RCU Strikes Fundraising Success Bowling for Kids Sake

Teams Raise More Than $12,500 for Local Big Brothers Big Sisters

Santa Rosa, CA – 25 teams of employees from Redwood Credit Union (RCU) recently participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters “Bowl for Kids’ Sake” at Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, CA. Nearly 150 volunteers from RCU, including employees, family and friends, bowled to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of the North Bay, a mentoring program that creates a positive impact on children of low-income and/or single-family households. In addition to volunteer support and the Credit Union’s corporate sponsorship, RCU staff collected monetary pledges and donations for the nonprofit, bringing RCU’s collective contributions to more than $12,500.

“The Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake event is always a favorite with RCU staff and their families,” said Judy Sepik, Assistant Vice President of Member Services, who leads RCU’s participation in the event. “We’re extremely proud of our teams’ success in increasing volunteers and fundraising for this event every year.”

RCU demonstrates their commitment to the communities they serve in a variety of ways through volunteerism, fundraising and donations, sponsorship, leadership on nonprofit boards, free financial literacy programs and more. Each year, RCU supports numerous local nonprofits including the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, Tomorrow’s Leaders Today, the American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, United Way and others.

About Redwood Credit Union

Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution providing personal and business banking to anyone living or working in the North Bay or San Francisco. As a financial cooperative focused on people not profit, RCU offers complete financial services including checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, online and mobile banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, investment and financial planning services and more. The Credit Union also offers a variety of insurance products and discount auto sales through their wholly-owned subsidiary. RCU currently has more than $2.3 billion in assets and serves over 232,000 Members with 18 full-service branch locations from San Francisco to Ukiah, more than 30,000 fee-free network ATMs nationwide and convenient, free online and mobile banking. For more information, please call 1 (800) 479-7928 or visit redwood.bloomcudev.com.