August 23rd, 20190103
Eton Elementary School students will start the year enjoying a new playground provided by the 2019 Georgia United Foundation School Crashers Program.
On Aug. 17, Georgia United Credit Union team members and community volunteers provided fresh much to the the school grounds and installed new playground equipment complete with slides, climbing activities and adaptive swings while updating additional equipment with fresh paint. In addition, new playground games including hopscotch were hand-painted by volunteers.
"Our playground was worn down and looked tired," said Elizabeth Selvage,the principal at Eton Elementary who nominated...
August 23rd, 2019061
Robins Financial Credit Union recently donated to support Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia.
The Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia provides residential shelter and meals to those in need in the Middle Georgia community. For more information, visit the Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia's website at https://www.rescuemissionga.com.
Amy Etheridge with Robins Financial Credit Union presents a check to Pat Chastain with Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia. (Photo: Robins Financial Credit Union)
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August 22nd, 20190150
LGE Community Credit Union celebrated the official grand opening of its new Alpharetta branch on Aug. 20.
The event included a ceremonial ribbon cutting with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, entertainment from local radio station B98.5 and free tacos for attendees from The Queso Truck. Chris Leggett, president and CEO of LGE Community, and Kali Boatright, president and CEO of the Greater North Fulton Chamber, made remarks about the new location.
Notable members of the Great North Fulton Community were also in attendance, including Sen. Branch Beach, Greater North Fulton Chamber Chairman-elect Alan Najjar...
August 16th, 2019078
Associated Credit Union, in conjunction with First Choice Homebuilders, will present this year's KICKS99 Guitar Pull Concert in Augusta.
This year's concert will feature Runaway June, Rodney Atkins and Luke Combs performing at the James Brown Arena on Nov. 18.
For more information, read the full Augusta Chronicle article here.
Also featured in: Augusta Chronicle
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August 15th, 20191101
Katie Andrews with Robins Financial Credit Union presents a check to Denise Creel and Robert Couey with Easterseals Middle Georgia. (Photo: Robins Financial Credit Union)
Robins Financial Credit Union recently sponsored the upcoming local Pro Rodeo by contributing $1,500 to Easterseals Middle Georgia.
The rodeo will be held Oct. 25, in Dublin.
Easterseals Middle Georgia's mission is to provide vocational rehabilitation and other services to people with disabilities and other barriers to enable them to live independently and with dignity through meaningful work.
Also featured in: CUInsight, CUSocialGood, 13 WMAZ
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August 14th, 20190194
Go Energy Financial recently awarded $1000 each in scholarships to two outstanding Georgia high school students.
This year's scholarships went to Colin Burnett from Marietta and Lauren Heighton from Hoschton.
Burnett plans to attend Georgia Tech, where he'll major in aerospace engineering. The Georgia Walton Comprehensive HIgh School graduate was president of the Environmental Club. He also served on the Student Leadership Council, in Model United Nations and attended the Governor's Honors Program.
Burnett taught personal finance skills to elementary school students through Junior Achievement and was part of the Lockheed...
August 14th, 2019093
Peach State Federal Credit Union recently partnered with the Walker County Chamber of Commerce to fund a $5K start-up grant for Walker Rocks Start Up Challenge.
The grant will be used as funding to help a winning recreational, tourism or hospitality related business get started or expand services in Walker County.
For more information, read a full article in the Walker County Messenger here.
Also featured in: Walker County Messenger, The Chattanoogan.com
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August 13th, 20191343
Each quarter, Robins Finacnial Credit Union selects employees that represent the best of the best in three categories: manager, support department staff and branch staff.
Employees are selected by mannagement based on their outstanding work performance nd written recommendations from peers. The winners chosen for the second quarter of 2019 are:
Al Ballard, Hartley Bridge Branch
Ballard is the manager of Robins Financial's Hartley Bridge Branch. He has been employed by Robins Financial Credit Union for nine years. Ballard volunteers with Rutland High School and enjoys camping and spending time...
August 13th, 2019196
The Georgia United Foundation recently provided a new playground structure for Camp Creek Elementary School's Special Education class as part of its sixth annual School Crashers program.
"Thank you to Georgia United for helping us improve the outdoor play space for our youngest students," said Camp Creek Elementary Principal Valerie Robinett.
>>RELATED: Toney Elementary School named as top School Crashers recipient by Georgia United Credit Union<<
Prior to the new equipment installation, the preschool children, ages 3 to 5, did not have a suitable playground area. With the new play structure, students can...
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