News from our members

Annual Habitat for Humanity NCM Golf Outing Seeks Sponsorships

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Sponsorships are now available for this year’s Habitat for Humanity North Central MA’s 7thAnnual Building Dreams Golf Tournament.  The event will be held at Shaker Hills Country Club in Harvard, MA on Tuesday, September 15th.  All proceeds from this event will benefit the work of Habitat for Humanity NCM, for building and repairing affordable homes throughout the organization’s 25 towns and cities in the region.

 

Sponsorship opportunities for the golf event are still available and local businesses and organizations are encouraged to apply.  Sponsorship benefits include recognition and company branding at the event and in all printed and digital releases.  Participating sponsors will also be highlighted on Habitat NCM’s website and Facebook page.  Branding will be imprinted on event giveaways and rates vary, depending on level chosen. 

 

2019 Sponsors so far for the golf event include: Leominster Credit Union; Health Alliance Hospital; Kendra Dickinson of Keller Williams Realty; Digital Federal Credit Union; Rollstone Bank; Main Street Bank; The Law Office of David Rocheford andTom Ruble of EXIT New Option Real Estate

 

Individuals interested in golfing at the event can sign up as foursomes ($640), groups of three ($505), pairs ($345) or singles ($185) on Habitat NCM’s website.  Registration includes greens fee, cart, golf shirt, morning refreshments and lunch.  Each golfer will also receive a generous swag bag filled with golf accessories and snacks. The shotgun start is at 9:00 am.  Registration begins at 7:30 am. Multiple Contests on the course are available to participants looking to snag bragging rights, trophies and pro shop prizes.  These include Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, Hole in One and Closest to the Flamingo.  A silent auction will also be featured.  To register for the event, please visit the Habitat for Humanity North Central MA website.  Deadline to register is August 30th.

 

Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts 

Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts offers a hand up, not a hand out, to hard-working, low-income central Massachusetts families seeking affordable home ownership.  It is a non-profit housing ministry that builds simple, decent houses with people in need, serving 25 towns and cities in North Central Massachusetts.  Habitat NCM also operates the Leominster ReStore, 637 Lancaster Street (Route 117), which raises funds through the sale of discounted and recycled materials and furniture.

Fitchburg Public Library presents 
Demystifying City Government


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Have you ever wondered about your City’s government, and how it works?  Please join City Councilors Amy Green and Anthony Zarrella on July 10, 2019 at 6:30 PM in the Garden Room as they share what a day-in-the-life is like as an Elected Official in Fitchburg.  Following brief presentations from each, a question and answer session will be held.  We hope attendees will leave this panel discussion with a better understanding of how Fitchburg’s government works behind the scenes..For information about this or other Library programs call 978-829-1780 or visit our website: www.FitchburgPublicLibrary.org.

Leominster Credit Union Donates Books to Local Organizations

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For the nineteenth consecutive year, Leominster Credit Union was pleased to participate in Children’s Book Month, an annual event sponsored by the Cooperative Credit Union Association.  

During the month of April LCU members and employees collected donations of 1,161 new and used children’s books.  The books were distributed to Leominster Community Coalition, MOC (Child Care and Head Start Center), Sunrise Assisted Living, Fitchburg Public Schools and the Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster.

Leominster Credit Union Endowed Scholarship at Worcester State University

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Leominster, MA–  To mark the 65th Anniversary of its founding, Leominster Credit Union (LCU) has established an endowed scholarship at Worcester State University to help LCU employees, members of the Board of Directors, and LCU members—or their children or grandchildren—pay for college.

“Leominster Credit Union is proud to participate in the scholarship program at Worcester State University as helping to fulfill our members’ financial needs and enriching our communities is an important part of our mission. This valuable partnership with Worcester State University will help to make a difference in meeting the educational goals for our employees, members of the Board of Directors, their children/grandchildren and our members,” stated Leominster Credit Union President & CEO, John O’Brien, a director of the Worcester State Foundation.

This gift represents the second time LCU has offered significant support to Worcester State. The Leominster Credit Union Cardio Area in the DeFeudis Fitness Center provides students with a space they can use to improve their stamina and speed. LCU is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative financial institution serving the needs of North Central Massachusetts communities since 1954. LCU claims more than 50,000 members and assets of more than $700 million. Its employees are committed to helping members achieve success with outstanding service, including helping them to pay for an education through scholarships.

Leominster Credit Union provides lending, deposit, and business services in Worcester County through a network of branches, ATMs, telephone, mobile and online banking services.  Branches are located in Leominster, Worcester, Clinton, Holden, Sterling, and North Leominster. LCU operates two high school branches at Clinton High School and Wachusett Regional High School.


Criteria:

[One $1,000 award annually) The Leominster Credit Union Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to a Worcester State student with a 2.8 or greater G.P.A. First preference will be given to employees, their children or grandchildren; LCU Board of Directors or Advisory Committee, their children or grandchildren; and second preference to LCU members, their children or grandchildren. 

Application process:

To apply for this scholarship students must go to the Worcester State University online scholarship portal www.worcester.edu/scholarships.  To be eligible applicants must be enrolled at Worcester State and have a Worcester State email address. The application cycle begins in January and ends on April 15 of each academic year. Students are notified of their awards in early July for the next academic year. If chosen to receive the award, the student will have the amount of the award divided equally between the fall and spring semesters and it will show on the student’s invoice from the University as a credit.