May 19th, 2023361JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union recently received a 2023 Diamond Award from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). The Jacksonville-based credit union’s award was in the program’s Brand Awareness category. The winning campaign, called Project USPSS (Utilizing a Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Success) supported the credit union’s 2022 merger with Jacksonville Postal & Professional Credit Union.
Since 2014, First Florida has won five CUNA Diamond Awards, which is one of the highest honors a credit union can receive in the industry. These accolades recognize leading-edge ideas and creativity that...
May 10th, 2023334Pensacola, FL. (May 10, 2023) - The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) received $50,000 thanks to the 23rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament, held at the end of March at Scenic Hills Country Club. The Friends of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Inc., (FNMCRS) a 501(c)(3) organization facilitated by Pen Air Credit Union (Pen Air).
To date, the local community has helped raise more than $600,000 to further the mission of NMCRS at Naval Air Station Pensacola. For twenty-three years, the credit union has hosted an annual charity golf tournament to raise funds on behalf of the society who is unable to solicit their own funding. The...
May 9th, 2023043Chipley, FL (May 2023) – Community South Credit Union is excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 “Make-A-Splash!” Classroom Grant. This grant was developed to provide funding for unique projects focused on STEAM that enhance the classroom experience beyond the normal curriculum. This year, the credit union awarded five grants for a total of $5,500 to winners in Holmes, Washington, and Jackson counties. Each educator was awarded a funding amount based on their individual project proposals.
“This year the entries were more impressive than ever!” said Jan Page, CEO of Community South. “It’s exciting to see the awareness...
April 27th, 20231438Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 27, 2023) - The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation and Eglin Federal Credit Union have teamed up to bring a financial education experience called Reality Check to Okaloosa County for the first time. Approximately 60 high school students from the 9th to 12th grades participated in lessons facilitated by EFCU Financial Education Specialist Courtney Dollson at Laurel Hill School April 12 and 19 with the final Reality Check simulation at the Crestview Community Center April 26. The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation provided breakfast and lunch through a grant for the students the day of the simulation.
“In...
April 27th, 2023146Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 27, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce HR Training and Development Coordinator Kelsey Mitchell has been selected as the 5-Star Performer for the first quarter of 2023. Kelsey has been employed with the Credit Union since July 2012 and currently resides in Fort Walton Beach.
"Kelsey has consistently proven to be a valuable team member within the HR Department and EFCU as a whole,” said HR Manager Daniel Anderson. “She practices patience when assisting her EFCU team members, displays the core values of the Credit Union, and her interactions with fellow employees are always with an...
April 19th, 2023352Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 19, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is proud to once again support the United Way Emerald Coast’s 29th Annual Day of Caring. Twenty-eight Eglin Federal Credit Union employees participated by painting and landscaping in Fort Walton Beach and Crestview Monday, April 17.
“Eglin Federal Credit Union has a long tradition of supporting our annual Day of Caring and this year was no different!” said United Way Emerald Coast’s President and CEO Kelly Jasen. “Their team split up to cover two projects, providing our Crestview location with some much-needed TLC as well as supporting the City of Fort...
April 12th, 20233126TAMPA, Fla. (April 12, 2023) – The University of South Florida today announced a more than $1 million gift, through a combination of scholarship endowments and title sponsorships of signature events from USF Federal Credit Union.
Part of this gift includes the establishment of four endowments to provide scholarships for students in the Latino Scholarship Program, Black Leadership Network and College of Nursing, as well as a first-of-its-kind scholarship for student veterans. In addition, USF FCU has committed to serve as Title or Presenting Sponsor of 10 of USF’s signature events.
“The university is deeply grateful for USF...
April 7th, 202331123Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 7, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to recognize Mary Esther Head Teller Kimberly Stovall for 25 years of service. Kimberly currently resides in Fort Walton Beach.
“We congratulate Kimberly on becoming a member of the National Association of Federal Credit Union’s Quarter Century Club in recognition of her 25 years of service to the credit union industry,” said SVP/COO Kim Nauta. “She does a great job building trusted relationships with our members, and we appreciate her five-star service and commitment to EFCU.”
Kimberly joined the Credit Union in 1998 as a Teller in at the Fort...
April 3rd, 20231139Brandon, FL (March 10, 2023) – Florida West Coast Credit Union, a full-service cooperative financial institution, announced the retirement of longtime President/CEO, Mary Ott Wood effective October 27, 2023, after 24 years of service.
Serving others has been the guiding principle throughout Mary Ott Wood’s entire career. She began her dedication to credit unions at the age of 19 while working at Navy Orlando FCU (now Fairwinds CU).
True to her philosophy of ongoing learning, while Mary worked full time at the credit union, her second job waitressing helped her enroll in night college classes at the University of Central Florida...
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