May 26th, 2023153(Peachtree Corners, Ga., May 25, 2023) – The Associated Credit Union Foundation announced recipients of the 2023 Ronald K. Ford Memorial Scholarship. Established in 2019, the scholarship honors beloved 12-year Board of Directors member, Ronald K. Ford. Out of 150 applicants, four outstanding high school seniors were selected to receive a $2,500 award and the opportunity to intern with the credit union this summer.
Lin Hodges, President, and CEO of Associated Credit Union said, “Ronald K. Ford was a wonderful advocate for the credit union industry and a great board member. He was a successful Fortune 500 executive and an outstanding...
May 25th, 2023127Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union recently sponsored two camps that will take place this summer for local kids. Uncle Drew’s Coding Camp received a $2,000 donation and Achieve Foundation Camp Achieve received a $1,000 donation.
Uncle Drew’s Coding Camp is a tuition-free coding summer camp for children that live in specific housing areas in Perry, Georgia. Kids that attend camp will learn the basics principles of coding through hands-on project based robotics, engineering, and drone activities. The kids will utilize the Spike Prime Lego Software to program their bot to maneuver through simulated space missions. Each...
May 23rd, 2023248(Peachtree Corners, Ga., May 23, 2023) – Associated Credit Union celebrated Credit Union Youth Month with a fun contest involving Georgia tight end, Brock Bowers, and Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks. The month-long contest, aimed to promote financial literacy among youth and encourage saving habits through Associated Credit Union’s Safari Club savings account.
As part of the festivities, children were invited to color pages of Brock and Malaki for a chance to win a signed football and a monetary deposit into their Safari Club savings account. In addition to the coloring contest, parents were encouraged to open a high-dividend,...
May 18th, 2023144Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union is committed to investing in the future of their younger members and recently announced their 2023 scholarship winners.
“Each year, Robins Financial is dedicated to empowering the future of our younger members and recently awarded a $2,000 scholarship to 20 high school seniors,” said Hillary Bobbitt, Marketing Programs Coordinator with Robins Financial Credit Union. “We believe that the education of our community’s youth is a solid investment in our community’s future. This is the 26th year that we have presented this scholarship to graduating seniors and we have given over...
May 18th, 2023131(Columbus, Ga.) – Kinetic Credit Union awarded the Ronald J. Mahoney Kinetic scholarships to two rising college students in our area on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
The two recipients are Lauren Cruickshank from Columbus High School and Georgia King from Smiths Station High School. Lauren plans to attend Harvard University while majoring in Government. Her goal is to attend Harvard University School of Law. Georgia plans to attend Auburn University while majoring in History. Her goal is to become a Curator.
“Mr. Mahoney was passionate about community, education and investing in our youth,” said Mark Littleton, President and CEO....
May 12th, 2023340ATLANTA, GA - The State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) announced today an extension of its current partnership with Associated Credit Union (ACU), one of the largest credit unions headquartered in Georgia. The Peachtree Corners, Georgia-based company has been a strategic marketing partner of SRTA since 2019.
A benefit of the extended partnership with SRTA is a new, co-branded Visa credit card, the first of its kind in the tolling/transportation industry in Georgia. Now available to new and existing customers, the Visa card design will showcase the ACU and Peach Pass logos along with the winding road graphic from the Peach Pass...
May 11th, 2023138Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union is proud to recognize their quarterly Star Employees. Award types include winners in the following categories: Star Leader, Star Producer Star Performer and Rising Star. Employees are selected based on their outstanding qualities and contributions toward Robins Financial’s mission of being Member Focused, Financial Partners, Community Proud.
Congratulations to the 2023 first quarter employees recognized through the Star Employees Recognition Program.
Star Leaders of the Quarter
Amanda McKleroy, Card Services Manager
Kim Young, Operations Manager
Star Performers...
May 4th, 2023136Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union recently donated various items of need to the local Humane Society of Houston County in honor of Credit Union Youth Month.
The purpose of Credit Union Youth Month is to teach and encourage kids to develop strong financial habits. This year’s theme was Unleash the Power of Saving at Your Credit Union. To celebrate this theme, Robins Financial unleashed the power of giving by donating various supplies desperately needed by the Humane Society. Throughout the month, Robins Financial also held various contests for youth members to get involved in, including coloring contests and essay...
May 1st, 2023054Jesup, GA (April 18, 2022) – Once again, Altamaha Federal Credit Union has spearheaded a joint donation to support a local need. Altamaha joined forces with Interstate Credit Union and Marshland Credit Union to collectively donate $7,500 to The Hanger for start-up costs to provide no-cost new clothes to area students in need. Founded by CEO Hannah Grant, The Hanger currently operates in Ware, Pierce, and Brantley counties and provides donated new clothing from area clothing retailers free of charge to local youth in need in the discreet setting of a mobile store, in which the youth may try on and select items of their choice.
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