Edwardsville, Illinois Scott Credit Union recently presented a $1,000 check for sponsorship of this years Songs4Soldiers benefit concert that will be held from 2 to 11 pm at Bolm-Schuhkraft City Park Sept. 10 in Columbia.
Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Cassidy Beck presented the check to representatives from the Songs4Soldiers organization.
"This is another opportunity for us to support our military veterans who live in our area," Beck said. "Having a location in Waterloo, we feel that it is important that we do what we can to help in the community. We were very happy to be able to help local people and support this years event."
The Songs4Soldiers event, which had a crowd of over 4,000 people last year, raises money to enrich the lives of combat veterans and their families who have limited resources.
This years event will set the stage for a two-day event featuring national acts for the 5
th anniversary show in 2017. The band lineup this year is loaded with local favorites such as SuperJam, Wheres Charlie?, and Petty Cash Junction. Plus, Joe Dirt and The Dirty Boys and The Dave Glover Band will make their Songs4Soldiers debut this year.
Scott Credit Union has made giving back to its communities a major priority. The local credit union contributed over $370,000 and its employees volunteered over 2,400 hours to a variety of local civic efforts throughout the region in 2015.
"We realize that without our members and the communities in which we serve, we would not exist as a financial alternative," Beck noted. "Supporting our communities and veterans is very important to us."
The credit union has increased its community involvement in the past few years while also increasing its efforts to educate consumers of the value of doing their financial business with a not-for-profit credit union.
"We want people in the area to know more about the value of doing business with a credit union," she added. "That is why we have focused our time on educating area residents about Scott Credit Union. One of the big ways weve done that is through our community involvement."
Scott Credit Union is open to anyone who lives or works in a 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, Missouri also can open accounts at SCU. Additionally, anyone 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.
Songs4Soldiers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving those who have served us. The organizations mission is to enrich the lives of combat veterans and their families who have limited resources. The group honors our veterans service through effective assistance in everyday situations. Songs4Soldiers raises funds through the annual benefit concert and music events throughout the year.
