Georgia United Credit Union Donates $2,500 to Support Financial Literacy
January 25, 2015
ATHENS, GA (January 16, 2015) Georgia United Credit Union presented $2,500 to the Georgia 4-H Foundation to sponsor the 4-H LifeSmarts Financial Literacy Program for 2015.� The Life Smarts program helps students grow critical money management and life skills through online study and district competitions.��
About Georgia 4-H LifeSmarts Program
Georgia 4-H is a unit of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension Service.�LifeSmarts is an educational competition program provided by Georgia 4-H and the National Consumers League. The program teaches consumer literacy skills needed to succeed in todays marketplace including personal finance.� Through various partnerships and programs, LifeSmarts reaches over 125,000 teens a year both online and in classrooms nationwide.� To learn more, visit their web site athttp://lifesmarts.org.� Georgia 4-H is the leading youth organization reaching over 165,000 young people across the state who are learning and growing as future leaders in their community, their country, and their world.� To learn more about Georgia 4-H or to make a donation to support this program, visit www.georgia4h.org or call 706.542.4444
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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 branches, including two in Athens.� Georgia United seeks to make members�lives easier by offering products, services and education to help members meet their needs and achieve their goals.
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Georgia United Credit Union serves all State Agency employees; Board of Regents colleges and universities including faculty, staff, students and alumni of UGA;� residents of Clarke County, employees of over 500 companies and 11 county school systems including Clarke County School District.�
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