May 4th, 20184105The Southeast Cancer Unit has more than $4K to put toward its cause, thanks to the fundraising efforts of United 1st Federal Credit Unions.
United 1st's Blackshear and Waycross staff raised $4,118 they used as sponsorship money for the Southeast Cancer Unit's annual fundraising walk earlier this week.
The credit union staffs raised he money throughout the year via a Valentine basket raffle and t-shirt sales. They rounded out the donation at the fundraising walk by selling ribs, chicken and funnel cakes.
A total of 25 teams raised a combined $94,000 at their walk this year. All the money raised helps local friends and neighbors...
May 4th, 20181162The following feature ran in Georgia Trend Magazine May 2018 issue.
Four years ago, Rick Stallings needed a sensible financial solution to keep his business afloat. Even though the Columbus native and resident had relied on both a major local and a regional bank for nearly two decades, both banks turned a deaf ear. That’s when he turned to Kinetic Credit Union.
A personal banker at Kinetic mapped out a plan to help Stallings restructure the business. The plan not only made sense on paper, it was also created to improve cash flow. Today, Safeguard, a custom printing and promotional apparel franchise operation, has 28 employees and...
May 4th, 201811171st Choice Credit Union collaborated with the National Disability Institute and several others to convene the Financial Inclusion Summit recently.
The summit addressed the financial knowledge, skill gaps and barriers that prevent Americans with disabilities from participating in the economic mainstream. It also focused on creating solutions to assure their access to financial mainstream services.
"Equal opportunity must include options to build the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial decisions, access to financial education and coaching, affordable and accessible financial service and products, inclusion in career...
May 4th, 20180175Georgia United Credit Union recently awarded a total of $10,000 to five high school graduates in the Gwinnett County Public School system.
The seniors each received a $2,000 scholarship through Georgia United's Young Leaders Scholarship program, in partnership with the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation. The recipients were selected based on their academic standing as well as their involvement as a community volunteer, entrepreneur or school leader.
The winners were first announced at Executive Women's day held at the Infinite Energy Forum in Duluth on April 9. On April 24, the award recipients and their families were invited to...
May 4th, 20181210Platinum Federal Credit Union recently awarded more than 40 scholarships to members enrolled in higher education.
Originally, PFCU promised to award several $2,500 scholarships through it's program — enough to total more than $60,000. But the credit union smashed that goal, distributing 42 scholarships for a total of $105,000.
"We have several members and community organizations that contribute toward the scholarship program to increase the total contributions," Platinum Federal credit Union Chief Executive Officer Kabir Laiwalla said.
PFCU sifted through applicants from 14 states to choose its winners from seven states. ...
May 1st, 201829487The school year is almost over, but scholarship season isn't quite yet!
That's good news for any procrastinators facing a college payment in the near future. According to CollegeCalc, the average cost of tuition in Georgia was $10,055 a year during the 2016 – 2017 academic school year. Most undergraduate degrees take about four or five years to complete. Try doing that math without developing a nervous twitch.
Fortunately, some Georgia credit unions offer a degree of help to their members who see college in their future. About 25 credit unions statewide offer some form of scholarship money. Their combined membership covers most...
May 1st, 20180114A program affiliated with the Better Business Bureau and supported by Delta Community Credit Union recently awarded seven seniors from Georgia high schools scholarships based on their integrity.
More than 180 students from public and private high schools in 42 counties competed for the Center for Character Ethics' 2018 Student of Integrity Scholarship. The students were judged on their high ethics, as demonstrated through leadership, community service, personal integrity and academic accomplishments, according to a Rockdale Citizen article.
The seniors were awarded anywhere from $1,000 to $3,500 in scholarships and came from the...
April 27th, 20180148Kenetic Credit Union CEO Mark Littleton recently dished out some financial advice on a local TV news segment.
Littleton spoke on WRBL's segment Mom's Morning Minute about using tax refunds to stave off debt.
"When you get a lump sum of money, the thing you think about is, 'Oh, I've really been wanting this or I've really been wanting that,'" Littleton said. "What we recommend is, number one, you want to save it."
Watch Littleton's segment here.
April 26th, 20180178Credit Union Magazine recently announced that Tom Williams, senior vice president of the Mississippi Credit Union Association, will be honored as the 2018 Credit Union Hero of the Year.
The Credit Union Hero of the Year award, sponsored by Trellance, recognizes those who serve as examples for the entire movement through their service, advocacy and commitment to credit union ideals. Credit Union Magazine readers selected McWilliams by voting at news.cuna.org.
"Tom McWilliams is the consummate lifelong learner," said Ann Hayes Peterson, CUNA's vice president of publishing and editor-in-chief. "His contributions have influenced the...
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