Community CurrentsCU4 Reality Financial Education Fair Sponsored by WaveRecently students from Warwick, RI's Toll Gate High School participated in a CU4 Reality Financial Literacy Fair sponsored by Wave and held at the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport. During the Fair, students interacted with Wave representatives and area businesses as consumers with a career and monthly salary. The Fair allowed students to apply the knowledge they gained during the school year on mamging their personal finances and budgeting. They experienced firsthand the realities of making ends meet monthly for expenses such as food, clothing, housing, utilities, transportation and other consumer temptations. As a result they gained a better understanding of the importance of making wise financial decisions.
Also at the fair, Warwick, RI Mayor Scott Avidesian presented a proclamation to Wave and Toll Gate High school designating march 21, 2012 Toll Gate High School Financial Literacy Day in Warwick.
Supporting the West Warwick Animal ShelterWave employees, members and friends recently contributed over $1,000 in cash and donated items to benefit the West Warwick Animal Shelter.
Thanks to all!Again this year thanks to all our members, friends and employees for making our holiday food drive a great success. Canned goods, toiletries, infant supplies and Thanksgiving food plus cash donations were delivered to the Rhode Island Family Shelter. Rhode to Success Summit
Congratulations Wave FCU 2011 Scholarship Winners!!!!This year Wave awarded scholarships in two categories…our regular scholarship category and a new business scholarship category. The business scholarship program recognized seniors in the business programs at Warwick’s four high schools – Bishop Hendricken, Pilgrim, Toll Gate and Warwick Veteran’s. We received applications for both programs from many qualified students. The selection process considered financial need, grades, a personal essay plus extracurricular/community service activities. A four-person panel reviewed each application separately and all scores were then tabulated. Wave presented $500 awards to the top six applicants in the regular scholarship category and $1,000 scholarships to the top two applicants in the Business category. Awards were made at a special ceremony at Wave’s headquarters on June 8. To our winners congratulations!!! Best of luck and success in the coming year.
Special Olympics RIWave was front and center at the recent the 2011 Summer Special Olympics, held annually at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center. The event offered numerous sports in which adults and children with intellectual disabilities competed. 1,500 athletes along with 500 coaches and 2,000 family members and friends gathered in an atmosphere of understanding and fun. In addition, our May candy bar drive to benefit Special Olympics RI was a nice success. Many thanks to those who helped support this great organization.
Wave Presents Home Buyer Expo
Attendees from around the state took part in Wave’s second annual Home Buyer Expo held recently at the Credit Union’s headquarters. The Expo consisted of 30-minute group discussions on the half-hour from experts covering the topics of qualifying for a mortgage in today’s world, credit and credit scoring and closing costs and title insurance. In addition there were a number of exhibits including a special real estate area where topics such as affording your new home, first time home buying, selling your home and RI Housing were discussed. Other exhibits covered cover credit, closing facts and figures, inspections, appraisals and homeowner’s insurance. If you are looking to buy a home and would like an information package from the Expo, please call Pier-Mari Toledo at (401) 562-1238 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Another great night at the dunk!
It was practically standing room only for Wave’s sixth “Game Night” at the now completely renovated Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence.
Again this year Wave was proud to be a leading sponsor of the Credit Union Boys & Girls High School Basketball Championships. A Wonderful Holiday Giving Program
The Holiday Giving event has become an integral part of our overall giving program and consists of two distinct elements: (a) Thanksgiving food drive; and (b) Holiday Giving Tree. Because Wave has offices in both Warwick, RI and Pawtucket, RI, we make sure that our programs serve both areas. Accordingly, our three Warwick Offices support the RI Family Shelter while the Pawtucket Office supports St. Edwards Church in Pawtucket. This year more than $2,000 in non-perishable food, paper goods, cleaning supplies and gift certificates for turkeys was collected for the food drives. This exceeded last year’s goal by over 20%. Our Giving Trees were decorated with gift tags bearing the name, age and gift request of a child either residing or having formerly resided at the shelter, or a member of St. Edward’s. Thanks to the generous outpouring of employees, members and friends, we were able to make the holidays a little happier for kids, including a special Christmas party at the RI Family Shelter. Thanks, Santa!
Santa made his annual visit to Wave arriving right on schedule December 18. More than 45 kids visited with Santa, had their picture taken with him and took home some treats. As usual, it was hard to tell who had more fun…the adults or the children. Special thanks to our own Santa Roy Zbyr for another great performance. Wave in the Classroom
Wave Participates in National Grid’s Health FairWave recently participated in National Grid’s two-day Health Fair held at the Company’s Providence and Brockton offices. Our ever cheerful and enthusiastic Office manager Lois Youngworth handled our Brockton booth. Lois manages the Brockton, Quincy and Hanover offices of Wave.
Wave Participates in Hasbro Banking DaysEach year Wave participates in Hasbro Inc’s two-day Banking Services program. It’s a wonderful way to say hello to old friends and current members and to reinforce a relationship with Hasbro, which goes back 55-years. Our recently rejuvenated Benefit Street, Pawtucket office is the site of the former Hasbro Employees Federal Credit Union with whom we merged in 2003.
Wave Presents Identity Theft Workshop at Warwick Pilgrim Senior CenterAs part of a 3-part “Out from Under” series celebrating Senior Center Month at the Pilgrim Senior Center, Warwick, Wave recently presented a comprehensive Identity Theft Workshop. It offered valuable tips as well as a folder with helpful forms, brochures and checklists. The workshop drew quite the crowd of interested Senior Center members and guests.
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The Shelter was severely damaged during last year's flooding and work is ongoing to provide a safe environment for displaced pets. Once the paper towels, bleach, Purina Cat Chow, kitty litter and other supplies were assembled, Shelter volunteers, accompanied by Channelle, arrived to cart the items away. Channelle is a six-month old pit bull/boxer in need of a home.
Wave was a participant at the recent Rhode to Success Summit which brought together nearly 600 real estate agents from around theOcean State and throughout Southern New England for a day filled with valuable content, practical information and useful marketing insights.
As part of our financial literacy program, Wave has developed partnerships with Toll Gate High School and Winman Junior High School, both in Warwick, RI, to teach the students how to effectively manage their personal finances. Seventy-five Toll Gate students meet with Wave representatives on a monthly basis to review topics such as careers, savings, checking/debit cards, financial planning, credit and loans, budgeting and other important financial matters. At Winman there are over two hundred and fifty students learning banking basics through quarterly workshops presented by the credit union. The response to this program has been very positive, and we hope to expand it to other area schools in the future.
