December 12th, 201932109LGE Community Credit Union recently welcomed Ryan Napier as its new vice president of human resources.
Napier has more than 10 years of experience in human resources and specializes in innovative talent recruitment, employee relations, human resource information systems and organizational development. Most recently, he led the human resources and recruitment efforts at Lake Trust Credit Union: a Michigan-based $2 billion financial institution with about 450 employees.
"To keep up with the rapid growth LGE has experienced over the past several years, we've recently been strategically implementing change s and improvements to our...
December 5th, 201936327Georgia credit unions continue to offer substantial financial benefits to members, according to the Credit Union National Association’s Mid-Year 2019 Georgia Membership Benefits Report.
According to Datatrac, the research firm behind CUNA’s report, credit unions in the state provided their 2.2 million credit union members $248,222,745 in direct financial benefits during the 12 months ending in June. That means, on average, credit union members received the equivalent of $116 each and that households received an average of $243.
Credit unions are member-owned and democratic, allowing these not-for-profit financial institutions to...
November 22nd, 2019074Robins Financial Credit Union in Georgia recently collected care packages to send off to troops who are currently serving overseas. Branches and back office departments were able to provide over 90 boxes to get to these troops just in time for the holidays.
As a part of this annual collection, Robins Financial Credit Union was able to provide a variety of items from snacks and grooming items to magazines, batteries and other beneficial items. These packages will be sent to troops deployed from Robins Air Force Base.
“We are proud to be able to make a contribution that will help the troops feel closer to home. This is our way to show...
November 19th, 2019175Kids showing up to the annual Evans on Ice event at Evans Towne Park in Evans, Ga. will be able to enjoy a free train ride, thanks to Health Center Credit Union.
Evans on includes an expansive outdoor ice-skating rink, ice-skating lessons, private parties, s'mores and, of course, train rides, according to a Fox 54 News article.
Jennifer Leisey, marketing and program support coordinator at Health Center Credit Union, told Fox 54 News that the credit union uses the train rides as an opportunity to teach financial literacy to local kids.
"It's just getting people talking about it, because I think money is one of the things that is...
November 19th, 2019057Peach State Federal Credit Union members and staff donated and collected non-perishable food items, which were then delivered to the Neighbors 4 Neighbors Food Pantry in Toccoa.
The credit union collects items throughout the year at all branch locations and makes quarterly donations to food banks in its service area.
Neighbors 4 Neighbors provides a food pantry to serve those in the community who are dealing with food insecurity.
"Donations like these give us the ability to serve even more members of our community who may be going through hardship," said Deborah Gibby, president of the Neighbors 4 Neighbors Board of Directors. "We...
November 18th, 2019048Georgia United Credit Union recently welcomed community members to their newly relocated Tucker branch with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a Georgia CEO article.
The new branch, located at 3824 Lavista Road in Tucker, is located just next door to the old branch. It offers enhanced street-level visibility, improved ease of access and new drive up ATM.
"We are excited to serve the DeKalb County community at our new branch location," said Georgia United President and CEO Debbie Smith. "We welcome the community to visit the new branch and to learn about the benefits of joining Georgia United and see the great...
November 15th, 2019255Peach State Federal Credit Union has pledged $50,000 to the J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA to create the Peach State Federal Credit Union Academic Achievement Exploration Room. The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is raising $7.7 million to renovate the J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA to increase access to wellness, adaptive aquatics, after school and Early Learning Readiness programs, to ensure that more people in Gwinnett County have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The Peach State Federal Credit Union Academic Achievement Exploration Room will feature flexible STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) equipment,...
November 1st, 2019052Georgia United Credit Union team members from its Dalton, Ga., branches partnered with Dalton’s Greater Works to feed the community. The team showed commitment to the deep-rooted credit union philosophy of “People Helping People” and to “Moving Our Communities Forward” by lending voluntary support outside of work hours to positively impact the quality of life within the communities they serve.
Founded in June of 1996, Dalton’s Greater Works has evolved from serving just four men from to having six volunteers cooking breakfast and providing 50-60 men and women with showers, clean clothing to those in need, and a couple meals a...
October 31st, 2019062Robins Financial staff celebrated International Credit Union Day by embodying the credit union philosophy of people helping people.
Credit union employees volunteered throughout the week at the Ronald McDonald House of Central Georgia, cleaning windows, organizing the kitchen, playroom and living areas. as well as assisting with administrative duties.
Other groups of volunteers packed boxes at the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, and served families at First United Methodist's Food Pantry.
In addition to the volunteer efforts, all branch locations celebrated by offering giveaways, prize drawings and some lucky members even...
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