Dalton, GA - CONGRATULATIONS to Georgia United Credit Unions five School Crasher Runner-Up Makeover Grant Recipients, including Whitfield Countys own Valley Point Elementary! These schools were announced by CEO Debbie Smith at the conclusion of Grand Prize Winner Chapel Hill Elementarys Makeover Project. Chapel Hill was chosen from among
752 nominations from schools across the state to receive a School Crashers facilities makeover. Numerous school improvements from new carpeting, landscaping and ground cover to wall murals were accomplished with 150 community volunteers and numerous corporate donors on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26.
Check presentations were made at each "Runner-Up" school this week, as students return to school.
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Cary Reynolds Elementary, Doraville DeKalb County - $10,000 grant
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Valley Point Elementary, Dalton Whitfield County - $5,000 grant
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SAGE School, Suwanee - $5000 grant
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Whit Davis Elementary, Athens Clarke County - $5000 grant
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East Laurens High, Dublin Laurens County - $5000 grant
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These five schools were selected from among the original School Crasher finalists and are just a few of the many deserving schools educating students in communities across the state.
About Georgia United Credit Union
Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia in both size and safety at $990 million in assets, 128,000 members and 16 branch locations including one at 605 Calhoun Street in Dalton.� Georgia United seeks to make members�lives easier by offering products, services and education to help members meet their needs and achieve their goals.
For more information about School Crashers, visit
www.georgiaunitedcu.org/schoolcrashers.
