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July 25, 2014 2:03 PM
Orange County's CU, Santa Ana, Calif., selected four 2014 Youth Scholarship winners, who each will receive a $500 scholarship.
Seven Seventeen CU, Warren, Ohio, awarded eight $1,500 scholarships at its 56th Annual Meeting. All scholarship recipients are members or children of members.
Del-One FCU, Dover, Del., recognized DART First State/ Delaware Transit Corporation as its Select Employer Group of the Month.
In Hanscom AFB, Mass., Lowell High School senior and JROTC cadet Steven Cruz received the 2014 Hanscom FCU Honor Guard Award, which includes a $500 scholarship. Hanscom FCU also congratulated the most recent graduating class of the Airman Leadership School.
Xceed Financial CU, El Segundo, Calif., awarded $1,000 Romeo Doty Scholarships to 10 high school seniors from California and New York. Separately, the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC) honored Xceed's in-house marketing team with eight awards.
At least 500 members showed up at Ferndale, Mich.-based Credit Union ONE's Macomb branch to participate in a document shred day, with seven tons of documents shredded. The CU's William G. Coyne Memorial Scholarship Awards for 2014 selected nine students to receive scholarships totaling $10,000.
For four years, R.I.A. FCU has assisted students with a lemonade stand at Thomas Jefferson Grade School in Milan, Ill. This year's sale raised $470 for the Student Activity Fund.
CFCU Community CU, Ithaca, N.Y., awarded scholarships to 22 extraordinary students.
Greater TEXAS FCU, Bastrop, Texas, was presented with Bastrop High School's Community Partner of the Year Award.
The San Antonio Business Group on Health, in collaboration with the Mayor's Fitness Council, recognized Security Service FCU with a Silver Award in the 2014 Healthy Workplace Recognition Program.
In Fitchburg, Mass., IC FCU's annual scholarship program awarded $1,000 scholarships to five top students.
Los Angeles FCU, in partnership with the American Red Cross, collected 23 pints at a Bloodmobile Drive, which will go toward saving the lives of nearly 80 patients. In addition, the CU's Jack C. Mathews College Scholarship competition awarded $6,000 in grants to nine high school and college students.
The Nebraska CU League honored Tom Bolton, longtime chairman and board director of Liberty First CU, Lincoln, Neb., as the 2014 Volunteer of the Year.
Through the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Franciscos Affordable Housing Program, Meriwest CU, San Jose, Calif., sponsored a $160,000 grant to help finance 10 new townhomes dedicated by Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley.
Andrews FCU, Suitland, Md., in partnership with the Steak Team Mission, provided approximately 600 steak meals to D-Day vets and their family members in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France.
San Diego County CU sponsored the Home of Guiding Hands Gala, a fundraiser that generated more than $150,000 in donations for infants, adolescents and adults with disabilities. In addition, it presented a free educational seminar with financial expert George Chamberlin, co-sponsored the American Diabetes Association's Father of the Year Awards, which generated more than $200,000 in donations for diabetes research, and supported breast cancer prevention and detection by co-sponsoring Michelle's Place 2014 Pink & Black Spring Fling.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley held a ceremonial signing of an update to the Alabama Credit Union Act. The Alabama CU Association, an affiliate of the League of Southeastern CUs, along with several Alabama CUs and the Alabama CU Administration, attended the signing.
Holy Name School 1st grade student Charlize Ferreira received a $500 Albert E. Mercier scholarship from St. Anne's CU, Fall River, Mass.
Holy Rosary CU, Rochester, N.H., awarded annual scholarships to 13 deserving graduates from the class of 2014, who represent 4 area high schools.
American Heritage FCU's crazy and wacky 21st Annual Gelatin Olympics raised more than $21,000 for the Children's Seashore House at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
MidSouth Community FCU, Milledgeville, Ga., presented a donation of $420 to the Baldwin County Relay For Life.
In recognition of her 18 years of dedication and service to Mayo Employees FCU, St. Paul, Minn., the board of directors designated Jacqueline Moen as a "Credit Union Builder" through the Minnesota CU Foundation.
Astrid Rives, chief marketing officer for SkyOne FCU, Hawthorne, Calif., received Congressional recognition for Outstanding Business Leadership in the Financial Service Industry.
Teachers FCU kicked off its second annual Artisanal Farmers Market, to be held every Thursday from June 5 to Oct. 30 in the parking lot of its headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y. TFCU is showcasing local food businesses.
Columbus-based Credit Union of Ohio hosted a community carnival at its Hilliard branch. More than 300 people were in attendance at the family-friendly event that provided free activities for kids of all ages.
Genisys CU, Auburn Hills, Mich., partnered with local Buffalo Wild Wings to provide more than 500 books to the North Oakland Family YMCA for its Operation Back to School Bash.
Quincy CU, Quincy, Mass., awarded $1,000 QCU scholarships to four recipients.
Settlers FCU, Bruce Crossing, Mich., and 60 other businesses sponsored a "Knock Out Cancer" walk to support the Ontonagon Cancer Association. The event raised more than $4,000.
TDECU, Lake Jackson, Texas, collected $2,500 and three vans full of pet supplies, bedding, toys and food for the Brazoria County SPCA.
