Credit Union Supports Red Ribbon Week at Local Schools
October 10, 2014
Edwardsville, Illinois Scott Credit Union and the Troy Maryville St. Jacob Marine Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to sponsor this years Red Ribbon Week in Triad District schools.Each of the Districts six schools received $400 for an overall contribution of $2,400 to support the events that will be held Oct 27-31.
Red Ribbon Week will feature special themed activities and events to encourage students to live a drug-free lifestyle.
Scott Credit Union Community Relations Supervisor Jennifer Riebold recently presented a check for half of the sponsorship to members of Triad High Schools Adolescents Learning Positive Health Alternatives (ALPHA) Club and their sponsor Kelly Thomason. The Chamber contributed the other $1,200 to support this years Red Ribbon Week.
"This is another opportunity for us to support local students and help them with their week to promote healthy lifestyles," Riebold said. "Supporting youth in our area is very important to us. We were also very happy to team up with the Chamber for this sponsorship."
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 and the people who live here 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 an 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, Mo., also can open accounts with 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.
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PHOTO CAPTION: RED RIBBON WEEK SUPPORT Scott Credit Union recently presented a $1,200 to members of Triad High Schools Adolescents Learning Positive Health Alternatives (ALPHA) Club and their sponsor Kelly Thomason. The local credit union partnered with the Chamber which contributed the other $1,200 to support this years Red Ribbon Week in Triad District schools.