Merrimack Valley Credit Union creates fund for Hawaii relief
All donations will benefit CUAid, the National Credit Union Foundation’s disaster relief center.
LAWRENCE, MA (August 25, 2023) — In response to the news of devastating fires that have taken over one hundred lives and impacted thousands of others in Maui, Hawaii, Merrimack Valley Credit Union (MVCU) has established the Hawaii Disaster Relief Fund through its GoodWorks Foundation to support CUAid, the disaster relief center of the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF).
MVCU has already donated $10,000 to CUAid to assist their credit union colleagues as they help their members through the process of rebuilding their lives. MVCU is now extending the opportunity to contribute to its members and the community at-large, who can donate to the Hawaii Disaster Relief Fund digitally or by cash or check at any of our branches.
“We were so sad to hear about these fires and all of the lives, homes and businesses that were lost,” says MVCU President & CEO John J. Howard. “This is when the credit union community is needed most—to help our colleagues rebuild and help provide their members with the support they need during such a challenging time. Our team is happy to contribute to these relief efforts and grateful to CUAid for giving us a trusted way to do so.”
All community members are invited to donate, regardless of whether they are members of the credit union. To donate to the Hawaii Disaster Relief Fund digitally, please visit Help for Hawaii. Members and non-members may also donate in-person at one of MVCU’s branches by cash or check made payable to ‘RTN GoodWorks Foundation.’
All proceeds will be donated to CUAid.
About Merrimack Valley Credit Union
Founded in 1955, Merrimack Valley Credit Union (MVCU) is a state-chartered community and employer-based credit union with more than $2.3 billion in assets. The corporate office is located in Lawrence, Massachusetts. MVCU currently serves more than 115,000 members, primarily in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. MVCU also serves more than 1,100 employer groups, including two major Massachusetts employers, Raytheon Technologies and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and operates 19 retail branches located in Amesbury, Bridgewater, Brookline, Danvers, Dorchester, Fairhaven, Haverhill, Hanover, Lawrence, Marlborough, Methuen, North Andover, Plymouth, Quincy, Tewksbury, Waltham and Worcester, Mass., plus Plaistow and Seabrook, N.H. MVCU offers a wide range of savings and loan products, commercial services and digital banking to meet the financial needs of a growing member base.
RTN GoodWorks Foundation
RTN GoodWorks Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, public charitable foundation affiliated with Merrimack Valley Credit Union that fosters financial wellness and promotes financial literacy and community involvement. Founded in 2011, the RTN GoodWorks Foundation is a natural outgrowth of the credit union’s commitment to community activities and financial literacy as a key component of financial health efforts. RTN GoodWorks Foundation is a non-profit and is recognized as a tax-exempt organization (tax ID 80-0709184).
