June 4th, 2020097This year marks the second year that Naheola Credit Union teamed up with Mrs. Kelly Gandy at Demopolis High School to provide students the opportunity to compete in the Financial Fitness Tournament sponsored by the League of Southeastern Credit Unions.
This year Michael Osmer, a senior at DHS, came in 3rd place in this competition. Due to COVID-19, the tournament was held online. Michael competed against 50 other students from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. She received $300.
During her time at DHS, Michael took four years of financial classes and was able to complete the financial track. She was an active member of the Future Business...
May 18th, 2020095Credit unions across the southeast have continued to remain vigilant and proactive as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread. Credit unions take pride in caring for their members. With that in mind, CUs across the southeast have begun to think through careful plans to return to normalcy as the pandemic subsides.
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Heritage South Credit Union. Heritage South Credit Union plans to continue to operate with lobbies closed for a bit longer. The credit union is using an abundance of caution and will begin reopening lobbies only after examining whether cases decrease following the state's reopening.
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May 4th, 2020072All In Credit Union is partnering with the EVERFI National Financial Bee, taking place now through April 30, 2020. The National Financial Bee is a first-of-its-kind, nationwide financial literacy challenge for middle and high school students.
“During Financial Literacy Month, and especially during this time of unprecedented uncertainty, All In Credit Union is committed to helping students and families plan for their financial future and uncover additional ways to pay for college,” stated Kathy Scarbrough, Vice President of Marketing for All In Credit Union. “The National Financial Bee provides an opportunity for students to have...
April 13th, 2020057Local economies across Alabama, Florida and Georgia are about to receive an injection of support, thanks to local credit unions in partnership with the Southeastern Credit union Foundation (SECUF).
Considering the COVID-19 pandemic’s detrimental effect on local businesses, the SECUF has invited League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) credit unions in its three-state footprint to join the #CreditUnionsCareChallenge. By doing so, credit unions commit at least $25 per employee; which the employee will use to carry out a good deed in their community while supporting a local business of their choice. Employees are encouraged to follow...
March 25th, 202033118America’s credit unions have been working diligently to meet the financial needs of the states’ families and businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) is the regional trade association representing credit unions in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. On behalf of our member credit unions, we want to share the following important information with you. The Georgia Credit Union Association – a subsidiary of LSCU representing Georgia credit unions – recently partnered with the state’s banking trade associations to spread similar information.
Here are some key...
March 9th, 2020183All In Credit Union has been helping with the up-keep on land the City of Dothan, Ala. donated to Hurricane Katrina survivors almost 15 years ago.
Dothan built up the subdivision of Diamond Grove Park with 14 homes to house Katrina evacuees, according to a WTVY Channel 4 article. Now, the Wiregrass Habitat for Humanity is responsible for upkeep of the land.
However, All In Credit Union recently saw what the Habitat for Humanity was doing and decided to help. The credit union gave Habitat a grant for $22,000 in repairs.
"Our mission is to enhance the lives of our members and community," Laurie Flanders, leader of sales and...
February 26th, 2020298Tyndall Federal Credit Union recently contributed $5,000 to its Public Service Scholarship at Chipola College.
According to Foster Folly News, the latest donation brings contributions up to $25,000 over five years.
This scholarship is intended to help students enroll in the college's law enforcement, corrections and firefighting programs, and is available to residents of Jackson, Calhoun, Washington and Holmes counties.
Also featured in: Foster Folly News...
February 26th, 2020047All In Credit Union recently worked with WTVY Channel 4 to award February's "Teacher of the Month" to local middle school teacher Brendan Dow.
According to a WTVY Channel 4 article, Dow teaches history and coaches football at Dauphin Jr. High School in Enterprise, Ala. He was nominated by one of his students, Jessica Scott, who credits Dow with helping her bring her grade up to an "A."
"I just like to give back," Dow told WTVY Channel 4. "I am a product of Enterprise City Schools. I went k-12 here and I attended Dauphin, too. This is a very special place for me. Enterprise City Schools has always been the heartbeat of this town, so I...
February 21st, 2020252During its annual Employee Forum training day, Five Star Credit Union employees donated cleaning supplies to the Wiregrass Humane Society and Dothan Animal Shelter.
The staff collected 7,550 Clorox wipe, 1,279 quarts of cleaning liquids, including bleach and 182 rolls of paper towels. These were all cleaning supplies that the shelter identified as major needs. The director said the donation arrived at the right time as their cleaning supplies are getting low.
Each year, Five Star staff partners with a local homeless shelter, drop-in center, or women in crisis shelter to gather donations for everyday use by the shelter. This is the...
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