C O M MU N I T Y O U T R E AC H
RHODE ISLAND CREDIT UNIONS BOWL A STRIKE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
The winning team from Greenwood Credit Union, along with the Special Olympics Rhode Island athletes, displays the coveted bowling trophy. Pictured from left to right, front row: Special Olympics Rhode Island athletes Michael Lucca, Christine Harris, Chris McMaugh, and Jeff Girard. Back row: Bowlers William Thibodeau, Joslyn Clemm, James Irving, Cassie Novicky; and chairman of the Credit Union Association of Rhode Island’s Social Responsibility Committee David Dupéré.
Kristen Rojas (left), Pawtucket Credit Union, and Mary Ellen Buckley (right), Westerly Community Credit Union, display one of the popular raffle prizes from this year’s event. The dynamic duo raised $1,875 from the raffle.
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The Credit Union Association of Rhode Island’s annual “Strike for Gold” fundraising event for Special Olympics Rhode Island, held at the East Providence Lanes, was a striking success. Twenty-eight teams of bowlers representing 11 credit unions and the Association came together on March 28 for a bowling tournament that raised more than $11,200 for Special Olympics Rhode Island. The credit unions that participated were: Alliance Blackstone Valley Federal Credit Union, Columbus Credit Union, Coventry Credit Union, Greenwood Credit Union, Kent Hospital Federal Credit Union, Navigant Credit Union, Pawtucket Credit Union, People’s Credit Union, Rhode Island Credit Union, Wave Federal Credit Union, and Westerly Community Credit Union. “Every year, we are so excited by the way our credit unions step up to support Special Olympics Rhode Island and their athletes. This bowling tournament continues to be a great success – five years strong – and all the credit union teams have a lot of fun and