EDWARDSVILLE, IL Scott Credit Union has partnered with Kreitner Elementary School in Collinsville and St. James Catholic School in Millstadt to make sure that the laptops that students will be using this school year are protected.
Scott Credit Union recently presented representatives from the two schools with more than 200 cases to protect students Chromebooks throughout the school year as the students use them at school.
"This is a great way for Scott Credit Union to play a small role in helping the students protect the technology they are using as they carry the laptops," said SCU Community Relations Representative Cassidy Beck. "It is exciting for us to be a part of this project, especially at a time when schools in the area need the help the most."
The Chromebooks enhance the educational experience through the use of the technology.
"When we saw the opportunity to supply the bags, we were happy to help," Beck said. "We think of Scott Credit Union as an innovative organization and we are excited about playing a small role in helping students when it comes to a technology-related initiative in their educational experience."
Scott Credit Union has made giving back to its communities a major priority. The local credit union contributed about $370,000, and its employees volunteered over 2,400 hours to a variety of area civic efforts throughout the region in 2015.
"Credit unions are really about helping people, and this is another way for us to take that even a step further," Beck noted. "It is an honor for us to help students in our local schools."
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, any 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.
