Teachers Federal Credit Union Partners with The Ward Melville Heritage Organization Education Program

Hauppauge, NY, March 3, 2017 – Teachers Federal Credit Union, one of the country’s largest credit unions, has partnered with Stony Brook-based The Ward Melville Heritage Organization in support of its education outreach programs. Robert G. Allen, CEO/President of TFCU, recently presented a $5,000 check to Gloria D. Rocchio, President of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization at The Brewster House, one of the historic sites it owns, maintains and interprets.

TFCU has elected to underwrite six (6) on-site and six (6) distance learning programs for students attending schools within communities where its branches are located. Both on-site and distance learning programs will be scheduled at The Brewster House or The Thompson House in East Setauket and an on-site program at the Stony Brook Grist Mill.

“The Ward Melville Heritage Organization has been fostering community enrichment through educational and cultural experiences for over 75 years,” said Robert G. Allen, CEO/President of TFCU. “In supporting its on-site and distance learning program, TFCU is fulfilling its commitment to provide stimulating environments for educating our young people by offering a unique backdrop for learning.”

“Having the support of Teacher’s Federal Credit Union makes it possible for us to achieve our goal of bringing our programs to more young people from across Long Island,” said Gloria D. Rocchio, President of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization.

These programs feature docents dressed in colonial period dress making these learning experiences more meaningful whether students are on-site or connected via distance learning with the historic sites. Program topics include “Investigations of Colonial Espionage, “Medicine: Past, Present & Future,” “Become a Spy,” “Windows Through Time: Journals of the American Revolutionary War Spies” and “The Dusty Program.”

The program fees will be covered in part by the grant from TFCU and are all aligned to Common Core and New York State Learning Standards. Programs are taught by qualified instructors and are BOCES Arts-In-Education reimbursable. The schools will pay for bus service, a portion of which will be reimbursed by BOCES.

For more information about The Ward Melville Organization and their historic properties, please visit www.wmho.org or call (631) 751-2244. Information about TFCU and its services can be found at www.teachersfcu.org or by calling (631) 698-7000.

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About TFCU:

Teachers Federal Credit Union (TFCU), one of the country’s largest credit unions, is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution. TFCU was founded on Long Island in 1952 and now has over $5 billion in total assets, serves more than 270,000 members and has 25 full-service branches throughout Long Island including: Amityville, Bay Shore, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Central Islip, Commack, East Northport, Farmingville, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Huntington, Manorville, Merrick, Nesconset, North Babylon, North Massapequa, Oakdale, Patchogue, Port Jefferson Station, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Selden, Shirley, Smithtown, South Setauket, and Wading River. Members also have access to services at more than 5,000 shared service centers located across the country. TFCU offers financial services to all people and businesses located in Nassau and Suffolk counties. More information is available about TFCU by visiting www.teachersfcu.org or by calling (631) 698-7000.

Photo Caption: Robert G. Allen, CEO/President of TFCU (left) presents a $5,000 check to Gloria D. Rocchio, President of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization at The Brewster House. The funds will go to support The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s education outreach programs, including on-site and distance learning programs at The Brewster House or The Thompson House in East Setauket and an on-site program at the Stony Brook Grist Mill.

Photo credit: Courtesy Corbett Public Relations