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Credit Union tours city
Free Press staff report
The Richmond Heritage Federal Credit Union, the largest Black-owned financial institution in the city, marks its 87th anniversary with a tour of the city to celebrate the expansion of its ATM network, it has been announced.
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The tour, featuring trolleys and the River City Riderz’s fancy Polaris Slingshot three-wheel motorcycles, takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, according to Randy Cooper, president and CEO of the credit union.
The vehicle parade will begin at the credit union’s headquarters, 50 W. Commerce Road, then travel to the three other ATM sites, Virginia Union University on Lombardy Street, the Market at 25th on Fairmount Avenue and Richmond Community Hospital on Nine Mile Road.
RVA on Wheels and African American Tours are providing the trolleys, he said, with the River City Riderz creating buzz for the parade with their colorful motorcycles.
The cost for the tour is $40, he said, with four people getting rides in the accompanying slingshots at each stop.
More details: Mr. Cooper (804) 233-8872 or RichmondHeritage.org ing the noon to 12:30 p.m. time period the weekday program operates. the city on Saturday,
Elaine Miller, a retiree, leads the preparation and serving, just as she did at Broomfield. She said the program gives her purpose. “It helps me as much as it helps the people we serve,” Ms. Miller said.
Ms. Hansen has welcomed the support from Swansboro Baptist and is hoping the word will spread so that more people will come. She said that Friends was serving 120 people a day at Broomfield, but has yet to get more than 20 people at Swansboro.
The hot food comes from affiliated churches, while volunteers like Joseph Warren also bring the take-home food. He picks up from Good Samaritan Ministries, which often has extra food items and seeks to distribute it to other operations.
Richmond Friends also serves five days a week at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Gilpin Court.
The program also has had a weekend operation in Fonticello Park in South Side. Ms. Hansen said that program that provides hot lunches from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday is moving to Tabernacle of Praise, 2668 Hull St.
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