Jeanne D'Arc CU Holding "We Share a Common Thread" Fundraiser to Support Local Charities

LOWELL – Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union is excited to announce its eighth annual We Share A Common Thread Foundation Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018.

Jeanne D’Arc’s We Share a Common Thread Foundation was established in 2011 to help the Credit Union provide monetary support to numerous charities and organizations throughout the community.

Each year, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union employees, business partners, members and supporters gather together for a night filled with dancing, games, basket raffles, a silent auction, door prizes and much more. Funds raised during this fun-filled event are distributed to dozens of worthy non-profit organizations within the Merrimack Valley and surrounding communities.

Last year’s Fundraiser raised over $50,000, and the Credit Union disbursed those funds to 79 local organizations. This year, the Credit Union has set the goal to raise $60,000 to help them extend their support even further.

Community members and businesses can donate to the event in the following ways: provide a gift card to any retail store, restaurant, or merchant; submit a donation online at www.WSACT.com; or mail a check, made payable to We Share A Common Thread Foundation, to 1 Tremont Place, Lowell, MA 01854.  All community members are invited to join Jeanne D’Arc, its employees, supporters, and many non-profit organizations at the event on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Lenzi’s, located at 810 Merrimack Avenue in Dracut, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm.

Tickets are $10.00 if purchased in advance or $15.00 at the door. Those interested in purchasing tickets should contact Alison Hughes at Alison.Hughes@JDCU.com or at 978-323-4712. For more information on the We Share A Common Thread Foundation and the annual fundraiser, visit www.WSACT.com.

Photo: (From left to right) Kevin Morrissey, Director of Operations at the Greater Lowell YMCA; Frank Sullivan, President of the Pelham Good Neighbor Fund; Lois Alves, Board Member of the Power of Flowers Project; Howard and Laurae Richards, Founders of the Servants For Haiti; Joyce Bellefeuille, Executive Director and Founder of the Power of Flowers Project; and Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, gathered together at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union’s 2017 We Share A Common Thread Foundation Fundraiser. The 2018 Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, February 24th at Lenzi’s in Dracut from 7:00pm to 11:00pm.

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 $1.3 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, Dracut High and Nashua High School South; a loan center in Lowell and mortgage centers in Chelmsford and North Reading.