year over year from all our branches statewide. It is now the largest annual fundraising event that the credit union participates in."
More than 50 people walked and ran as part of Team UMassFive at the Sept. 25 event at UMass Medical School in Worcester. Team members participated in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of loved ones who have been lost to cancer. In addition to personal fundraising efforts, staff held raffles, bake sales, candy sales, challenge drives, and other collections to raise money for this cause. The fundraising drive runs for the second half of the year, and donations are tallied at year end.
Team UMassFive has raised more than $50,000 over the years it has participated in the UMass Medicine Cancer Walk and Run.
