January 2nd, 2020096Suncoast Credit Union recently worked with Lee Health's Kids' Mind Matter initiative to help fund the integration of two mental health professionals into Lee County schools.
This pilot program -- a collaboration between the Lee County School Board and Lee Health, will help children and families at Ray V. Pottorf and Colonial elementary schools who are struggling with mental and behavioral issues, according to a Fort Myers Florida Weekly article. The goal is to intervene as early as possible to help students receive the care they need as their minds develop.
"I want to thank our partners, the School District of Lee County and Suncoast...
January 2nd, 2020086Applications recently opened for this year's Suncoast Credit Union Scholars program, according to a Cape Coral Daily Breeze article.
The Suncoast Schools Credit Union Foundation is partnering with the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools to offer five $2,000 scholarship awards to Class of 2020 high school graduates in the credit union's 21 county service territory. The Foundation invested $116,000 into the scholarships.
"We believe the best way we can build better communities is by investing in education and health-related initiatives for children," Suncoast Credit Union Foundation Executive Director Cindy Helton told Coastal...
January 2nd, 20209626Robins Financial Credit Union paid a $14 million member rebate to qualifying members on Dec. 17.
"This reward was a way to give back to members and thank them for their contributed success of the credit union," according to a Robins Financial press release. "The active participation of both borrowers and savers contributed to the overall success of the credit union in 2019. The member rebate was based on many different components such as an active checking account, loan and deposit balances, years of membership and overall usage of Robins Financial products and services. The money was directly deposited into qualifying members'...
December 31st, 2019081eCO Credit Union recently dedicated a boardroom to the late Dr. Eddie J. Pruden, a long-term board member who passed away on Nov. 4.
The Dr. Eddie Pruden Boardroom was dedicated during a celebration with board members, employees and Dr. Pruden's family in late December, according to a CUInsight article. HIs portrait is now proudly displayed in the boardroom.
"Dr. Pruden's presence will be sorely missed," eCO CEO Joey Hand told CUInsight. "He was committed to the credit union mission of people helping people, as he served on the board and also in his daily life."
Pruden served on the credit union board for more than 40 years,...
December 31st, 2019160Unbanked, underbanked and underserved residents of Sarasota, Fla. now have new opportunities for financial betterment thanks to a partnership between the city and Manatee Community Federal Credit Union.
The new "Reliable Ride" program will allow residents to open an account with the credit union and take advantage of low-interest vehicle loans in order to secure reliable transportation, according to a Sarasota Magazine article. Clients of the program wil also receive financial education and assistance, and be eligible to apply or business startup loans through participation in Community Entrepreneur Opportunity courses offered by the City...
December 30th, 2019152In March, CreditUnions.com wrote an article about Community First Credit Union's innovative reward program that offers high-performing branch staff experiences rather than cash.
The online publication recently re-featured the article -- titled 'A reward program that takes the cents out of incentive' -- in its rundown of the best HR pieces published in 2019.
Below is an excerpt from the original article:
It's been nearly a decade since branch staff at Community First Credit Union of Florida ($1.6B, Jacksonville, FL) collected any form of cash incentive -- not that anyone misses it.
Cash incentives didn't fit into the...
December 30th, 20190114GTE Financial Credit Union Chief Experience Officer Pedro Diaz recently sat down with CreditUnions.com to discuss member experience opportunities and challenges the credit union expects to face in 2020.
Below is an excerpt of that interview:
What's your biggest member experience opportunity in 2020? How do you plan to address it?
Pedro Diaz: Ensuring that all members always experience the best service and value. We're taking a three-pronged approach: training on integrity selling, holding teams and individuals accountable and leveraging our real-time member surveys for daily coaching.
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December 27th, 2019064GTE Financial Credit Union spread holiday cheer to four families in need this year.
The Make Hope Real initiative is part of the credit union's annual promise campaign aiming to deliver a dose of holiday happiness to families struggling during the season, according to a CU Today article. The GTE Community Financial Center staff members nominated the deserving families and all GTE employees raised funds throughout the month of December to help spread holiday cheer.
GTE Financial received families at their headquarters and escorted them on an adventure that included a shopping spree at Target, gift wrapping and dinner at a local...
December 27th, 2019478This year, WinSouth Credit Union helped the Marine Toys for Tots campaign in DeKalb distribute toys to more than 1,000 families from more than 400 families.
In fact, the credit union became one of the toy drive's top fundraisers of the year, according to a Times-Journal article.
This wasn't an easy year for the drive. According to the Time's article, the seventh-annual campaign suffered weather-related losses of three fundraisers as well as debilitating injuries to some of the volunteers.
"When the going got tough, I kept reminding our volunteers to think of how many children would have smiling faces on Christmas morning, thanks...
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