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EasCorp’s 2023 Invitational Golf Tournament raises a record $57,000 for research on pediatric neurological disorders

BURLINGTON, MA (September 28, 2023) — Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) announced a record $57,000 was raised at its 2023 Invitational Golf Tournament benefitting Credit Unions Kids at Heart®. On Monday, September 11, 2023, more than 120 golfers and volunteers gathered at Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead, MA, for the annual golf tournament. The tournament featured contests, games, and an auction raising funds in support of the charitable organization’s mission and vision.

Credit Unions Kids at Heart is a collaborative charitable organization founded in 1996 by EasCorp and the credit union community. The organization’s mission is to help children lead healthy and happy lives, and the group raises funds for research aimed at the prevention, treatment, and cure of pediatric neurological disorders, including cerebral palsy, pediatric brain cancer, pediatric epilepsy and other seizure disorders, and Moyamoya disease. Credit Unions Kids at Heart works closely with renowned research investigators and clinical care specialists at Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Jane Melchionda, Chairman, Credit Unions Kids at Heart, said of the event, “We are grateful to EasCorp’s leadership and to the credit union community for their involvement and philanthropy. Our golfers, who represented many Credit Unions Kids at Heart Participating Credit Unions and Corporate Sponsors, gave generously to the cause. We were also pleased to let our Patient Partner families and our Research Investigators meet the people who support them.”

Credit Unions Kids at Heart is a favorite philanthropic activity of the credit union community in New England and beyond, with more than 50 participating credit unions, corporate sponsors, and other business partners. Since its founding, Credit Unions Kids at Heart has donated over $9 million toward its mission.

EasCorp President and CEO Cynthia Nelson said, “We are proud to support the work of Credit Unions Kids at Heart. The funds raised at this year’s golf tournament will go directly and in full to life-saving research. We have witnessed firsthand their advancements—new diagnostic tools and breakthrough treatment protocols that are changing the lives of children and adults worldwide.”

About EasCorp Federal Credit Union

Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) is a corporate credit union serving credit unions throughout the United States from offices in Burlington and Woburn, Massachusetts. EasCorp provides credit unions with a variety of deposit, loan, and investment services, ALM modeling, and security safekeeping services. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vertifi® Software, a Credit Union Service Organization, delivers state-of-the-art payment system technologies, including a new FedNow® Service gateway, and innovative digital solutions to the financial services industry. For more information, visit www.eascorp.org.

About Credit Unions Kids at Heart®

Credit Unions Kids at Heart was founded in 1996 by Eastern Corporate Federal Credit Union (EasCorp) and a small group of Massachusetts credit unions to leverage the collective impact of credit union charitable efforts and as a reflection of the industry’s belief in collaboration in service of a greater good. Today, Credit Unions Kids at Heart is a favorite philanthropic activity of the credit union community in New England and beyond, with more than 50 participating credit unions, corporate sponsors, and other business partners. As one of its fundraising initiatives, the organization sponsors a team that receives charitable bibs to run the Boston Marathon on behalf of Boston Children’s Hospital. The organization and its dedicated supporters are presently committed to funding research activities aimed at the prevention, treatment, and/or cure of pediatric neurological diseases. Since its founding, Credit Unions Kids at Heart has donated over $9 million toward its mission to help children live healthy and happy lives. To learn more, please visit www.cukidsatheart.org.

Corporate Sponsors: Bulkley, Richardson, and Gelinas, LLP, Corpay, Credit Union Student Choice, DCU Insurance, DCU Realty, EasCorp, GT Reilly & Company, The Kelliher Corbett Group at Morgan Stanley, Members Mortgage Company, and Vertifi Software, LLC.

Participating Credit Unions: 600 Atlantic FCU, Acushnet FCU, Arlington Municipal FCU, Beverly Municipal FCU, Boston Firefighters CU, Cambridge Firefighters FCU, Chelsea Employees FCU, City of Boston CU, Coastal1 CU, Common Trust FCU, Digital FCU, Direct FCU, Dutch Point CU, EasCorp, Energy CU, Granite State CU, Hanscom FCU, Holyoke CU, Homefield CU, HTM CU, Lynn Firemen’s FCU, Marblehead Municipal FCU, Massachusetts Family CU, Members Plus CU, Merrimack Valley CU, Methuen FCU, Middlesex-Essex Postal Employees FCU, Mills42 FCU, MIT FCU, NASA FCU, Plymouth County Teachers FCU, Quincy CU, Reading Mass. Town Employees FCU, Rockland FCU, Service CU, Somerset FCU, St. Anne’s CU, St. Anthony of Padua FCU, St. Jean’s CU Charitable Foundation, St. Mary’s CU, Stewart’s FCU, Stoneham Municipal Employees FCU, Taunton FCU, Tewksbury FCU, Webster First FCU, Western Connecticut FCU and We Share A Common Thread Foundation.