December 2nd, 2021279MADISON, 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, 2021280(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, 20216174Tuscaloosa, 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, 2021271DULUTH, 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, 2021998DULUTH, 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...
November 17th, 2021395Tuscaloosa, AL – November 16, 2021 – The Alabama ONE Foundation will host its third annual Bridge Builders Conference on November 18, 2021 from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT at Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
The Bridge Builders Conference is the first of its kind in West Alabama. This free, one-day conference focuses on improving our community and connects local leaders in order to exchange ideas and resources to build bridges of communication and support for the communities they serve.
The 2021 Bridge Builders Conference will focus on building a bridge to the future of education. Attendees will have the...
November 16th, 2021458Warner Robins, GA – Robins Financial Credit Union recently contributed care packages to send off to troops who are currently serving overseas. Employees were able to provide items to be boxed and sent to the 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. Robins Financial also partnered with a local elementary school to provide hand written notes from students. These packages will be sent to troops deployed from Robins Air Force Base.
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November 16th, 20213194Atlanta, Ga. (Nov. 16, 2021) – LGE Community Credit Union recently honored hometown hero and LGE spokesperson Dansby Swanson with a mural displayed at the Marietta Square.
The mural features a portrait of Swanson in a Marietta High School letterman jacket, paying homage to LGE and Swanson’s shared Marietta roots. Swanson is a 2012 graduate of Marietta High School.
LGE commissioned the portrait through its sponsorship of Chalktoberfest – a widely-attended event hosted annually by the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Artist Ivann Garc painted the portrait live over the two-day Chalktoberfest event on October 9 & 10, 2021. The...
November 12th, 20215144Warner Robins, GA — Each quarter, Robins Financial Credit Union selects three employees that represent 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 third quarter of 2021 are as follows:
Barbara Mead, Houston Lake Branch – Mead is the Branch Manager and has been employed with Robins Financial for almost 38 years with 18 of those years as the Houston Lake Branch Manager. Mead is a member of Warner Robins Civitan that assists those...
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