January 29th, 202030100A deserving science teacher at Monrovia Middle School in Madison County, Ala., recently won $319 to use in his classroom, thanks to a partnership between North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing.
Michael Massey won the money for his classroom after he was nominated by a student named Addison, according to a WHNT News 19 article.
"Mr. Massey is a great teacher," Addison told the news station. "He is one one of the best I have ever had in science."
Anybody in the community can nominate teachers through WHNT News 19 to receive $319 from North Alabama Educators Credit Union and Yellowhammer Roofing. For more...
January 29th, 20202846Recently, 400 students in need gathered at Leighton Elementary School in Leighton, Ala., to open boxes of new athletic shoes provided through a partnership with Listerhill Credit Union and the non profit Shoes That Fit.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership (with) Listerhill Credit Union," Amy Fass, executive director of Shoes That Fit, told the Times Daily. “Tragically, one child out of every five lives in poverty in the U.S. Far too many families have to make a choice between food and other basic necessities for their children, and shoes are one of the most expensive items for families to purchase."
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January 28th, 20203089Listerhill Credit Union will act as one of three community sponsors for Shoals Spark, an upcoming idea competition for students.
Elementary, middle and high school students living in the Shoals can now submit applications to participate in the competition, according to a Courier Journal article. Video applications are due by Feb. 19.
Shoals Spark will allow the community's young minds to generate unique ideas that could benefit how the Shoals lives and works. There are no limits on the type of ideas students can present -- they can be related to business, technology, education, the arts, social services, the environment and...
January 22nd, 2020167A local fourth-grade teacher recently received $319 for her classroom, thanks to a partnership between WHNT News 19, Yellowhammer Roofing and North Alabama Educators Credit Union.
Haley Roberts, a 4th-grade teacher at Bridgeport Elementary in Jackson County, was excited to win the money for her classroom, according to a WHNT News 19 article. Principal Emily Waldrop told the station that Roberts often spends her own money on the students.
"If you ask anyone in this school about Ms. Roberts, she is just the all-around best teacher," Waldrop said. "She's wonderful. She's caring. She cares about her students and her parents."
Roberts,...
January 17th, 20202865The Shelby County Schools system recently held a dinner to publicly recognize a group of educators as Teachers of the Year, thanks to a sponsorship from eCO Credit Union.
Each of the 32 schools in the school system selected one teacher as its Teacher of the Year, according to a Shelby County Reporter article. That teacher, in turn, was entered as a nominee for a district-wide Teacher of the Year award in one of three categories.
"Teachers are so special and we're honored to be able to recognize them," Shelby County School Education Foundation director Kendall Williams told the Shelby County Reporter.
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January 16th, 20202564Vivian B. Adams School -- which serves 124 individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities -- recently renovated its kitchen thanks to a grant from All In Credit Union.
Vivian B. Adams mainly used the $44,900 grant from All In to create a more handicap-friendly kitchen space, according to a WTVY article. The new kitchen space features a dishwasher, two ovens, two microwaves, 33 cabinets, 37 drawers, three stoves four sinks and a french door refrigerator. The school will also offer the kitchen out as a community space.
"We saw their project," All In Credit Union Vice President of Marketing Kathy Scarbrough told WTVY. "We saw...
January 16th, 2020368All In Credit Union recently made a $1,000 donation to the Fort Rucker Emergency Food Assistance Program, which provides short-term basic food assistance for service members, retirees and family members who are experiencing unexpected financial hardship throughout the year.
"While this program is helpful throughout the year, it is especially meaningful to provide funds for this program during the holiday season when the need is often more acute," said Kathy Scarbrough, vice president of marketing at All In Credit Union. "Supporting the Emergency Food Voucher Program gives All In the opportunity to give back to our military and demonstrate...
January 15th, 2020202103Listeerhill Credit Union recently celebrated the groundbreaking for its new flagship location, a member service center designed around delivering value, convenience and a great experience.
"The cornerstone of this experience is the utilization of new technology in SmartATMs capable of delivering full account services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with our without a teller," Listerhill President and CEO Brad Green told the Courier Journal. "People have the ability to choose the personal service of a teller or automated service."
The SmartATMs also provide functionality after hours and on weekends.
The new center will be located...
January 15th, 20203066A deserving AP history teacher's classroom received a $319 donation thanks to an award program funded in part by North Alabama Educators Credit Union.
Chris Murdock, an AP history teacher and basketball coach at Fayetteville High School, is the first winner of Tools for Teacher this year, according to a WHNT News article. This collaboration between the news station, North Alabama Educators and Yellowhammer Roofing awards public school teachers who go above and beyond teaching grades K-12.
Gabby Flynt, one of Murdock's students wrote in to the TV station to nominate her teacher.
"For a student to think of me like that and to put me...
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