CLARKESVILLE, Ga. – Peach State Federal Credit Union has committed to donating $10,000 to Habersham County Schools’ REACH Georgia Scholarships over the next five years. The school system will receive $2,000 each year through 2022 from the credit union.
REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Georgia is the first needs-based mentorship and college scholarship program launched by Governor Nathan Deal as a key component of the state’s Complete College Georgia Initiative. The program, launched in 2012 was created to help ensure that academically talented students from low-income families in Georgia have the academic, social and financial support they need to graduate from high school and complete college.
“Our commitment to learning and education takes many forms—through the sponsorship of Teacher of the Year banquets, our scholarship program, and supporting impactful programs such as REACH Georgia scholarships,” remarked Marshall Boutwell, Peach State’s president/CEO. “We were founded by educators more than 55 years ago, and contributions such as this honor and keep that foundation alive.”
At right, from left, Peach State President/CEO, Marshall Boutwell; Peach State Regional Business Executive, Scott Roland; Director of Secondary Schools, Pam Dalton; Habersham County Schools Superintendent, Matthew Cooper; Wilbanks Middle School Principal, Marybeth Thomas; South Habersham Middle School Assistant Principal, B.J. Addison; Peach State Chief of Staff, John Fair.