Decatur, GA - DeKalb County School Districts Kelley Lake Elementary celebrated completion of their 2015 Georgia United School Crashers Runner-Up Courtyard Makeover this morning. Kelley Lake is located at in Decatur, has 390 students, and was one of five runner-up grant recipients selected from hundreds of entries. Principal Cynthia Husband nominated the school in Georgia Uniteds 2
nd annual School Crashers makeover program earlier this spring.
Kelley Lakes courtyard is in the center of their school and the makeover included: professional landscaping services, shrubs, plants, ground cover, assembly and installation of outdoor picnic tables and benches, as well as mulch for their playground areas.� Rodney Reese, Senior Planner with the DeKalb County Department of Human and Community Development, provided the landscape plan and Georgia United brought the plan to life.
PHOTO CAPTION: Kelley Lake Elementary students enjoy their new picnic tables as part of their Georgia United School Crashers courtyard and outdoor classroom grant. Celebrating with the students are (standing) Georgia United Decatur Branch Manager Sonja Williams, DeKalb County Senior Planner Rodney Reese, and Principal Cynthia Husband. This school improvement project is valued at over $17,000.
Georgia United School Crashers 2015 first place winner Woodward Elementary received the equivalent of a school improvement sweepstakes when they received the top prize earlier this summer.� The five runner-up schools received their grants and project assistance this fall.� (The final school to receive their grant is Laurel Ridge Elementary in DeKalb who will receive their $16,000 grant this week.)
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, 140,000 members and 18 locations.� 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.
Decatur, GA - DeKalb County School Districts Kelley Lake Elementary celebrated completion of their 2015 Georgia United School Crashers Runner-Up Courtyard Makeover this morning. Kelley Lake is located at in Decatur, has 390 students, and was one of five runner-up grant recipients selected from hundreds of entries. Principal Cynthia Husband nominated the school in Georgia Uniteds 2nd annual School Crashers makeover program earlier this spring.
Kelley Lakes courtyard is in the center of their school and the makeover included: professional landscaping services, shrubs, plants, ground cover, assembly and installation of outdoor picnic tables and benches, as well as mulch for their playground areas.� Rodney Reese, Senior Planner with the DeKalb County Department of Human and Community Development, provided the landscape plan and Georgia United brought the plan to life.
PHOTO CAPTION: Kelley Lake Elementary students enjoy their new picnic tables as part of their Georgia United School Crashers courtyard and outdoor classroom grant. Celebrating with the students are (standing) Georgia United Decatur Branch Manager Sonja Williams, DeKalb County Senior Planner Rodney Reese, and Principal Cynthia Husband. This school improvement project is valued at over $17,000.
Georgia United School Crashers 2015 first place winner Woodward Elementary received the equivalent of a school improvement sweepstakes when they received the top prize earlier this summer.� The five runner-up schools received their grants and project assistance this fall.� (The final school to receive their grant is Laurel Ridge Elementary in DeKalb who will receive their $16,000 grant this week.)
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, 140,000 members and 18 locations.� 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.