Cohutta, GA - Whitfield County Schools Cohutta Elementary welcomed some special visitors this afternoon, who delivered a $12,000 Runner-Up grant and a box of student supplies as part of Georgia United Credit Unions School Crashers program. Thanks to Second Grade Teacher Kendra Henson for writing a heart-felt nomination to enter Cohutta Elementary in Georgia Uniteds 2
nd annual School Crashers makeover program earlier this spring.� The school is located at 254 Wolfe Street in Cohutta, has 340 students, and was one of five runner-up grant recipient school selected from hundreds of entries.
The school is receiving kid-friendly carpeting donated by Mohawk with Georgia United providing installation and landscaping funds for an estimated value of $12,000. Cohutta Elementary will receive their Mohawk Carpeting before the end of October and Georgia United will be assisting with a school beautification day on Saturday, October 24.� The landscaping project will be led by ColorScapes of Dalton.
Georgia United School Crashers 2015 first place winner Woodward Elementary won the equivalent of a school improvement sweepstakes when they received the top prize earlier this summer.� Georgia United coordinated 300+ community volunteers and corporate donors to work alongside the DeKalb County School System to complete a long list of school improvement projects for the Title 1 School located at 3034 Curtis Drive in Atlanta. The five runner-up schools each receive their grants and project assistance this fall.� The remaining runner-up schools are Kelley Lake Elementary, Brockett Elementary, Laurel Ridge Elementary and Peachtree Elementary.
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 over $1 billion in assets, 145,000 members and 18 locations (including two 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.� Additional information available at
www.gucu.org.
Cohutta, GA - Whitfield County Schools Cohutta Elementary welcomed some special visitors this afternoon, who delivered a $12,000 Runner-Up grant and a box of student supplies as part of Georgia United Credit Unions School Crashers program. Thanks to Second Grade Teacher Kendra Henson for writing a heart-felt nomination to enter Cohutta Elementary in Georgia Uniteds 2nd annual School Crashers makeover program earlier this spring.� The school is located at 254 Wolfe Street in Cohutta, has 340 students, and was one of five runner-up grant recipient school selected from hundreds of entries.
The school is receiving kid-friendly carpeting donated by Mohawk with Georgia United providing installation and landscaping funds for an estimated value of $12,000. Cohutta Elementary will receive their Mohawk Carpeting before the end of October and Georgia United will be assisting with a school beautification day on Saturday, October 24.� The landscaping project will be led by ColorScapes of Dalton.
Georgia United School Crashers 2015 first place winner Woodward Elementary won the equivalent of a school improvement sweepstakes when they received the top prize earlier this summer.� Georgia United coordinated 300+ community volunteers and corporate donors to work alongside the DeKalb County School System to complete a long list of school improvement projects for the Title 1 School located at 3034 Curtis Drive in Atlanta. The five runner-up schools each receive their grants and project assistance this fall.� The remaining runner-up schools are Kelley Lake Elementary, Brockett Elementary, Laurel Ridge Elementary and Peachtree Elementary.
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 over $1 billion in assets, 145,000 members and 18 locations (including two 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.� Additional information available at www.gucu.org.