January 6th, 2020090Each quarter, Robins Financial Credit Union selects three employees representing 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 fourth quarter are:
Manager of the Quarter: Barbara Mead
Mead is the manager of Robins Financial's Chantilly branch. She has been employed by the credit union for 35 years and also serves as a member of Civitan International. She enjoys spending time with family and helping with fine arts of her...
January 6th, 2020591MidFlorida Credit Union recently helped sponsor a local run to support the prevention of substance abuse and bullying in the community.
Nearly 7,500 participants, sponsors, spectators, vendors, law enforcement, staff and volunteers took part in the Red Ribbon Run, according to a NewsChief.com article.
For more information, read the full NewsChief.com article here.
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January 3rd, 20200113Listerhill Credit Union will host the Auxin Herbicide Training Program for Colbert County on Jan. 15.
Alabama Cooperative Extension System crop specialists teach the Auxin Herbicide Training Programs in 16 locations across the state to train farmers who are planting cotton and soybean varieties that are resistant to dicamba herbicides. Before applying auxin herbicides these farmer need to have state certification as well as annual training to lessen the high risk of injury, according to a Southeast Ag Net Radio Network article.
For more information, read the full Southeast Ag Net Radio Network article here.
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January 2nd, 20200103Suncoast 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, 2020092Applications 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, 20209629Robins 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, 2019090eCO 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, 2019170Unbanked, 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, 2019162In 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...
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