August 11th, 20222110Pensacola, Fla. (August 11, 2022) –Pen Air Federal Credit Union is please to present the Escambia County Education Foundation with a check worth $8,372.87.53 courtesy of the Share It® program.
“The Share-It program is a great example of Pen Air’s pledge to enhance lives in our local communities. We are proud that we can partner with our members to give back to our schools and our students,” says Casey Brueske, Community Education Development Specialist for Pen Air Federal Credit Union.
Share It® cards donate .01¢ for every signature-based debit card transaction made to the local school district of choice at no cost to...
August 9th, 2022468Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Aug. 9, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union’s Chairman of the Board of Directors William “Bill” Rone was inducted into the Defense Credit Union Council’s Hall of Honor at their annual conference held in San Antonio, Texas on Aug. 4, 2022. The Defense Credit Union is a trade association representing more than 180 nonprofit defense credit unions with over 30 million members and $400 billion in assets. Bill is one of three honorees who were selected from a very competitive field of nominees by the Hall of Honor Selection Committee. They were selected for their impressive history of service and dedication to their...
August 8th, 2022241MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tropical Financial Credit Union is helping South Florida students prepare to return to the classroom by donating over 300 backpacks, lunch boxes and other classroom items. The supplies are going to various organizations or directly to schools in the tri-county region for distribution to students prior to the 2022/2023 school year starting. They include:
Andover Middle School-Miami Gardens
Hubert O Sibley K8 Academy-Miami
Nathan B. Young Elementary-Opa-locka
ChildNet for Broward County foster kids
SunFire Charter High School-Oakland Park
West Hollywood Elementary-Hollywood
City of South Bay for...
August 8th, 2022253Pensacola, Fla. (August 4, 2022) –Pen Air Federal Credit Union is please to present the Baldwin County Education Coalition with a check worth $8,827.53 courtesy of the Share It® program.
“Pen Air’s pledge to support education is directly shown through our Share It® program,” says Casey Brueske, Community Education Development Specialist for Pen Air Federal Credit Union. “This program offers our members a chance to partner with us and enhance the lives of students in their local community by funding programs, like the Palm Project, in Baldwin County Schools. All you have to do is swipe your card,” says Brueske.
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August 8th, 2022289Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce it will start developing a property located at 677 Highway 90 in DeFuniak Springs. The short-term plan is to install two drive-through ATM/Video Tellers. This will look similar to the drive-throughs currently being constructed near Niceville High School as well as the site at Jonquil Avenue NW and Mary Esther Cutoff NW in Fort Walton Beach. Construction of a full-service branch in DeFuniak Springs is expected to begin in late 2023 or early 2024. La Macchia Group is the design/build firm for the recently-announced Freeport Branch, the new Pace Branch,...
August 2nd, 2022659Lake Mary, Fla. (August 1, 2022) – Addition Financial has awarded four lucky teachers with their dream classroom renovations.
Through their fourth annual Renovate to Educate Contest, Addition Financial selected one public school teacher from Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties to receive a free classroom makeover, providing renovations of roughly $3,500 per classroom.
The program invited teachers to apply for classroom renovations by submitting an essay about their visions for a dream classroom. Winners were selected from Academic Center for Excellence in Orlando, Markham Woods Middle School in Lake Mary, Neptune Middle...
July 29th, 20221113Pensacola, Fla. (July 28, 2022) – Pen Air Federal Credit Union (Pen Air) is pleased to announce the recent addition of Derrick Aguilar, Senior Vice Presentient, Chief Experience Officer.
Aguilar joins Pen Air with over 20 years of experience. During his tenure at Security Service Federal Credit Union (SSFCU), he built an impressive resume ranging in responsibilities from cultivating the member experience, retail banking, and overseeing the Virtual Branch. Aguilar played a key role in supporting SSFCU’s expansion efforts through mergers and acquisition projects by contributing to the operational integration of several acquired credit...
July 28th, 2022490Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (July 28, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce Procurement Specialist Quentin Youngblood has been selected as the 5-Star Performer of the 2nd Quarter of 2022. Quentin has been employed with the Credit Union since January of 2012 and currently resides in Fort Walton Beach.
President/CEO Jerry Williams said, “Quentin displays exemplary leadership and dedication to members and fellow Credit Union employees. He has a wonderful, cooperative attitude and is an excellent team player.”
Manager Kathey Mitchell added, “Quentin does a great job procuring all supplies and furniture for EFCU. He...
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Pensacola, Florida – (July 26, 2022) Pen Air presented $10,000 to Manna Food Pantries’ 5th Annual Donut Strike. The 2022 drive collected the equivalent of 32,694 healthy meals over the course of the three-day campaign. Nearly 130,000 healthy meals have been distributed throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa counties since 2017.The Donut Strike originated as a joint effort of the Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Fire Department, Escambia County Fire Rescue, local businesses, and the community to turn hunger into hope. With a front row view of hunger and the impact it has, first...
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