Santa Rosa, CA (October 15, 2025) |
On Monday, October 13, while most financial institutions observed a federal holiday, RCU continued its tradition of dedicating the day to making meaningful change through its biennial Day of Impact. This year, RCU partnered with Foster Love, with about 1,000 RCU employees assembling nearly 4,000 care bags and birthday boxes – enough for every foster youth in San Francisco and the North Bay counties RCU serves.
“We are passionate about advancing meaningful and sustainable change to ensure current and future generations are strong, resilient, and continue to thrive,” said Brett Martinez, President and CEO of Redwood Credit Union. “This event brings our team together in a shared purpose, connecting each person to something bigger than themselves.”
These gifts are more than supplies. They provide compassion during one of the most vulnerable moments in these children’s lives. When children enter foster care, they must quickly pack up their belongings (often into a provided trash bag) and begin a difficult journey into unfamiliar surroundings. Over 60 percent of children in foster care arrive with nothing but the clothes on their backs, according to Foster Love.
Foster Love Executive Director Gianna Mulkay said this year’s DOI event was one of the organization’s largest-ever corporate events.
“RCU’s commitment to children in foster care is not only inspiring, it’s a benchmark-setting example of what community-driven impact can look like,” she said. “It’s just one example of how RCU’s impact spans from local neighborhoods to broader communities across California and beyond.”
All resources from this year’s Day of Impact will be donated to agencies and nonprofit organizations who will directly place them in the hands of foster children and families in San Francisco, Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake and Mendocino counties.
County Fairgrounds for a Day of Impact. On RCU’s biennial Day of Impact, team members come
together to be part of something bigger than themselves and create meaningful change that lasts well
beyond a single day. This year, RCU partnered with Foster Love to assemble nearly 4,000 care bags and
birthday boxes – enough for every foster youth in San Francisco and the North Bay counties RCU
serves.
for foster youth in San Francisco and the North Bay on Monday, October 13, 2025.
decorated birthday boxes for foster youth in San Francisco and the North Bay counties RCU serves. The
event is part of RCU’s biennial Day of Impact.
San Francisco and the North Bay counties the credit union serves. The event is part of RCU’s biennial
Day of Impact.
foster youth. The credit union’s 1,000 team members gathered Monday, October 13, 2025, at the
Sonoma County Fairgrounds for a Day of Impact. The team partnered with Foster Love and assembled
nearly 4,000 care bags and birthday boxes – enough for every foster youth in San Francisco and the
North Bay counties RCU serves.
collected and distributed throughout the North Bay and San Francisco.
members created nearly 4,000 sweet cases and birthday boxes for foster youth in San Francisco and
the North Bay on Monday, October 13, 2025.
collected and distributed throughout the North Bay and San Francisco.