January 22nd, 2020169A 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, 20202867The 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, 20202566Vivian 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, 2020370All 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, 2020202125Listeerhill 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, 20203070A 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...
January 14th, 202028108From May 2019 until December 2019, eCo Credit Union -- which always prioritizes providing financial education to members and the community -- gave members an extra incentive to save through its Financial Fitness program.
Through this program, members who opened a specific account and had a balance increase of at least $25 per month were entered to win prizes. Each month, five random winners were selected to receive $100, and at the end of the year, a member whose balance increased by $25 every month was randomly chosen to receive $5,000.
"We want to see our members achieve their financial dreams," said eCO CEO Joey Hand. "The Financial...
January 13th, 202029133CreditUnions.com recently published a full feature on Listerhill Credit Union's ambitious new product development strategy.
According to the article, the Alabama-based credit union wants to be known for providing the best member experience possible -- a goal that has led the credit union to completely re-envision its strategy, operations and more. Listerhill has put together a series of "high performing teams -- an organizational development concept in which a tight-knit group of employees with complementary skill sets align around a clearly-defined common goal," according to the article.
The credit union launched five of these...
January 9th, 2020182All In Credit Union employees partnered with several local charitable organizations to donate to families and individuals in need this holiday season, according to a CUInsight article.
Each year, All In employees come together in a company-wide effort to collect gifts for kids and seniors as well as to decorate Christmas trees for local nursing homes.
"It's incredible to see the level of giving by All In employees," All In Vice President of Marketing Kathy Scarbrough told CUInsight. "They look forward to this time of year and the chance it provides to give back to those less fortunate."
As part of the organixation's ongoing...
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