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Jeanne D’arc Credit Union signs 5-year agreement to be premier sponsor of Lowell Summer Music Series
LOWELL, MA (April 7, 2015) — Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union is pleased to announce that it has signed a five-year agreement with the Lowell Festival Foundation to be the premier sponsor of the Lowell Summer Music Series.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Lowell Summer Music Series by helping to provide affordable outdoor concerts for residents of Greater Lowell,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “The Lowell Summer Music Series provides outstanding musical performances. We are proud to be a part of continuing that tradition.”
In 2012, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union partnered with the Lowell Summer Music Series and Lowell Festival Foundation in a three-year agreement to serve as the premier sponsor. This new agreement will strengthen the existing partnership.
The nonprofit Lowell Summer Music Series – which hosts performances at Boarding House Park – held 18 concerts last summer in various musical genres, including rock, pop, folk, reggae, jazz, blues, country, and, of course, the annual Banjo & Fiddle contest as well as numerous children’s concerts.
“Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union is playing a substantial role in the Series, allowing us to bring bigger acts and attract more audience to downtown Lowell and the Lowell National Historical Park. We are thankful for this commitment,” said Peter Aucella, assistant superintendent of the Lowell National Historical Park, who founded the Series 26 years ago.
Photo: (Front, from left) Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union President and Chief Executive Officer Mark S. Cochran; Assistant Superintendent of the Lowell National Historical Park Peter Aucella; and Lowell Festival Foundation, Board of Trustees Chairman Arthur Sutcliffe. (Back, from left) Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union Senior Vice President-Marketing Michelle Silveira; Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union Assistant Vice President-Marketing Sharon Flaherty; Superintendent of the Lowell National Historical Park Celeste Bernardo; Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union Vice President-Community Development Steve Jones.
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 68,000 members and $1.1 billion in assets. It operates seven full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts; two high-school branches at Lowell High and Dracut High schools; a loan center in Lowell; and two mortgage centers in Chelmsford and North Reading.