Scott Credit Union Supports Community Fall Festival
October 1, 2014
Edwardsville, Illinois Scott Credit Union recently presented a $1,700 check to representatives from the Collinsville Main Street Community Association to be the presenting sponsor of its 2014 Fall Festival that will be held on Oct. 25 on Main Street.
The Fall Festival will be held 10am to 3pm on Main Street in Uptown Collinsville. The day is packed with fun family festivities that include Trick or Treating, a Chili Cook-Off from 10am to 3pm, a Childrens Costume Contest at noon, and a Pet Parade that steps off from the Dog Park at 2pm.
Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Cassidy Beck presented the check recently to Collinsville Main Street Community Association President and event coordinator Tami Springer and Collinsville Main Street Association Vice President and City of Collinsville Uptown Coordinator Leah Joyce.
Collinsville Main Street Community Associations mission is to improve the quality of life by strengthening the downtown as a center of the community through concentrated efforts of volunteerism in organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring.
"This is another great opportunity for us to support our community and the people who live here," Beck said. "It is our way of showing our support to downtown Collinsville."
"Credit unions are really about helping people and this is a perfect way for us to take that even a step further," she added.
Scott Credit Union representatives will be on site during the Fall Festival. Scott Credit Unions surcharge-free mobile ATM also will be available at the event.
For more information about the Collinsville Main Street Community Association and the event, visit www.downtowncollinsville.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," Beck 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 really 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 really focused our time on educating area residents about Scott Credit Union. One of the big ways weve done that is through our community involvement."
"In times like these, people are really looking for ways to reduce expenses and save money," Beck noted. "We are a great alternative that helps them to do that."
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, call 1-800-888-4728, or stop by any of the credit unions branches.
PHOTO Scott Credit Union recently presented a $1,700 check to representatives from the Collinsville Main Street Community Association to sponsor its 2014 Fall Festival that will be held on Oct. 25 on Main Street. Pictured, from left, are Collinsville Main Street Association Vice President and City of Collinsville Uptown Coordinator Leah Joyce, SCU Community Relations Representative Cassidy Beck and Collinsville Main Street Community Association President and Fall Festival Coordinator Tami Springer.