Hawthorne Credit Union Managers Get Hands Dirty for Charity

Today the senior managers are taking on a task that would fall under the “other duties as assigned” category on our job descriptions: we’re spreading mulch! We’re reducing our landscaping costs this year by spreading the mulch ourselves and donating a portion of the savings to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, which raises money for cancer research and treatment. The donation will be part of a bigger fundraising effort for the Naperville Relay for Life, which takes place next weekend, June 13 at the Naper Settlement.

We spent last Friday afternoon spreading mulch and doing other landscaping clean up duties at our Naperville branch and this afternoon we’ll be spreading mulch at our Bolingbrook branch. We were lucky enough to have a charitable-minded landscaping company - Waldschmidt & Associates of West Chicago – that was willing to donate the mulch and use of their equipment (valued at approximately $1,000) for the project.

I was surprised when I first heard about the idea, but it was a lot of fun!

What a great weekend for Hawthorne!

What a great weekend for Hawthorne Credit Union! Why was it great? It was great because we demonstrated support of two very worthwhile organizations in Bolingbrook and Naperville.

First---our fantastic representation in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Walk held last Friday @ Naperville North High School. We had the highest turnout ever of Hawthorne employees and their family members for a community volunteer event. I would like to thank our two staff co-captains Cheryl Lestina and Carl Freundt for their special efforts to make this a successful event for the “Relay” and for Hawthorne. Their efforts along with those of several others: Carla, Becky and Mary contributed to a fun night and raised more than $2,000 for the American Cancer Society. What a great way to raise money for an important cause while having a good time and representing Hawthorne all at once!

Thanks to everyone who participated!

A special thank you to Judy Clyne and her husband John who attended the Bolingbrook Park District Dance Force Awards Dinner last Saturday night. I know they both had a very busy and full day last Saturday topped off by the awards dinner. As Judy stated in her email, we do make a difference in our communities---not just through the services that we offer and how we help our members, but also how we help out various community based organizations. We should all be proud of the way Hawthorne Credit Union was represented this past weekend—and how you made that distinction!

Thanks again to all who participated.

Carl S.