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RTN GoodWorks Foundation Golf Tournament 2019

Save the Date: RTN GoodWorks Foundation Annual Golf Tournament

Monday, October 7, 2019 (rain or shine), Scramble Start at 11 am

Oakley Country Club, 410 Belmont Street, Watertown, MA

The Oakley Country Club is a private, 18-hole golf club located in Watertown, Massachusetts. Oakley has the distinction of being the first Donald Ross course in the United States.

RTN GoodWorks Foundation has donated more than $210,000 to support our surrounding communities by fostering financial wellness, and promoting financial literacy and community involvement. Your involvement helps our ongoing efforts.

Helping Members and Neighbors in Unexpected Times of Need: RTN Donates $4,467 to Merrimack Valley Relief Efforts

When explosions and fires from over-pressurized gas lines ripped through Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, our Credit Union jumped into action to help.

RTN GoodWorks Foundation recently donated $4,467 to the Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund to support relief efforts following the September 13 gas explosions in the three communities that were hard-hit by this disaster. Funds collected in RTN Federal Credit Union branches totaled $2,233.62, with the Foundation giving a matching donation.

In addition to the monetary help, RTN Employees Community Outreach Committee organized a collection drive in RTN branches. With generous support from members and staff, RTN collected several bags of non-perishable foods, toiletries, blankets and towels, baby formula and diapers and other essentials. These items were delivered and donated to the Lawrence Senior Center in late October.

RTN is closely connected to the Andover, North Andover and Lawrence communities that were hard-hit by the gas explosions. The Credit Union has branch locations and many members who live in the area.

The Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund was initiated at Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) by Governor Charlie Baker, Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera, and Andover and North Andover Town Managers Andrew Flanagan and Andrew Maylor. One hundred percent of donations go to support the relief efforts.

“We are so grateful for the generous donation from the RTN GoodWorks Foundation and RTN members,” says Crystal Bates, ECCF’s director of development and communications. “It’s another extraordinary example of people coming together to help those in need during a time of crisis.”

RTN GoodWorks Foundation Golf Tournament 2018

Thanks to all our sponsors and golfers who helped make the 2018 RTN GoodWorks Foundation Golf Tournament on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Oakley Country Club a success.

The Golf Tournament proceeds will help us fund Foundation activities.

Recent highlights of the Foundation charitable endeavors include our annual Walk Home event to help Massachusetts homeless teens and families and a $2000 donation to Meadow Clubs & Youth Environmental Entrepreneurship Programs (YEEP) to sponsor a Waltham YEEP student this summer.

Giving Tuesday is Every Day at RTN (2017)

On November 28, 2017, we made a donation of $3251.62 with funds collected through RTN GoodWorks Foundation to the Greater Houston Community Foundation to help support their Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Every day, as a Credit Union we exist help our members manage and improve their financial lives. And, we have a social mission, with charitable giving and community service as our core values.

This translates into supporting local community projects and initiatives. A quick overview of charitable giving and community involvement in 2017 includes:

• In September, we gave $22,039 to help homeless teens and families in Danvers, Waltham and Boston. These funds were raised through our annual Walk Home 5K walk to help homeless teens and families.
• Monthly Blue Jeans Days provide RTN employees the opportunity to wear jeans to work for a charitable donation, with funds collected and donated to promote the credit union industry with legislators and governmental bodies. In addition, RTN is an active participant in Cooperative Credit Union Association collection drives and community efforts throughout the year.
• Our Employee Community Outreach Committee supports several non-profit organizations and charities in local communities through personal donations and contributions of their free time.

Charitable giving by RTN so far this year has totaled nearly $60,000. We are proud to work collaboratively with members, sponsor groups and our surrounding communities through financial support and volunteer participation in many ways, large and small. We thank you for your participation and support.

Foundation Golf Tournament Raises $30,000 for Community and Financial Education Projects

Pictured (l to r): RTN Federal Credit Union Board Members Joe Kelleher, Jack Torpey and Chair Arthur Osborn, and RTN GoodWorks Foundation Director Henry Doyle.

RTN GoodWorks Foundation raised $30,000 in proceeds from its 2017 fundraising Golf Tournament on Monday October 2, 2017 at Oakley Country Club. These funds will help support RTN GoodWorks Foundation’s community projects and financial education efforts.Beautiful October weather was the backdrop for a day of golf, followed by a program that included prize awards, raffles and a silent auction. As a Titanium Sponsor, RTN Federal Credit Union was the major supporter of this event.Highlights of the Foundation’s charitable endeavors during the past two years include its annual Walk Home event that donated more than $46,400 to help Massachusetts homeless teens and families; a donation to ABCD’s (Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.) Winter Emergency Campaign and Fuel Assistance Program; a donation to the Brigham and Women’s Hospital annual campaign; and sponsorship of several community financial education seminars.

Thanks to our sponsors, donors and golfers who help make the RTN GoodWorks Foundation 2017 Golf Tournament a great success!