The international Communitas Awards recognizes exceptional businesses, organizations and individuals that are unselfishly giving of themselves and their resources and those that are changing how they do business to benefit their...Credit Union News
Award-Winning Credit Union of Georgia Expands Branch Network to Popular Cherokee County Community
CANTON – April 19, 2021 – On Thursday, April 15th, award-winning Credit Union of Georgia hosted a Grand Opening celebration for their newest location in Hickory Flat at 2871 E Cherokee Drive in Canton. Their ‘People Helping People’ philosophy is what continues to drive the Credit Union to create deeper roots in the communities they serve and give back to their community.
The Grand Opening had guests from the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, Cherokee County School District, Sheriff’s Office, local businesses as well as members from...Credit Union News
A total of $30,000 in scholarships are awarded to six high school seniors.
DULUTH, GA (April 15, 2021) – Georgia United Foundation is pleased to name six Georgia high school seniors as recipients of their 2021 High School Scholarship Competition. A total of $30,000 in scholarships were awarded to the deserving students who plan to attend college or a technical school during the 2021-2022 school year. This marks the 27th year of the scholarship program, named for Georgia United Credit Union’s founder, Vernon E. Carne and notable board members Geraldine Tilson, Dorothy Dusenberry Pirkle, Polly Hinde, Monsignor Stephen Churchwell...Credit Union News
Atlanta, GA. - Coca-Cola Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Smith to Vice President of Finance. With over 25 years’ experience in the finance industry, Smith will bring his expertise to work for Coca-Cola CU and will be responsible for the overall financial performance of the Credit Union including financial strategy, analytics development & investment analysis.
Most recently, Smith was the Vice President of Treasury & Compliance with Mutual Savings Credit Union, where he also served on the board of directors. Prior to that, he was Director of Credit & Manager Treasury Operations with AGL Services...Credit Union News
Choosing kindness and giving back to the community.
WOODSTOCK – April 26, 2021 – The Credit Union of Georgia prides itself on its ‘People Helping People’ philosophy and regularly looks for ways to serve the community. Recently, the Credit Union hosted a Charitable Contributions Raffle to raise money for Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, The Salvation Army, MUST Ministries and The Children’s Haven. After selling 500 tickets the organization successfully raised nearly $5,000 for these charities. Three winners were selected and each won one of the following prizes: Tory Burch purse and wallet, Apple...Credit Union News
Gadsden, AL, April 20, 2021 – In 2009, Family Savings began offering $1,000 scholarships through the CV Glassco Memorial Scholarship Fund, named for our previous board chairman, CV Glassco who passed away in 2008. In 2019, the credit union established a new scholarship based off the wishes of a long-time employee and board member, Ms. Audra Burger. Before her passing in 2019, Ms. Burger requested that a scholarship fund for a child or grandchild of a credit union employee or retiree be created. The Audra Burger Memorial Scholarship was created in her honor.
“Family Savings was very fortunate to have Mr. Glassco and Ms. Burger as a...Credit Union News
Credit union’s COVID-19 adaptations bolstered safety while improving member services
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – First Florida Credit Union weathered the COVID-19 pandemic with record-setting growth and innovations that promise permanent improvements for members, according to a recent report from the credit union’s leadership.
Despite the national recession and widespread economic uncertainty last year, First Florida Credit Union grew its overall assets by $177 million and disbursed a record-setting $260 million in loans. Staff members also developed adaptions that are likely to continue improving services long after the crisis has...
April 13th, 202132251Madison, WI--Forty-eight credit union leaders were designated as Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) after completing the National Credit Union Foundation’s (the Foundation) Credit Union Development Education (DE) Training.
The March DE Training was held March 15 – April 9, 2021. The virtual training was completed by employees and volunteers from credit unions and system partners across the United States credit union movement.
DE Training is a unique experiential training program that provides lessons in credit union structure, purpose and the “why” that differentiates credit unions from other financial institutions....
April 6th, 20215157Delta Community Credit Union (www.DeltaCommunityCU.com), Georgia’s largest credit union with more than $7.8 billion in assets, is pleased to announce the recipients of its16th annual Scholarship Program. Five students will receive a total of $25,000 based on academic achievement, community involvement and an essay submission.
Each of these students will receive a $5,000 scholarship:
Nia Cainion, a senior at North Atlanta High School in Atlanta plans to attend Spelman College to study Political Science with a career goal of becoming a civil rights lawyer and a judge.
Shea Dixon, a home-schooled senior from Navarre, Florida,...
April 6th, 20211126Robins Financial Credit Union recently made a corporate donation of $5,000 to the Houston County Habitat for Humanity.
Houston County Habitat for Humanity believes that their neighbors deserve safe, decent, affordable housing. They will use this donation to continue to build homes for those in the community.
