LOWELL, Mass.–Just after the New Year rang in, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union closed out the last Give-A-Click campaign of 2016 with Kids in Disability Sports, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) as the latest winner.
K.I.D.S. received a $1,500 donation from the credit union’s We Share A Common Thread Foundation.
Kids in Disability Sports, Inc. works to provide social, therapeutic and recreational opportunities to individuals living with a variety of disabilities. Their long list of sports programs include baseball, basketball, bowling, flag football, horseback riding, yoga and more. They also hold special events including dances, outings, annual awards banquets and visits to college and professional sporting events, such as Red Sox and Lowell Spinners games. The organization strives to instill confidence, a healthy lifestyle, values and teamwork in program participants, the credit union said.
“K.I.D.S. is a volunteer-based program, which means we rely on community support to make our programs run successfully,” said Denise Mercier, member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of Kids in Disability Sports, Inc.
The organization, which serves 80-100 individuals, ages six and over, created email blasts and Facebook posts to spread the news about their participation in Give-A-Click and to encourage votes from their supporters.
The Give-A-Click campaign runs every quarter on the Credit Union’s We Share a Common Thread Foundation website. Community members visit the site to learn about worthy non-profit organizations and vote for their favorite one. The charity with the most votes is awarded a $1,500 donation from the Foundation. New charities are posted every quarter and people of the community, Jeanne D’Arc members, employees and the organizations’ supporters are asked to visit WeShareACommonThread.org to help their favorite nonprofits gain a much-needed donation.
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was also honored to feature Hope Dove Inc. and Family Promise of Greater Nashua at Anne-Marie House as nominees in the fourth quarter campaign.
Above right, from left: Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Union (second from left) presented (from left) Walter McGrail, Denise Mercier and Bob Majeau with a $1,500 donation.