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Self-Help Credit Union Awards 27k in Scholarships

Scholarships Awarded for Commitment to Community Service

Sep 18, 2020

[Durham, NC | September 18, 2020] -- Twenty-five students 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. Two $500 scholarships were awarded to twins in Galax, Virginia.

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.  This year, total of $27,000 was awarded. Students must attend or be planning to attend vocational school or college.

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.

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 $9.3 billion in financing to 175,766 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 167,070 people in California, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. 

SELF-HELP CREDIT UNION 2020 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

NORTH CAROLINA BRANCHES

Asheville

Aryeon Alise Warren Shivers

Asheville (South)

Chandler Jackson

Brevard

Marleigh Meals

Charlotte

Poulleth Atziry Jimenez Rios

Charlotte (First Legacy)

Marcus Manley

Durham (West Main)

Traci Thompson

Greensboro

Tyler Rhodes

Hendersonville

Jeffrey Smith

Kinston

Angela Duran

Laurinburg

Alexis Patterson

Lexington

David Conklin

Maiden

Anthony Dye

Morganton

Zachary Laibinis

Old Fort

Anna Roland

Rocky Mount

Tarod Brown

Rosman

Callie Owen

Wilmington

Gabrielle Laraia

Wilson

Kyra Woodard

Windsor

Aren Buffaloe

SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCHES

 

Columbia (Assembly St)

Kyra Alexander

Columbia (Bush River)

Jordan Kuck

VIRGINIA BRANCHES

Galax

Kaitlyn and Hailey Edwards

FLORIDA BRANCHES

Apopka

Lilianna Alvarez

Jacksonville (Lenox)

Caia Davis

Jacksonville (Kendall)

Maya McCall

Jacksonville (Jea Tower)

Paris Richardson

Pierson

Jose Cervantes

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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

     

About Self-Help

Self-Help is a leading national community development financial institution headquartered in Durham, NC. Since 1980, Self-Help has provided over $8.5 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 over 150,000 people in California, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The nonprofit Center for Community Self-Help is the umbrella organization for the Self-Help family of nonprofit organizations, which includes Self-Help Credit Union, Self-Help Federal Credit Union, Self-Help Ventures Fund and the Center for Responsible Lending.