LOWELL, MA – With the help of its generous members and employees, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union collected hundreds of school supply items for the children of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua.

From July 15th through July 26th, the Credit Union made boxes available in each of its branch locations for members and employees to make donations. In mid-August, Jeanne D’Arc delivered notebooks, markers, crayons, binders, rulers, backpacks and more to both locations.

“Buying school supplies is an obligation many families have, but not one that every family can afford,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “We are pleased to hold this school supply drive each year to help children in our neighborhoods start their school year off on the right foot, while minimizing the stress this big expense can cause for parents,” he added.

The children at both clubs were thrilled to receive so many new school supplies, which helps them feel prepared for the school year ahead.

Photo cutline: Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union recently collected hundreds of school supply items to help kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua kick off the start of the new school year. In photo: (back row, from left) Norman Bouthilette, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua; Alison Hughes, Community Engagement Officer at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union; (front row, from left) Jaribel, Lizmarie, Silvianis, and Zoey, members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua.

About Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union:

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 90,000 members and $1.4 billion in assets. It operates eight full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts and Nashua, New Hampshire; high-school branches at Lowell High, Dracut High and Nashua High School South; a loan center in Lowell; and a mortgage center in Chelmsford.