January 7th, 2020277Georgia United Foundation will soon be 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...
January 6th, 2020061Georgia United Foundation made the holidays a little brighter for children in foster care with its 29th annual Wish Tree program.
Donations collected at Georgia United Credit Union branch locations provided 2,470 gifts to children in the foster care system in 10 Georgia counties.
"The Wish Tree program brings excitement to our communities each year," sad Georgia Untied Chief Marketing Officer Aaron Chestnut. "It's a wonderful way to show deserving children that people care for their wellbeing and are wishing them a happy holiday. We are honored to host and take part in this event that helps to strengthen our community."
Since the...
January 6th, 2020085Each quarter, Robins Financial Credit Union selects three employees representing the best of the best in three categories -- manager, support department staff and branch staff.
Employees are selected by management based on their outstanding work performance and written recommendations from their peers. The winners chosen for the fourth quarter are:
Manager of the Quarter: Barbara Mead
Mead is the manager of Robins Financial's Chantilly branch. She has been employed by the credit union for 35 years and also serves as a member of Civitan International. She enjoys spending time with family and helping with fine arts of her...
January 2nd, 20209626Robins Financial Credit Union paid a $14 million member rebate to qualifying members on Dec. 17.
"This reward was a way to give back to members and thank them for their contributed success of the credit union," according to a Robins Financial press release. "The active participation of both borrowers and savers contributed to the overall success of the credit union in 2019. The member rebate was based on many different components such as an active checking account, loan and deposit balances, years of membership and overall usage of Robins Financial products and services. The money was directly deposited into qualifying members'...
December 23rd, 20193119Georgia's Own Credit Union recently acted as a corporate sponsor in a #GivingTuesday campaign that resulted in a $13.5 million donation.
The campaign, led by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, joined together nonprofits, businesses, media partners and thousands of individual Georgians to lead a statewide generosity movement which generated 73 percent more donations than last year. In total, Georgia's annual day of giving has galvanized more than $41.5 million in donations -- and more than 284,000 in individual gifts -- since it began in 2012, according to a Henry Herald article.
Georgia's Own CU was one of six foundation partners who...
December 19th, 2019275Robins Financial Credit Union employees recently donated 55 Christmas gifts to elderly and disabled Central Georgia residents.
Robins Financial employees created Christmas gift boxes for donations to the Meals on Wheels of Houston County's "Shoeboxes for the Elderly" program. The packages contained a variety of items from games to personal care. These presents will be delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients for the holidays.
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December 19th, 20190106The LGE Community Outreach Foundation recently presented $250,000 to local nonprofit organizations at LGE Community Credit Union's annual Christmas breakfast.
The event recognized nonprofit organizations from the metro Atlanta community and each nonprofit was invited to speak and share donor impact stories with the entire LGE team of roughly 300 employees. Nonprofits that received donations from the LGE Foundation included:
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
SafePath Children's Advocacy Center
Next Step Ministries
MUST Ministries
McKenna Farms
United Military Care
Calvary Children's Home
CASA of Paulding County
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December 19th, 20191126Robins Financial Credit Union will be giving back to the community during the holidays with its 25 Days of Holiday Giving.
Robins selected 25 different organizations within their county radius to provide a monetary donation to help the organizations with their holiday festivities. These donations will roll out over 25 days.
The following organizations received a donation during the first, second and third weeks:
ABBA House in Perry received a $1,000 donation.
This organization provides a safe place where women can recover from abuse or addiction and find healing.
Boys & Girls Club of Baldwin & Jones Counties received a...
December 17th, 20194140Kinetic Credit Union recently announced that Executive Vice President Doug Putnam will retire Dec. 31, concluding a 35-year career at the credit union.
Putnam has served as the EVP at Kinetic since 1991.
"Doug has enjoyed a long and distinguished tenure at Kinetic," said Mark Littleton, president and CEO of Kinetic. "He has been at the core of the growth and success of our organization. His passion for our members and the credit union movement is unrivaled. Doug has been a tremendous asset to our members, board, management team and staff. We are thankful for everything he has done for the credit union and we wish him the best in...
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