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All One Credit Union honored Aidan a mentee of LUK, Inc.’s Mentoring Program and participant in the “Diversity Through the Lens” project, by displaying his photographic work of art in their main office. All One Credit Union purchased Aidan’s photo at the LUK Mentoring “Kids At Heart” Gala held in February.

Aidan’s family, his mentor, Scott Bennett, LUK, Inc. Chief Executive, Richard Hooks Wayman and staff members of the Mentoring program recently attended festivities held at LCU’s headquarters which included the unveiling of the location where his coin themed photography will be displayed.

“We are proud to display Aidan’s artwork”, commented John O’Brien, LCU President & CEO. “At LCU, we are committed to making a difference in the communities where we work and live, organizations like LUK that provide resources such as the mentoring program are a great benefit to our communities.”

“The celebration is a prime example of the partnership and support that All One Credit Union has provided to LUK and the Mentoring Program for over five years”, commented Hilary Amedy, Mentoring Program Coordinator, “LCU is an integral part of the communities they serve and they exhibit this through their financial education and community based partnerships.”

LUK Mentoring was awarded the $2,000 grant through CHNA 9 to provide the “Diversity Through the Lens” project that Aidan and his mentor took part in along with several others. This project provided the opportunity to access digital technology to express their creativity. The mentees learned new skills and insights about diversity and cross cultural issues through the use of digital photography. A camera and special training were provided by AJ Abrams, a professional photographer from Triscele Photography to photograph their perspective of diversity.

For the fourteenth consecutive year, All One Credit Union was pleased to participate in Children’s Book Month, an annual event sponsored by the Massachusetts Credit Union League.

During the month of April, LCU accepted donations of unused and gently-used children’s books.

LCU Members and employees collected over 400 books, which were donated to various organizations including, The Reading Aloud Challenge, Girls, Inc., The Storymobile which is sponsored by the Leominster Community Coalition, and the Allencrest Community Center. 

Sharing responsibilities for organizing LCU’s collection efforts were Kathy Hurley, Human Resources Administrator, and Nancy Daigle, Receptionist.

Since its inception, Children’s Book Month has been sponsored by the Massachusetts Credit Union League, the oldest continually operating trade group in the United States. The League supports its credit union members across the state in many ways, including philanthropic programs like Children’s Book Month.

All One Credit Union recently donated $1,250 to the Clinton Fire Department to update their emergency 911 hardware and software technology.

The Clinton Fire Department had requested a donation to assist them in getting the hardware and software needed to update their 30 year old 911 program. The current system can only register land lines and will not register pertinent information needed when a 911 call is received from a cell phone. The only information currently transmitted to the Fire Department is the cell tower closest to the proximity of the caller.

By updating this equipment, the department will have the capability of utilizing software that can automatically provide the phone number and location of the 911 caller. The new system will also provide the longitude and latitude of the caller, which can then be mapped and presented to the department on the computer screen in map form. This will prevent any confusion as to the caller’s location.

“The enhanced 911 system will allow the Fire department to respond more quickly by instantly being able to identify the location of the caller. Even a few minutes can make a difference in the life and death situations the Fire Department responds to,” said John O’Brien, LCU President and CEO. “LCU is truly happy to help make this critical update a possibility. Part of our Mission is to enrich the communities we serve. This is a great example of that.”

All One Credit Union will hold a Shred-A-Thon at its headquarters located at 20 Adams Street, Leominster, MA on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 9:00AM – Noon.

Members and non-members can get rid of old, sensitive documents by shredding and recycling them at the Shred-A-Thon. All items will be shred on site by a secure shredding service, New England Security Shredders.

Members of the community can bring up to three legal size file boxes or three 13-gallon kitchen trash bags to be shred for free. However we will be accepting donations to Habitat for Humanity during the event. The Shred-A-Thon helps raise awareness about recycling, Earth Day and of course the importance of shredding personal documents to protect against identity theft.

Important documents to bring to the Shred-A-Thon include bank statements, tax returns, medical bills, credit card statements and other personal documents.

For more information contact Joanne Lattanzi, Marketing Manager 978-466-7240 or marketing@all-onecu.com

All One Credit Union is collecting new and gently used books during the month of April in association with the Massachusetts Credit Union League’s Annual Book Drive. The books will be donated to local organizations providing an educational resource for many children. The books may be dropped off at any All One Credit Union Office by April 30, 2014 For more information contact Kathy Hurley at 978-466-7242 or khurley@all-onecu.com.

Leominster, MA – March 19, 2014 – All One Credit Union announces that for the third year in a row, they will be providing assistance to first-time homebuyers through a $150,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank’s Equity Builder Program. Eligible homebuyers can receive up to $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance.

To qualify, buyers must meet the Equity Builder Program qualifications criteria, which include income limits. According to Heather Dumais, AVP Real Estate Lending, “The income limit for a family of four in Worcester County is $63,900, which is less restrictive than many would expect.”

“For many first time buyers, this assistance can mean the difference of fulfilling their dream of
homeownership,” said Dumais.

Income limits vary from county to county. For more information and eligibility guidelines, call and speak with a mortgage specialist at 800-649-4646. The funds will be available starting in late March and will be distributed until the grant is depleted.