Livonia, MI (April 4, 2016)
Zeal Credit Union recently announced recipients of the credit unions scholarship program. Scholarships totaling $14,000 were awarded to seven 2016 graduating high school seniors in metro Detroit. Now in its 22
nd year, the scholarship program honors longtime credit union volunteers and recognizes outstanding students who are Zeal Credit Union members. Nearly $220,000 has been awarded since the program began.
Scholarship recipients and their parents were honored at Zeal Credit Unions 61st annual membership meeting in March.
In applying for the scholarships, students were asked to write how they live with character, feel with empathy and act with passion.in their school and community.
"Their responses were remarkable and encouraging for our future," said Lisa Fawcett, vice president of marketing for Zeal Credit Union. "We congratulate everyone who applied and want to thank all of the parents, families and educators who support these students throughout the year."
Zeal Credit Unions 2016 scholarship recipients include:
- Hannah Schwartz, Divine Child High School, Dearborn $4,000 Al Williams Scholarship
- Matthew Calhoun, Roosevelt High School, Wyandotte $4,000 Harlan Richardson Scholarship
- Samantha Sievers, LAnse Creuse North High School, Fenton $3,000 Dutch Farr Scholarship
- Ashley Cavagnetto, Walled Lake Northern High School, Commerce $1,000 Mark Stroebel Scholarship
- Isabelle Rosales, Walled Lake Central High School, Walled Lake - $1,000 Margaret Kremer-Hehman Scholarship
- Allison Lennig, Plymouth High School, Canton - $500 William Allen Scholarship
- Anna Brown, Inter-City Baptist High School, Allen Park $500 James Cullimore Scholarship
Beginning in November 2016, online applications and details about the 2017 scholarship awards will be available on the credit unions website,
www.ZealCreditUnion.org.
Zeal Credit Union is a full-service, non-profit financial institution with nearly 60,000 members, assets exceeding $513 million and 11 full-service branch offices in metro Detroit. Members also have access to more than 5,000 shared branches and nearly 30,000 ATMs nationwide. Member deposits are insured to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Zeal Credit Union, visit the credit union website
www.ZealCreditUnion.org or call 800-321-8570.
(Photo courtesy of Zeal Credit Union attached)
Photo Caption:� Anthony Carnarvon, president and CEO of Zeal Credit Union, congratulates 2016 scholarships recipients, from l. to r., Hannah Schwartz, Samantha Sievers, Ashley Cavagnetto, Isabelle Rosales, Allison Lennig and Anna Brown. Not pictured is scholarship recipient Matthew Calhoun.
