Redwood Credit Union recently teamed up with former San Francisco Giants All-Star Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project to create a warm and welcoming space for returning Tenderloin Community Elementary School students.

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Hunter Pence (center), who launched Hunter Pence’s Healthy Planet Project with wife Alexis, pitches in alongside Redwood Credit union team members at a cleanup of Tenderloin Community Elementary School in San Francisco. (Photo: Business Wire)

About 30 RCU volunteers, along with representatives from Reimagining San Francisco and the California Academy of Sciences, stepped up to the plate to complete the schoolyard restoration service project on August 13 in San Francisco. They pitched in to plant trees, remove broken furniture and trash, and prune plants. They also handed out free compost.

“A principle I live by is plant trees you’ll never see grow,” Pence says, touting the benefits of green spaces on the well-being and academic achievement of students. “It takes all of us. It takes a community. It’s a great privilege to be able to leave something beautiful behind for these kids and our city.”

The Healthy Planet Project aims to unite communities to create a healthier environment, clean up neighborhoods, and practice sustainable living to fight climate change and reduce our carbon footprint, which aligns with RCU’s own mission.

“At RCU, we are committed to passionately serving the best interests of our Members, team members, and communities,” says Matt Martin, RCU’s SVP of Community & Government Relations. “Improving green spaces has such a positive social impact on the students, the teachers, and their families, as well as the city as a whole, and we’re honored to be a part of that.”

Last year, the organization, launched by Pence and his wife Alexis, completed six community service projects, with 4,950 square feet of habitat restored, 950 gallons of trash removed, and 859 plants tended and planted, including 38 trees.

About Redwood Credit Union

Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution providing personal and business banking to consumers and businesses in the North Bay and San Francisco. With a mission to passionately serve the best interests of its Members, team members, and communities, RCU delivers many ways for its Members to save and build money through checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, digital banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, and more. Wealth management and investment services are available through CUSO Financial Services L.P., and insurance and auto-purchasing services are also offered through RCU Services Group (RCU’s wholly owned subsidiary). RCU has more than $8 billion in assets and serves more than 465,000 members with full-service branches from San Francisco to Ukiah. For more information, call 1 (800) 479-7928, visit redwoodcu.org, or follow RCU on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn for news and updates.

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“A principle I live by is plant trees you’ll never see grow,” Hunter Pence says. "It takes all of us. It takes a community. It’s a great privilege to be able to leave something beautiful behind for these kids and our city.”