HRCCU Raises Funds for Two Groups

PHOTO CAPTION: Judy Patrick (left), Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU), presented Loriann Kondracki (right), Junior Achievement with the credit union’s Jeans for Charity donation totaling $305.

Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU) recently presented a check for $305 to Junior Achievement as a result of their Jeans for Charity Program for July, August and September. On the first Friday of each month, credit union employees can donate $5 to wear jeans for the day and also accept donations from members visiting the branches for the benefit of a designated charity. HRCCU’s donation to Junior Achievement will be used to supply program materials for children in three elementary classrooms.

Junior Achievement Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. Junior Achievement programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.


Additionally, Hudson River Community Credit Union’s (HRCCU) Fourth Annual Golf Classic was held in August at Airway Meadows Golf Club, Gansevoort, New York. The event raised $22,836 to benefit youth programs at the Glens Falls Area Youth Center, the Cohoes Community Center and the YMCA of Saratoga - Corinth Branch. Also, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation presented two $1,000 checks at the event to the Glens Falls Area Youth Center and the Cohoes Community Center. In addition, HRCCU announced they will be donating a new computer room to the YMCA of Saratoga - Corinth Branch. HRCCU conducted a check presentation in September, at the Youth Center, 60 Montcalm Street, Glens Falls, NY. Proceeds from the Golf Classic will provide meals for the teens who visit the Youth Center. The Center prepares 250 meals a week totaling 12,000+ meals a year. The Center is the only teen drop-in facility for disadvantaged youth of its kind in the area and is open year round. All programs are offered free of charge.