October 7th, 2022469Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce Bron Ringstad of Niceville has been named the VP of Branch Operations. Ringstad earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Florida State University and has been a manager for the Credit Union since 2009. In his new role, Ringstad will continue the work he has been doing by providing employee development and support to branch personnel while focusing on financial education of products and services, membership growth, and positive member experiences.
“This is a well-deserved promotion for Bron,” said SVP of Branch Operations Kim...
October 7th, 20221104Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union was honored to present Silver Sands School a check in the amount of $6,000 at the Fort Walton Beach Chamber breakfast on Friday, Oct. 7. EFCU is adopting all 17 classrooms at Silver Sands School for the academic year through the EFCU CARES program.
Silver Sands Principal Stephanie Wheat said, “Our faculty at Silver Sands School are so appreciative of the support from EFCU. This funding will go directly into the individual classrooms and will provide each teacher with the resources that they need to support the specialized student learning that is provided daily. We...
October 7th, 2022472MADISON, WI (October 7, 2022) - The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has committed up to $225,000 from its CUAid program in response to the catastrophic destruction left by Hurricane Ian.
The grant will be made to the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation, which has identified over 350 credit union employees and volunteers who were impacted by the storm—although that number is expected to rise.
“CUAid was made for moments like this. We manage the fund in such a way as to position us to provide support, even when multiple disasters happen in quick succession. But we are seeing environmental disasters wreak more...
October 6th, 20220167Warner Robins, GA – Robins Financial Credit Union employees recently held a diaper drive and collected over 5,400 diapers in support of National Diaper Need Awareness Week.
National Diaper Need Awareness Week was held from September 24th through October 2nd. This week brings awareness to the need of ensuring that all babies have access to clean diapers and other basic necessities required for them to thrive and reach their full potential. According to the National Diaper Bank Network, one in three U.S. families struggles to provide enough diapers to keep a baby or toddler clean, dry, and healthy.
Diapers were donated to the United...
October 6th, 2022387Kennesaw – October 5, 2022 – Credit Union of Georgia is ecstatic to have been nominated by Marietta High School for providing educational opportunities, donations and financial services to their school and the community. Credit Union of Georgia’s Business Development Officer, Kathy Winiarczyk, has also been commended for her constant support of Marietta High School’s students and programs.
The Credit Union strongly believes in the education system and helping our students find their path to succeed in the future. Teaching students about financial principals at Marietta High School’s Summer EXCELerate Camp, participating in Career...
October 4th, 2022441Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union employees recently contributed $30,760 to raise funds for the Credit Union Political Action Committee (CUPAC).
Robins Financial employees designated contributions during their annual Deduct-A-Buck campaign which allows employees to make per pay period or one-time donations. CUPAC helps to build relationships with lawmakers to help promote credit unions.
Robins Financial Credit Union is a local non-profit financial cooperative with twenty-two branches in central Georgia. Robins Financial currently provides financial services to over 249,000 members, with assets exceeding $4...
October 3rd, 2022133Madison, Wis. – Filene Research Institute is partnering with Urban Strategies, Inc. and Native Women Lead to create the Racial Economic Equity (REE) Incubator. The REE Incubator will work to advance racial economic equity through the credit union system by co-creating solutions that meet local community members’ needs and delivers resources, support and capital to communities of color.
Communities of color have faced a long history of systematic racialized exclusion from the financial services industry, greatly limiting wealth-building opportunities across multiple generations. The REE Incubator aims to take a unique approach to...
October 3rd, 2022353MADISON, WI (October 3, 2022) - The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has announced the honorees of its 34th annual Herb Wegner Memorial Awards—the U.S. credit union movement’s highest national honors.
Linda Bodie, Chief Executive Officer + Innovator of Element Federal Credit Union (W.V.); Brian Branch, former President and CEO of the World Council; Bill Cheney, Chief Executive Officer of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union (Calif.) and Winona Nava, President/CEO of Guadalupe Credit Union (N.M.) will each receive an Outstanding Individual Achievement award.
It is the first time since 2018 that four individuals will...
October 3rd, 2022163Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Sept. 30, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to recognize Account Services Administrative Assistant Vicki Hollon of Fort Walton Beach for her 35 years of service to the Credit Union.
“We congratulate Vicki on 35 years of dedication to Eglin Federal Credit Union and excellent service to our members,” said SVP of Branch Operations Kim Nauta. “We appreciate her contributions throughout the years, which have helped us develop trusted and long-lasting relationships with our members.”
During her celebration Vicki said, “I have so much respect for EFCU and the people I work with. I love working...
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