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Leominster, MA – Second Chance Cars is a Massachusetts 501c3 corporation that provides refurbished, affordable cars to hard working veterans, returning citizens, refugees, and others, and in close collaboration with its generous car donors and nonprofit, corporate, and pro bono partners. The cars provided allow their new owners a chance to obtain living-wage jobs and the ability to achieve their full potential.

All One Credit Union is the first financial institution to donate a car to Second Chance Cars. After the car donation, Second Chance Cars worked with the Auto Body/Auto Tech instructors and students at Montachusett Regional Technical High School (Monty Tech) to refurbish it. The car was then awarded to Samantha, a 5-year Navy Veteran and single mother of four who needed it to get to her new job.

“Paying it forward and giving back has always been important to all of us at All One Credit Union and this was a great chance to do that. The car will give Samantha an opportunity that she may not have had without it. We are proud of our partnership with Second Chance Cars and Monty Tech,” stated Danielle Duval, AVP, Collections, All One Credit Union.

Second Chance Cars works closely with 15 social service agencies to help it select “car-ready” candidates and with a network of vocational schools and automotive specialists to help refurbish donated vehicles professionally and affordably.

“We are very excited about the partnership between Monty Tech, All One Credit Union, and Second Chance Cars. It’s a very humbling experience when our students get to experience the direct impact of their work and service to our surrounding communities,” expressed Dayana Carlson, Principal, Monty Tech.

“This has been a fantastic collaboration. I hope other credit unions will follow in the footsteps of the creative and generous team at All One Credit Union and help us get more people like Samantha to work” said Dan Holin, Executive Director, Second Chance Cars

For more information on Second Chance Cars, visit, secondchancecars.org/

Holly Odgen, AVP/Mortgages, All One Credit Union (right) awarded April Locke with a Ring Doorbell, a prize she won by attending one of our Mortgage Info Sessions this spring!  Congratulations April!  Click here for more information on our mortgage products.

All One Credit Union has proudly participated in Children’s Book Month for over 20 years, an annual event sponsored by the Cooperative Credit Union Association.

During the month of April, donations of new and gently used children’s books were accepted at all LCU locations. LCU employees participated in Jeans Days raising funds to purchase books. This year’s event was organized by Rachel Terrell, Executive Assistant, assisted by Linda Taratuta, Elizabeth Bushnell, Mary Marchant, Nicole Florio and Amy Lacouture. LCU members and employees generously donated over 990 books.

Books were distributed to various organizations including; MOC (Child Care and Head Start Center), Sunrise Assisted Living, Fitchburg Public Schools, Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg/ Leominster, Johnny Appleseed School, Clinton Preschool, Elementary and District Resource Center, Wachusett Regional High School Preschool and the Francis Drake School.

All One Credit Union, and the Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc., would like to congratulate all of the scholarship participants. We wish the class of 2023 much success and may your career path be paved with all the best life has to offer. Click here to see this year’s recipients.

Both the West Boylston Street and Shrewsbury Street branches are collecting brand new backpacks and school supplies to benefit the 508 Forever Young Inc. “Back to School Backpack Giveaway”. Donations will be collected from June 1 through July 15 at the West Boylston Street Branch, 910 West Boylston St., Worcester and the Shrewsbury Street Branch, 137 Shrewsbury St., Worcester. For questions, please contact Jenifer Morataya, Member Relationship Assistant Manager, at 800-649-4646.