Waltham, MA — RTN Federal Credit Union has collected and donated nearly seventy blankets to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless’ A Bed for Every Child program. The blankets for infants and children were knitted by Blankets for Kids volunteers from the Amesbury Senior Community Center.

The Amesbury Senior Center volunteers have generously donated dozens of handmade blankets to RTN for the past several years as part of RTN’s participation in the Cooperative Credit Union Association’s annual Blanket Drive for the Coalition and A Bed for Every Child.  This year, the volunteers dropped off their handmade blankets to RTN’s Amesbury Branch for the Credit Union to donate directly to the Coalition.

“We’re so glad to be able to help children in need stay warm this winter with blankets made by hand and with love by the wonderful Amesbury Senior Center volunteers,” says Susan Read, RTN Regional Branch Manager.

The CCUA’s Social Responsibility Committee will be holding an online Blanket, Clothing and Pajama Drive called the Gift of Warmth during the month of February.

RTN is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative committed to helping members achieve financial well-being through quality products and personalized service. Founded in 1945, RTN is one of the ten largest credit unions in Massachusetts, with over $1 billion in assets, nearly 50,000 members and 18 branches. RTN Federal Credit Union serves more than 1,100 employer groups including two major employers in Massachusetts – Raytheon Technologies and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.