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Donate a Blanket and Give the Gift of Warmth

Donate a Blanket and Give the Gift of Warmth through RTN

Donate a Blanket and Give the Gift of Warmth

Submitted by Discover Waltham on Fri, 01/08/2016 - 8:44pm

RTN Federal Credit Union is joining with the Cooperative Credit Union Association and other participating credit unions to collect new blankets for the homeless. The blankets will be donated to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless for distribution.

Drop-offs can be made at RTN, 600 Main Street, Waltham, through Saturday, January 30, during regular business hours.
Last year, RTN and 22 credit unions, as well as the Association, collected more than 675 blankets. Since 2011, credit unions have donated more than 3,050 blankets to those in need throughout the state.

The Christmas Wonderland on the Hill

Submitted by Off The Beaten Path on Sun, 12/13/2015 - 2:17pm
The Christmas Wonderland on the Hill

There, atop a hill off of Trapelo Road, stands a house illuminated in Christmas lights.  But there's more to the story.  This has been a labor of love for the Schueler family for 3 generations and over 27 years.  Fred and Barbara Scheuler may be retired, but they haven't retired from keeping the family tradition alive.  Fred is a retired Logan Airport firefighter and Barbara is a retired medical industry administrator.  Their son Dave, a cook at Winchester Hospital, has taken over the heavy work.  Every October as the summer changes to autumn, Dave begins the process of converting his home

A Farewell to Sergeant Robert Campbell Dakin

Submitted by Discover Waltham on Sat, 12/12/2015 - 12:22pm
Sergeant Robert Campbell Dakin

For a moment on an unusually warm December morning, people from all walks of life, faiths and nationalities came to downtown Waltham to pay their respects to Corporal Robert Campbell Dakin who went missing on the 12th of December, 1950 during the Korean War.  Corporal Dakin was promoted to Sergeant when he was listed as killed in action, body not recovered.

RTN Backpack Drive Benefits Children in Three Communities

Submitted by Discover Waltham on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 3:12pm
RTN Backpack Drive Benefits Children in Three Communities
Thanks to the generosity of RTN Federal Credit Union staff, members and those in the community, area kids are heading back to school with backpacks filled with supplies. The donations, collected at RTN’s Waltham, Tewksbury and Amesbury branches, will benefit children and youth in need at Waltham schools and those associated with the Wish Project in Lowell and Pettengill House in Salisbury.
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