Sioux Falls, SD - As our local school districts face increasing budget constraints, teaching children and providing them with the tools necessary to learn becomes more challenging each year. As not-for-profit cooperatives, credit unions have a long history of promoting consumer education particularly financial literacy. That is why Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union has created the Adopt-A-Classroom grant program.
The credit union has awarded five grants in the 2015-2016 school year for projects that include a student financial literacy component. Grants of $500 have been awarded directly to teachers to provide them with some of the resources necessary to implement creative ways to increase financial literacy among their students. �"Its important to give students in our communities the tools and guidance they need to become financially responsible adults. We are excited to be able to offer this program to help our teachers offer these kinds of programs in their classrooms" said Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union President/CEO Fran Sommerfeld.
Congratulations to our 2015-2016 winners:
Cynthia Underberg, Terry Redlin Elementary
Curt Rogness, Terry Redlin Elementary
Kindra Schneider, Terry Redlin Elementary
Major Leo Campbell, Lincoln High School
Linda Prinz-Valdez, Oscar Howe Elementary
Sioux Falls, SD - As our local school districts face increasing budget constraints, teaching children and providing them with the tools necessary to learn becomes more challenging each year. As not-for-profit cooperatives, credit unions have a long history of promoting consumer education particularly financial literacy. That is why Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union has created the Adopt-A-Classroom grant program.
The credit union has awarded five grants in the 2015-2016 school year for projects that include a student financial literacy component. Grants of $500 have been awarded directly to teachers to provide them with some of the resources necessary to implement creative ways to increase financial literacy among their students. �"Its important to give students in our communities the tools and guidance they need to become financially responsible adults. We are excited to be able to offer this program to help our teachers offer these kinds of programs in their classrooms" said Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union President/CEO Fran Sommerfeld.
Congratulations to our 2015-2016 winners:
Cynthia Underberg, Terry Redlin Elementary
Curt Rogness, Terry Redlin Elementary
Kindra Schneider, Terry Redlin Elementary
Major Leo Campbell, Lincoln High School
Linda Prinz-Valdez, Oscar Howe Elementary