Community News Sneak Peek
November 13, 2014 11:00 PM
In Fremont, Mich., Gerber FCU Corporate Branch Manager, Brenda Bice (left), awarded credit union member Dylan Ferguson with a new iPad Mini following a mobile banking enrollment drive.
A team of Methuen, Mass.-based NESC FCU employees and family members volunteered as road marshals for the Lazarus House "Hike for Hope" in Andover, Mass.
Signal Financial FCU, Kensington, Md., supported the 2014 Washington DC Tour de Cure 13-mile bike race for diabetes. Several of the CU's staffers volunteered their time to ride, and Signal donated $1,340.
Sussex County FCU, Milford, Del., joined with the Rehoboth-Dewey Chamber of Commerce to support the Annual Sea Witch Festival.
Several CUs in the Muncie, Ind., area celebrated International CU Day with their second annual day of kindness. Ball State FCU, First County FCU, Industrial Centre FCU and PrimeTrust FCU sent out "kindness crews" to perform random acts of kindness throughout Delaware County.
In Philadelphia, American Heritage FCU's Green Team hosted its second Adopt-A-Highway event of the year. Employees cleaned two miles of Route 13 (Frankford Ave.) between Academy and Knights Roads.
Pelican State CU, Baton Rouge, La., gave away $2,639 in cash, a 46-inch TV and prizes to its members in a money booth at the Fall Festival in the Denham Springs Antiques and Arts District.
TruMark Financial CU, Trevose, Pa., generated more than $45,000 from its Fourth Annual Kiss-a-Pig Financial Literacy Fundraiser for local schools.
Clearview FCU, Moon Township, Pa., held four blood drives for the Central Blood Bank in 2014, collecting 93 units of blood.
Georgia Heritage FCU, Savannah, Ga., raised $11,000 for the benefit of the Children's Miracle Network through its 6th Annual "Chip in Fore CMN" Golf Tournament at Southbridge Golf Club.
Jersey Shore FCU, Northfield, N.J., received a number of awards at the New Jersey CU League's 80th Annual Meeting. The CU took Credit Union of the Year and the Louise Herring Philosophy-in Action Member Service Award for its "Surf Club" for young adults, Board Vice Chairman Robert Wilson was Volunteer of the Year, and Business Development Manager Erna Laielli received a Difference Maker Award.
Hanscom FCU, Hanscom AFB, Mass., celebrated another great year of serving its membership by hosting a Member Appreciation Day that included a visit from Col. Michael A Vogel, Commander, 66th Air Base Group, Hanscom Air Force Base (left).
A longtime supporter and advocate of the military community, Global CU, Spokane, Wash., conducted a successful Wear Red campaign with ABC affiliate KXLY in raising $2,267.67 for local military organizations.
One of the featured speakers at the Maine Credit Union League's Annual Legislative Forum was Judy Woodruff (second from right), pioneering female political journalist.
Devin Bockhaus, a junior at Rose State College, is the grand prize winner of Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Tinker FCU's 2014 Back to School contest. He received a cash prize of $2,000.
San Diego County CU continued its support of several community events, including the Poway Rodeo (pictured), Oceanside Harbor Days, and the 25th Annual AIDS Walk/Run. SDCCU also will be sponsoring San Diego State's men's and women's basketball teams.
Army Aviation Center FCU, Daleville, Ala., graduated its first Executive Leadership team: Ben Bradley, branch manager, Donna Colwell, compliance coordinator, Chuck Kelsey, manager IT systems, and Roberto Lascano, indirect lending loan officer.
Southbridge CU, Sturbridge, Mass., celebrated the opening of the SCU branch at Bay Path with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Westport FCU, Westport, Mass., held its fourth annual Credit Unions for Kids Miracle Jeans Day, raising $400 for Boston Children's Hospital.
Security Service FCU was named the healthiest employer in San Antonio by the San Antonio Business Journal.
St. Anne's CU, Fall River, Mass., sent a team to the Southeastern Massachusetts Walk to End Alzheimer's in New Bedford. The CU's total donation was $2,750.
Micah Dailey, Aberdeen High School, received a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 from The Senior Science Society Foundation, which is supported by APG Federal Credit Union.
LAFCU, Lansing, Mich., has a new partnership with Perry Public Schools to set up portable branches at each of the district's three school buildings that will be staffed by LAFCU employees, with assistance from selected Perry students.
UniWyo FCU, Laramie, Wyo., awarded 13 University of Wyoming students with financial scholarships for the 2014/2015 academic year.
WinSouth CU, Gadsden, Ala., created a "MAD CITY" with fun, colorful booths to excite the students and encourage them to dive into their new identities and tackle a budget, family, debt and more.
The World Council of Credit Unions and the Pennsylvania CU Association took a group of 22 Kenyan delegates to American Heritage FCU in Philadelphia to educate them on CU best practices, philosophy and culture.
DATCU, currently located in Denton, Texas, held a ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of its new corporate headquarters in Corinth, Texas.
The communities served by Southeastern FCU, including Valdosta and Tifton, Ga, filled an entire semi-truck full of 36,000 lbs. of food donations to benefit Second Harvest of South Georgia.
Waterloo, Iowa-based Veridian CU held a free Community Shred Day at five of its branches across the state. People brought 69,000 lbs. to shred, which will be recycled into commercial grade paper towels, toilet paper and other products, saving an estimated 870 trees.
