Credit Union Sponsors Tennis Tournament
August 4, 2014
Edwardsville, Illinois� Scott Credit Union recently signed on to be a silver sponsor of this years Futures Tennis Tournament that will be held Aug 4-10 in Edwardsville.Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Jennifer Riebold presented a check for $1,000 to Dave Lipe, the Co-director of the Edwardsville Futures hosted by the EGHM Foundation.
Edwardsville Futures is a USTA Mens $10,000 tennis tournament held annually at Edwardsville High School. Hosted by the EGHM Foundation, this USTA Pro Circuit event is one of the largest tennis events in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
The event features more than 100 players from over 20 countries and provides our community the opportunity to welcome more than 1,500 fans throughout the week from surrounding areas.
The tournament allows children and adults the chance to get an up-close look at the future of professional tennis, Lipe said.
The main draw for the tournament will begin on Tuesday, Aug 5 at Edwardsville High school with 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams competing for a portion of the $10,000 prize purse. The finals match will take place Sunday, Aug 10.
Scott Credit Union will have its mobile ATM available throughout the tournament and will have volunteers on site during Kids Day on Saturday, Aug 9.
"This is another opportunity for us to support our community and the people who live here," Riebold said. "We are very happy to be able to help bring this event to our community."
More information about the Edwardsville Futures Tennis Tournament is available at�www.edwardsvillefutures.com.
Scott Credit Union has made giving back to its communities a major priority. The local credit union contributed over $325,000 and its employees volunteered over 2,400 hours to a variety of local civic efforts throughout the region in 2013.
"We realize that without our members and the communities in which we serve, we would not exist as a financial alternative," Riebold noted. "Supporting our communities is very important to us."
The credit union has increased its community involvement in the past few years while also increasing its efforts to educate consumers of the value of doing their financial business with a not-for-profit credit union.
"We want people in the area to know more about the value of doing business with a credit union," she added. "That is why we have focused our time on educating area residents about Scott Credit Union. One of the big ways weve done that is through our community involvement."
Scott Credit Union is open to anyone who lives or works in a 17 county area, including Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Clinton, Marion, Bond, Macoupin, Montgomery, Fayette, Effingham, Williamson, and Jackson counties. Anyone who lives or works in St. Louis County, Missouri also can open accounts at SCU. Additionally, anyone active or retired military also can have accounts with Scott Credit Union.
Scott Credit Union currently has 15 area locations: Scott Air Force Base, East Belleville, Fairview Heights, Collinsville, OFallon, Edwardsville, Waterloo, Highland, Caseyville, West Belleville, Millstadt, Mascoutah, Troy, Wood River and its Home Office in Edwardsville.
For details on opening accounts at Scott Credit Union, visit�www.scu.org.
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PHOTO Scott Credit Union recently presented a $1,000 check to be a silver sponsor of the Edwardsville Futures Tennis Tournament. Pictured Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Jennifer Riebold and Dave Lipe, the Co-director of the Edwardsville Futures hosted by the EGHM Foundation.