HERNDON, Virginia – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation (Foundation), the charitable arm of the Northwest Federal Credit Union, recently hosted its 6th Annual Drive for the Driven Golf Tournament. The money from this year’s tournament will go to the Foundation’s Scholarship Program, which awarded $ 125,000 in scholarships to individuals and the Lifeline and Helping Hands programs at Northern Virginia Community College earlier this year. The program has raised over $ 1.6 million since its inception in 2004.
“Thank you everyone for making this year’s tournament such an incredible success,” said Kaycee Childress, executive director of the Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation. “From our sponsors to our attendees and wonderful volunteers, this has been a team effort and we’re so excited that everyone had a great time raising money for such an important cause, our scholarship program.”
2021 sponsors included:
Silver Sponsor: Northwest Financial Advisors
Special sponsor: Visa
Bronze sponsor: Arent Fox
Breakfast Sponsor: Route 66 Extended Warranty
Lunch sponsor: Bau Buch
Grantor: Allied Solutions, CoreBTS, Kasasa, Kudulis Reisinger & Price, Northwest Federal Credit Union, ProteQ, Ragnarok Technologies, Stifel
Towel Sponsor: REQ
Snack Tent Sponsor: Northwest Capital Management and NW Insurance Agency
Beverage trolley sponsor: Route 66 extended warranty
Golf umbrella sponsor: BVTI
Driving Range and Putting Green Sponsor: Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Co
Signs: Virginia Credit Union League
Printing: gam graphics and marketing
Bags: Summit Marketing
Food for Volunteers: Apple Spice Junction (Herndon)
Water: landscaping of the wheat
Additional sponsors included:
Apple Spice Junction
Arent Fox
Cathedral Society
Mutual COT
Dark Wolf
First American mortgage
gam graphics and marketing
Gurnsey
Manheim Central Florida
NFP
Northwest Financial Advisor
NW insurance agency
Virginia Credit Union League
VISA
Wheat Landscaping
“Our generous sponsors are why we hold this tournament every year, and their support enables our scholarship program to help as many students as possible,” said President and CEO of Northwest Federal Credit Union and Chairman of Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation, Jeff Bentley. “We sincerely appreciate your commitment to helping us fulfill the foundation’s mission to help young people pursue their educational goals.”
Find out more about the foundation’s scholarship program and other social engagements.
Via the Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation
The Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation was established in 2004 to promote and administer the Northwest Federal Credit Union’s philanthropic activities. The foundation’s mission is to empower young people to achieve their goals by helping them learn to excel and celebrate life and support their health, wellbeing and education. The foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. More information is available at www.nwfcufoundation.org.
Via the Northwest Federal Credit Union
Northwest Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution that is one of the largest credit unions in Virginia and one of the top 60 credit unions in the nation. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Northwest Federal’s Why is there to transform and inspire lives. The Credit Union currently serves more than 260,000 members (and has assets of over $ 4 billion). For more information, visit www.nwfcu.org or contact us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.