Days before the start of the new school year, First Commerce team members from the Adel financial center visited Cook County Middle School and donated 24 backpacks for teachers to give to students who may not have the ability to purchase their own school supplies. The backpacks were filled with notebooks, watercolor pens, scissors, rulers, pencils and erasers, pencil sharpeners and pencil cases. First Commerce also donated 200 pens and 200 pencils to add to the school’s supply of materials available for all students.
“As a local credit union committed to empowering generations and transforming communities, we want to help students start the school year strong,” said First Commerce CEO Cecilia Homison. “Back-to-school is an exciting time for students and their families, but the rising cost of school necessities, such as clothes, electronics and classroom supplies, can present financial challenges. Our donation of backpacks is one small part of the incredibly impactful work carried out by the Cook County school district.”
Cook County Schools supports families in the community, in part by having a parent resource coordinator who has put together a “parent liaison room” with various resources for parents. Parent Resource Coordinator Vanessa Mitchell serves the entire school district but works at Cook County Middle.
First Commerce team members were able to tour the parent liaison room, learning about the many ways it provides support for parents who may need resources for themselves and their kids. The parent resource program also offers resume assistance for parents and help with job searches.
To learn more about how First Commerce supports the communities it serves, visit the web site at FirstCommerceCU.org.
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ABOUT FIRST COMMERCE
First Commerce Credit Union is an award-winning, full-service, #LocalStrong financial institution dedicated to empowering generations and transforming communities for nearly 85 years. The credit union serves more than 70,000 consumer and business members throughout 40 counties in South Georgia and North Florida and has more than $1 billion in assets. The credit union is well known for supporting the communities we serve, including recognition as a two-time national 1st place winner of the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award from the Credit Union National Association, with back-to-back wins in 2020 and 2021, and a longtime consistent winner at the state level from the League of Southeastern Credit Unions. Our dedication to empowering generations includes providing free financial education online and in-person through the FCCU Foundation, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit. First Commerce has 13 financial centers – three in Valdosta, one in Adel, Nashville, and Thomasville, Ga., six in Tallahassee, and one in Marianna, Fla., and offers a full array of consumer and commercial products and services, as well as access to thousands of ATMs nationwide through a credit union network, 24/7 ATMs including cardless services for members at select locations, Penny – our 24/7 virtual phone assistant, and highly rated mobile banking. First Commerce also offers a comprehensive suite of financial planning and investment services through our subsidiary Six Pillars Financial Advisors, and commercial & personal insurance through First Commerce Insurance Agency. For details, visit FirstCommerceCU.org or call 229.896.7402 or 1.800.533.5772. Insured by NCUA. Equal housing opportunity lender.
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