seniors help to weather the winter
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| SENIOR SUMMIT Among those at the City’s first Senior Summit were (from left): Jean Guichard; Joan Goodwin, Director of Fitchburg Senior Center; meeting host State Representative Stephen DiNatale; Joel Kaddy, Fitchburg Federal Credit Union Director and City Council member; Barbara Goodwin, President and CEO of Fitchburg Federal Credit Union, and Thomas Conry, City Council President. |
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, October 8, 2008 … Barbara L. Goodwin, president and CEO of Fitchburg Federal Credit Union, was among the 12 presenters at the City’s first Senior Summit held recently.
The Summit, organized by State Representative Stephen L. DiNatale, provided seniors with information about how to stay warm, healthy and safe this winter. In addition to Fitchburg Federal, participants included Fitchburg Fire Chief Kevin Roy and representatives from utilities; elder services, assistance, housing and food programs; and support agencies including United Way, Catholic Charities, and the Salvation Army.
Fitchburg Federal’s Barbara Goodwin told seniors about two programs designed to help meet the high cost of heating their homes: a low-interest HeatingHelp credit line used to pay utility bills and a special no-interest HEAT Loan to make homes more energy efficient, offered in conjunction with local utilities.
Goodwin urged seniors to turn to the Credit Union for help if they are troubled, whatever the issue. “That’s what we’re here for,” she explained. “I don’t care if it’s only $100 you need; come see us.”
Fitchburg Federal Credit Union membership is open to employees and retirees of the City of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State College, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School, Fitchburg Housing Authority, and LUK, Inc., and their family members.
Membership is also open to students of Fitchburg Public Schools and their family members and to members of the Friends of Fitchburg Public Library and the Friends of Coggshall Park and their family members.
Membership is also open to students of Fitchburg Public Schools and their family members and to members of the Friends of Fitchburg Public Library and the Friends of Coggshall Park and their family members.
Fitchburg Federal Credit Union, founded in 1957, is located at 65 North Street in Fitchburg, with a Student Branch at Fitchburg High School and online banking services. Deposits are insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation (MSIC).