Plymouth, Mich. (May 17, 2016)
Catholic Vantage Financial (CVF) recently announced the recipients of the credit unions 2016 student scholarships. Award winners and their families were invited to a special dinner event hosted by the credit union to honor their achievements.
Six scholarships of $500 each were awarded to help cover tuition for students who attend Catholic schools. Receiving the two scholarships awarded to students in kindergarten through eighth grade were Dominick Isele who will attend kindergarten at St. Edith in Livonia in the fall and Luke Emerling of St. Valentine in Redford.
"This scholarships really helps my son get started on the right foot with his education," said Erik Isele, father of the youngest recipient, Dominick. "Even though hes only five years old, he understands the importance of this award."
Four scholarships were awarded to students who attend a Catholic high school. They include two students who will attend Divine Child High School, incoming freshman Michael Arble and sophomore Rebecca Damuth. Also receiving awards were incoming freshmen Nathaniel Breitner at Father Gabriel Richard High School, and Ethan Hall at University of Detroit Jesuit High School.
"The scholarships that Catholic Vantage Financial offers mean so much for students and Catholic School education," said Barbara Brown, school counselor at Father Gabriel Richard, who attended the recognition event. "We need more of them."
Katie Bridges, northwest regional associate superintendent for Catholic Schools, also attended the dinner event on behalf of the Archdiocese of Detroit and talked about the importance of the families commitment to Catholic education that will serve the students a lifetime.
Four college scholarships of $1,000 each were also awarded to 2016 high school graduating seniors in Michigan. Winners include Miriam Sponsler of Canton to attend Madonna University; Gabrielle Stephen of Belleville to attend Eastern Michigan University; Eric Swartz of Plymouth to attend Grand Valley State University; and Avery Zimmerman of Redford to attend Wayne State University.
Stephen shared that the credit union scholarship will greatly help her with education costs, because she plans to attend medical school to become a surgeon after completing her undergraduate studies at Eastern Michigan University.
"In addition to having the opportunity to honor our scholarship winners and their families at this special recognition dinner, we thanked them for their ongoing support of the credit union," said Emma Teller, CVF vice president of marketing and business development. "We want to build relationships with members that last a lifetime."
Catholic Vantage Financial is considered Michigans leading and most well respected Catholic Federal Credit Union. In addition to the credit unions offices, ATMs and extensive online services, members 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 and to learn how you can join, call 734-432-0212 or visit
www.mycvf.org.
Photo: Displaying their CVF scholarship awards are, from left to right, Gabrielle Stephen, Eric Swartz, Rebecca Damuth, Nathaniel Breitner, Ethan Hall, Avery Zimmerman, Michael Arble, and in front, Dominick Isele. Not pictured are scholarship winners Luke Emerling and Miriam Sponsler.
