MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--Looking to further help its small business members succeed, Jetstream FCU has been awarded a $1.2 million Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) grant from the United States Treasury.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--BrightStar Credit Union is providing financial literacy education to all Broward County middle schools through Biz Kid$, the Emmy Award winning show where kids teach kids about money and business.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – For the second time in three years, Riverside-based Altura Credit Union has been chosen as the “Best Bank or Credit Union” by readers of The Press-Enterprise in its Annual Readers’ Choice Awards announced in a special edition of the paper recently.
CONCORD, N.H.--Despite the raw temperatures that prevailed, NH Federal Credit Union dished out 437 ice cream sundaes and two ALS Ice Bucket Challenges at Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton, during their annual Fall Festival.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--Teachers Federal Credit Union (TFCU) continues to draw dozens of small businesses and hundreds of Long Island shoppers to its second Artisanal Farmers Market. The TFCU Artisanal Farmers Market is held every Thursday, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the credit union’s headquarters located at 102 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge, until October 30.
SANTA ROSE, Calif.—Redwood CU has completed its 2014 United Way workplace giving campaign, with total contributions of $98,175, exceeding this year’s campaign goal of $98,000. The credit union raised $96,000 for United Way last year. RCU offered several unique incentives to encourage employees to contribute: prize raffles, casual days, smoothie parties and more. In addition to supporting with monetary contributions, RCU employees recently volunteered in United Way’s Day of Caring. Volunteers this year focused on two projects in Santa Rosa, helping to refurbish a bicycle shed for the North Bay Children’s Center and packing meals for the Council on Aging.
FREMONT, Mich.--John Buckley, right, president/CEO of Gerber FCU, is shown here awarding credit union member Loretta “Hope” Stratton (a $100 Visa Gift Card following a quarterly drawing of survey participants. Each quarter Gerber FCU awards a $100 Visa Gift Card to a member who completes a short online survey.
LIVONIA, Mich.- Zeal Credit Union participated in a variety of activities and fundraisers during International Credit Union Week, including on International CU Day itself, inviting members to participate in “Shop for Miracles.” The one-day Credit Unions for Kids campaign helped raise funds for Beaumont Children’s Hospital, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, every time members used their Zeal Credit Union-issued credit or debit card. Othe activities sponsored included an online silent auction to benefit charities, Zombie Mental Math Adventure for kids at a local library, special giveaways, a free shred day, and food collections.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--Genisys Credit Union is backing the “Don’t Be a Monster” campaign, an effort to combat bullying. GCU is working to spread that message to local students by partnering with Erebus Haunted Attraction and Olympia Entertainment to bring the national program to local middle schools in southeast Michigan, seeking to educate youth about bullying, diversity and inclusiveness while empowering them to stand up for their peers and make positive choices for themselves.
FREMONT, Mich. -Gerber Federal Credit Union (Branch Manager, Brenda Bice, left, awards member Dylan Ferguson with a new iPad Mini following a mobile banking enrollment drive. All members (excluding employees and their families) who enrolled in the new Mobile Teller app were entered into the drawing.