TAMPA, FLA. Thousands of students across Pasco County attend school without adequate clothing, and of the 67,374 elementary, middle and high school students, more than 50 percent qualify for the Free or Reduced Lunch program. A $50,000 grant provided by Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Foundation will provide food, clothing, shoes and school supplies for 10,000 students in need from 76 Pasco County schools through the Pasco County Schools Assist, Believe, Care program (ABC program), thus enabling them to have a more successful school experience.
"We believe the ABC program complements our mission of promoting the education, health and emotional well being of children in our communities," says Mary Tlachac, executive director of the Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Foundation.�"Our goal is to support the School District in their effort of providing basic necessities for children in need, so they can focus on their primary responsibilities of being a student and succeeding in school."
"Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Foundation stands out among our charitable partners for this caring gift that will go a long way in helping our schools provide some of the necessities many of our families cant afford for their children," says Pasco County Superintendent of Schools Kurt S. Browning.
Since 1992, the�Foundation�has donated more than $9 million to various childrens charities and has awarded approximately $930,000 in scholarships. The Foundation is sponsored entirely by Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union, allowing 100 percent of funds contributed to go directly to the organizations and initiatives that assist children in the communities the credit union serves.
About Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union, chartered in 1934 as Hillsborough County Teachers Credit Union, operates 53 full-service branches and serves more than 559,000 members in the following Florida counties: Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sumter. With assets of more than $5.4 billion, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union is the largest credit union in the state of Florida and the 14th largest in the United States.�For more information visit:�
suncoastfcu.org�or�
facebook.com/suncoastschoolsfcu
