March 10th, 2020288Georgia United Foundation is still offering tax help to low and moderate income taxpayers in the Athens and Dalton communities.
The Foundation puts together the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program thanks to a longstanding partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, Dalton State College, the University of Georgia and Georgia United Credit Union.
Students from Dalton State and UGA who are IRS-certified tax preparers earn academic credit by participating in the program to help prepare taxes for low and moderate income taxpayers, without depreciatable assets, business losses or extensive stock transactions. As part of the...
March 6th, 20204338Female executives from both Georgia's Own Credit Union and Publix Employees Federal Credit Union recently sat down with Creditunions.com to discuss working tips, career lessons and legacy desires in celebration of International Women's Day on March 8.
"In 2017, Callahan examined leadership teams at U.S. credit unions and found 51.4% of CEOs were females," according to the article. "When it comes to assets under female stewardship, however, the movement outperforms other industries and notable, successful companies -- but still has some ground to make up if it is to reflect true equality."
Cheryl Brown, chief people and organizational...
March 6th, 2020166Robins Financial Credit Union recently sponsored the Freedom Fireworks by contributing $2,500 to Perry Area Chamber of Commerce in Perry, Ga.
The Freedom Fireworks is a family event which will take place on Saturday, June 27, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. For more information, click here.
March 5th, 20201114Georgia United is inviting the local community to its 2020 Shred Day events held at select locations starting in March and lasting until May.
Community participants are encouraged to bring up to three boxes of personal documents -- such as old checks, statements and meidcal information -- and Iron Mountain will shred and recycle the documents on site from their mobile destruction truck.
"Georgia United Credit Union is committed to helping members safeguard their personal identity," said Kim Wall, director of business and community development at Georgia United. "Our shred days offer a safe place to securely destroy personal documents...
March 3rd, 2020083Three metro-Atlanta-based credit unions were recently granted 2020 Top Workplace awards from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
LGE Community Credit Union placed 32nd on a list of top mid-sized employers in the area. Georgia United Credit Union ranked 50th and Associated Credit Union ranked 51st on that same list, which included 63 top-ranked companies.
The AJC's Top Workplace awards are granted solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of any...
March 3rd, 20201168Robins Financial Credit Union recently sponsored the Macon Volunteer Clinic by contributing to the Third Annual Sporting Clay Fun Shoot.
Macon Volunteer Clinic provides free primary medical and dental care, as well as medication assistance, to uninsured working adult residents of Bibb County. The Annual Sporting Clay Fun Shoot benefits the Macon Volunteer Clinic Annual Campaign, which helps fund the clinic's work.
To learn more about the Macon Volunteer Clinic, visit their website at http://maconvolunteerclinic.org....
March 2nd, 2020076Georgia United Foundation is inviting the local community to help make a difference in the lives of children by nominating a deserving school for a facility makeover as part of the Foundation's seventh annual School Crashers program.
From March 2 through March 31, community residents, educators, students and businesses are encouraged to nominate an accredited K-12 school in Georgia that would benefit from a facility improvement project by sharing a compelling story with supporting photo at gucufoundation.org/schoolcrashers. All nominations will be taken into consideration and the top School Crashers recipient will be announced in...
March 2nd, 2020152For the eighth consecutive year, LGE Community Credit Union has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical that are critical to the success of any organization: including alignment, execution and connection.
"For more than a decade, the Top Workplaces award has helped organizations stand out among their competitors to attract talent," said Eric Rubino, CEO of...
February 27th, 2020165During its recent annual training day, MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union employees made a donation to help local homeless men and women.
The employees donated items to the Daybreak Day Resource Center, a division of DePaul USA, which is a national nonprofit organziation providing services to homeless men and women across the nation. Every weekday in Macon, an average of 100 homeless mena nd women visit Daybreak to receive services that can help them overcome the immediate crisis of homelessness. Those services include: housing placement, case management, breakfast and snacks, laundry facilities, showers, a free health clinic,...
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