Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union Sponsors Football Clinic for Area Kids with New England Patriots
May 25, 2017
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LOWELL – On Saturday, May 20, 2017, hundreds of Lowell area youth joined players from the New England Patriots Alumni at the UMass Lowell Cushing Athletic Complex to participate in “Football For YOU”. Sponsored for the fourth year by Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, “Football For YOU” is a one-day, free football clinic, open to boys and girls, ages 9-14, of all skill levels.
More than 300 children registered for this event, presented by the New England Patriots Alumni Club. Patriots Alumni Ilia Jarostchuk, Rick Buffington, Jim Bowman, Steve Nelson, Steve King and Alumni Club President, Pete Brock, coached the kids in non-contact strength and conditioning exercises. Participants ran agility exercises across the field, maneuvering around cones, they were challenged to ladder jumps, and even practiced defensive blocks against pads.
The clinic also focused on education for parents and guardians which included topics such as nutrition, strength training, leadership and sportsmanship. A nutritious lunch was served to all participants.
“This year’s Football For YOU camp had a tremendous turnout,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “It’s so great to see these kids getting out on the field with the Alumni players. It was a fun day for everyone involved” he added.
Because The New England Patriots Alumni Club is a non-profit, it can provide more than the fundamentals of football to communities around New England. The organization is also able to assist other community non-profits through monetary donations. At this year’s Lowell camp, the Patriots Alumni Club donated $2,500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell.
The partnership between Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union and the Patriots Alumni Club will also extend itself to Nashua, New Hampshire for the first time. The Nashua “Football For YOU” clinic will be held on Friday, June 16th from 5:00pm-9:00pm at Stellos Stadium. Those eager to participate can register by visiting http://www.patriotsalumni.com/football-for-you-new/ffy-nashua-nh/.
For more information on “Football for YOU,” please visit www.patriotsalumni.com.
About Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union:
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 80,000 members and $1.2 billion in assets. It operates eight full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts and Nashua, New Hampshire; high-school branches at Lowell High and Dracut High schools; a loan center in Lowell and mortgage centers in Chelmsford and North Reading.