December 10th, 2021479Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union is continuing to give back to the community during the holidays with their 25 Days of Holiday Giving. Organizations were selected and a monetary donation was made to assist with any holiday activities the organizations have planned this year for the community. The following organizations received a donation during the second week:
Rob’s Place in Forsyth
Houston County Department of Family and Children’s Services in Warner Robins
Georgia Industrial Children’s Home in Macon
Athens Community Council on Aging Meals on Wheels in Athens
Kids Yule Love in Macon
Kiwanis...
December 9th, 2021383Warner Robins, GA – Robins Financial Credit Union employees recently teamed up with Merrie’s Closet, a United Way of Central Georgia initiative, and local schools to donate over 770 pairs of socks.
Merrie’s Closet provides students in the community a clothing source and one of the biggest needs are socks. Many students are missing valuable class time because they are not dressed properly or have soiled clothing. The closets are located in local schools and can provide new clothing items for the students.
Caption: Christol Clymer with Robins Financial Credit Union delivers the socks to Merrie’s Closet at Elam Alexander...
December 3rd, 2021469Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union will be giving back to the community during the holidays with their 25 Days of Holiday Giving. They selected different organizations throughout their county radius to provide a monetary donation to help the organizations with their holiday festivities. The following organizations received a donation during the first week:
Jones County Department of Family and Children’s Services in Gray
Methodist Children’s Home in Macon
City of Hope Homeless Shelter in Dublin
Toys for Tots in Warner Robins
Caption: Jones County DFCS receives their 25 Days of Holiday Giving...
December 2nd, 20214125DELRAY BEACH, FL. (12/2/21) – iTHINK Financial Credit Union is accepting donations for two- year old Jacob Hicks, who was orphaned earlier this month after his parents were murdered. Justin Hicks was a Cherokee County Fire Fighter; he and his wife, Amber Hicks, were also members at iTHINK Financial.
Members of the community are asked to donate funds for Jacob to the iTHINK Financial account FBO Justin and Amber Hicks. Monetary donations will be matched by the credit union.
In addition to monetary donations, iTHINK Financial is collecting items to help Jacob and his grandparents. Items needed include Pampers Cruisers, size 6; Desitin...
December 2nd, 2021276MADISON, WI (December 2, 2021) – The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation), in partnership with the Cornerstone Foundation and the California & Nevada Credit Union Leagues, has today announced they will be hosting the 6th annual CU FinHealthTM Conference from April 25-27, 2022, in San Antonio, TX.
“The CU FinHealth Conference is the industry-leading event addressing the critical mission of helping people achieve financial well-being,” says Gigi Hyland, executive director of the Foundation. “The conference will provide attendees with the knowledge, resources and strategies necessary to help their members and...
November 23rd, 2021272(Mobile, AL) New Horizons Credit Union has earned the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) First Place Dora Maxwell Award for credit unions in its asset division for exhibiting excellence in community social responsibility. As a first-place winner, New Horizons Credit Union will continue to the national level to compete against its fellow credit union peers across the country.
The award is named after Dora Maxwell who organized her first credit union in 1920 and secured charters for hundreds of credit unions throughout the United States. The Dora Maxwell Award recognizes credit unions that have shown outstanding social...
November 23rd, 20216167Tuscaloosa, AL – November 22, 2021 – Alabama ONE Credit Union will open a new branch in Centre, Alabama, located at 500 Cedar Bluff Rd, Centre, AL 35960, on Monday, November 22, 2021. With this new branch, Alabama ONE will now have eighteen branches, a 28% increase from fourteen branches in May.
With the opening of the Centre Branch, Alabama ONE continues to expand its footprint across the state. This branch will serve Cherokee County residents as well as employees in local businesses that participate as Special Employee Groups, or SEGs. It will act as a strategic anchor in the northeast corner of the state for business and community...
November 18th, 2021264DULUTH, GA (November 9, 2021) – Georgia United Foundation is excited to announce the return of their Wish Tree program. Now in its 31st year, Wish Tree provides gifts to children in need in Georgia through generous donations made by members and community partners.
Make the holidays brighter for children now through December 8, 2021, by donating requested toys or articles of clothing from the online shopping list found at gucufoundation.org/wishtree or by selecting an ornament at any of the Georgia United Credit Union’s branch locations. Purchased gifts from the online shopping list will ship directly to the branch and the local...
November 18th, 2021995DULUTH, GA (Oct. 20, 2021) – It is an exciting time of growth at Georgia United Credit Union. The credit union is proud to announce a field of membership expansion to now include the counties of Catoosa, Walker, Floyd, Lumpkin, Habersham, White and Banks.
“We are proud to reach this important milestone and look forward to serving our new communities,” said President and CEO Debbie Smith. “Georgia United is a financial and community partner and we are excited to help our new members achieve their financial goals at every stage of life.”
Under the new charter expansion, those living or working in the following counties are...
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