December 19th, 20191137Robins 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, 20194150Kinetic 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...
December 16th, 20190111Robins Financial Credit Union recently partnered with the Georgia State Patrol to host a toy drive benefiting Toys for Tots.
About 355 toys were collected at Robins Financial Credit Union locations across central Georgia during the months of November and December. The toys were donated to Toys for Tots and will be given to needy children who would otherwise not receive Christmas presents.
December 12th, 201932118LGE 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, 201936340Georgia 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, 2019093Robins 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, 2019184Kids 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, 2019071Peach 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, 2019067Georgia 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...
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