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Left to Right: Shaun Formica, Public Relations Coordinator, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Pat Autencio, Operations Administrative Coordinator, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Brian A. Orenstein, Chief Executive Officer, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Joshua Orlando, Marketing Coordinator, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Mel Olsson, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Jim Andruskiewicz, System Support Manager, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Deniese Graves, Assistant Vice President - System Support, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Nancy L. Rossi, Managing Executive, Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center; Eunice Brooks, Visa Processor, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union; Lisa Gaudreau, Benefits Processor, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union.


Donations
GROTON — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union continued its Thanksgiving tradition for the fifth consecutive year by donating $3,000 worth of turkeys to the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center in New London. This tradition began five years ago in honor of Charter Oak’s former CEO, Larry Hertell, and has since grown into a company-wide food drive, supported by employees and members.
In addition, each year Charter Oak’s Community Outreach Committee invites all departments, company-wide, to participate in Charter Oak’s Fixins’ Food Wars, a challenge that invites all departments to donate non-perishable food items. This year, employees donated more than 710 pounds of non-perishable food items to accompany the 320 turkeys that were purchased with our donation. In addition, members purchased $1 paper turkeys, and helped Charter Oak raise an additional $340 for local food pantries.