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Self-Help Credit Union Announces 2019 Scholarship Winners

$29,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE

Jul 29, 2019

[Durham, NC | July 29, 2019] -- Twenty-nine students from across the southeast each received a $1,000 scholarship from Self-Help Credit Union (Self-Help), a financial organization that works nationwide to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity for all. Self-Help branches in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia awarded scholarships to students who demonstrated a proven commitment to community service through leadership or volunteer activities.

 A total of $29,000 was awarded this year to students attending or planning to attend a vocational school or college. Established in 2015, the awards recognize proven leaders who have shown a commitment to community service and who strive to make a positive impact on the future.

Self-Help Credit Union works nationwide to provide fair and affordable financial products that help low-to-moderate income families and communities of color build wealth, repair credit and achieve their financial goals.  Scholarships are awarded each year in the spring.

A full list of winners are attached. Learn more at www.self-help.org and www.self-helpfcu.org.

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Self-Help Credit Union is part of the Center for Community Self-Help (Self-Help), a leading national community development financial institution headquartered in Durham, NC. Since 1980, Self-Help has provided over $7 billion in financing to 150,000 families, individuals and businesses. It helps drive economic development and strengthen communities by providing responsible financial services; lending to individuals, small businesses and nonprofits; developing real estate; and promoting fair financial practices across the nation. Through its credit union network, Self-Help serves 150,000 people in California, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

More information about Self-Help Credit Union can be found at self-help.org.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS ATTACHED | PHOTOS ON REQUEST

SELF-HELP CREDIT UNION 2019 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

NORTH CAROLINA BRANCHES


ASHEVILLE

Jordan Robinson

ASHEVILLE (SOUTH)

Candida Carolina Alas Ortega

BREVARD

James Walker Burgess

CHARLOTTE

Shanda Taylor

DURHAM (WEST MAIN)

Michael Arthur McMullen, Jr

DURHAM (SOUTH MANGUM)

Louis Ray Harrison III

GREENSBORO

Thomas Crocker

HENDERSONVILLE

Moriah Fender

KINSTON

Thomas Marquise Loftin-Myers

LAURINBURG

Sharonda Renee Smith

LEXINGTON

James Hunter White

MAIDEN

Addyson Paige Ikard

MORGANTON

Cameron Johnson

OLD FORT

Arianna Guy

ROCKY MOUNT

TaRod KiShaun Brown

ROSMAN

Calee Lance

WILMINGTON

Isley Pulliam

WILSON

Allison Michelle Shingleton

WINDSOR

Briana Butler



SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCHES

 

COLUMBIA

Angel Gohel

COLUMBIA

Christina Boykin

GREENVILLE

Ta-Taya Campbell

VIRGINIA BRANCH


GALAX

Laken Crokett



FLORIDA BRANCHES


APOPKA

Christina Rodriguez-Rosario

JACKSONVILLE (LENOX)

Alysia Williams

JACKSONVILLE (NORTHSIDE)

Anthony Mutino

JACKSONVILLE (KENDALL)

Morgan Strickland

JACKSONVILLE (JEA TOWER)

Kevin Fernandez

PIERSON

Renato Hernandez

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
For More Information, Contact: 

Jenny Shields, Director of Media Relations, Self-Help Credit Union
Direct Line: 919.794.6798  Cell: 919.695.2037 Email: Jenny.Shields@self-help.org