January 13th, 2020274Georgia United Foundation recently announced the launch of their 26th annual High School Competition which offers four college scholarship opportunities totaling $27,500.
High school seniors planning to attend college or a technical school during the 2020-2021 school year are encouraged to apply online by Feb. 28.
Students can showcase their creativity through a 1-minute video submission answering the following question:
Georgia United was founded on the principle of supporting the community through education. How are you going to use your education to help your community?
Additional consideration will be given to students'...
January 10th, 2020277Thanks to a $19,000 donation made, in part, by LGE Community Foundation -- the nonprofit arm of LGE Community Credit Union -- thousands of Marietta and Cobb County students will be able to eat a hot meal.
The donation paid off school meal debt in the two counties, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article. That allowed roughly 44,900 low-income students to receive free and reduced-price lunches in their school cafeterias.
LGE Community Foundation was one of three top donors who donated $9,000 to Marietta's Lunch Angel's program, according to the article. The Cobb County Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police...
January 9th, 202046366A significant portion of Georgians – like most Americans – will resolve to better their finances in the new year.
In a survey of almost 2,000 Georgians conducted by the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates, almost half of respondents – 46.7% – indicated they make new year’s resolutions. Almost 38% of those resolve to better their finances in some way.
These statewide statistics closely mirror national trends. A survey of 2,011 Americans conducted by Ipsos for Urban Plates in November found that 38% intended to make a new year’s resolution for 2020. Of those, more than half – 51% – noted their goals...
January 7th, 2020288Georgia 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, 2020070Georgia 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, 2020095Each 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, 20209637Robins 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, 20193127Georgia'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, 2019287Robins 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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