Community News Sneak Peek, Part II
June 27, 2014 12:27 PM
Seven Seventeen CU, Warren, Ohio, donated $5,000 to Junior Achievement Mahoning Valley in conjunction with National Financial Literacy Month.
The York Chapter of Credit Unions awarded $500 scholarships to two high school seniors who are members of local credit unions: Abagayle Copp and Christian Eyster. A basket fundraiser for the PA Political Action Committee brought in $321.
First Capital FCU, York, Pa., said Devan DeShong, a First Capital employee and the York Chapter of Credit Unions youth ambassador, has been chosen as Second Alternate in the 38th Youth Ambassador of Pennsylvania Contest.
Central Macomb Community CU, Clinton Township, Mich., awarded two $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors. Andrew Trzeciakiewicz (pictured) received the Macomb County Community Action Scholarship, while Joseph Backlas received the Macomb County Military Honor Scholarship.
1st Advantage FCU, Yorktown, Va., awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships to well deserving Greater Peninsula high school students.
Sussex County FCU, Milford, Del., hosted a shred event at its Milford branch.
Genisys CU, Rochester, Mich., sponsored the $500 DECA Exemplary Marketing Student Scholarship, awarded to Adams HS student and DECA Chapter President Yiwei Zhang
Dutch Point CU, Wethersfield, Conn., is the winner of the Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce's annual Business of the Year award, which recognizes local companies for their dedication to the town and community.
Jeanne D'Arc CU, Lowell, Mass., held the grand opening celebration of its new Westford branch. It is the CU's ninth branch in the Merrimack Valley.
Georgia United CU, Duluth, Ga., selected Chapel Hill Elementary School of DeKalb County as the winner of its School Crasher Makeover Program. Chapel Hill's facility makeover was chosen from 752 nominations from schools across the state.
NuVision FCU, Huntington Beach, Calif., said employees at its 14 branches across Los Angeles and Orange counties raised more than $1,500 for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, in the Philippines.
NESC FCU, Methuen, Mass., was one of the event sponsors at the recent Methuen Sons of Italy Annual Golf Tournament at the Merrimack Valley Golf Club. The event benefits the SOI Scholarship fund and the Key Program, which provides for disadvantaged teenagers in the Merrimack Valley area.
Earthmover CU, Oswego, Ill., awarded its $4,000 Teen Investment Program college scholarship to Mackenzie Adamski, a senior at Oswego HS, based on her outstanding academics, extracurricular involvement, and her essay describing the bank of the future and how customers will interact with it.
Jacqueline Timas, a senior member service rep and loan officer for Somerville Municipal FCU, Somerville, Mass., was chosen as one of the credit union Rising Stars of 2014 by the Massachusetts CU League, the New Hampshire CUL, the CU Association of Rhode Island and The Warren Group.
United FCU, St. Joseph, Mich., hosted a ground breaking ceremony for its new, 20,000-square-foot regional operations center in Niles, Mich.
San Diego County CU was a presenting sponsor of the 18th Annual North Park Festival of Arts. Separately, SDCCU was a sponsor of the grand opening celebration of San Diego County's Waterfront Parkthe region's largest and free waterfront park.
Some 30 teenage children of employees from various Los Angeles area credit unions learned the basics of finances courtesy of the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation's "Bite of Reality" program, co-hosted by SkyOne FCU, Hawthorne, Calif., and Kinecta FCU, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Meritrust CU, Wichita, Kan., joined with Spirit AeroSystems to support Wichita's Tour de Cure, a fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. Nearly 600 riders fundraised and completed one of four biking events, and more than $260,000 was raised.
People's CU, Middletown, R.I., along with school officials, and representatives for the General Treasurer of Rhode Island, recognized North Kingstown High School students for the completion of an innovative financial literacy program.
Oregon Community CU, Eugene, Ore., in partnership with Access Information Management and KEZI 9 News, held its sixth annual Shred Fest. Some 21.6 tons of sensitive documents were shredded.
