Tobacco Valley Teachers FCU Awarded Grants to Local Teachers

Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union Announces Teacher Grant Recipients

Enfield, CT – November 28, 2016

The Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union (TVTFCU) in Enfield is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2016 Teacher Grant Award. The credit union began this program in an effort to assist their members who are educators in funding equipment, supplies or training.

The recipients are:

Maureen LaFrancis, Special Education Teacher at Enfield Transitional Learning Academy in Enfield, CT. Ms. LaFrancis used the grant funds to purchase a music listening program to be used with Autistic children to help improve their ability to learn, communicate and process information.

Sandra Zajac-Naylor, Reading and Writing Intervention at Windsor Locks Middle School in Windsor Locks, CT. Ms. Zajac-Naylor used the grant funds to purchase novels and textbooks that the school library is lacking. Also purchased are books that have been recently publishes as well as multiple copies and replacements for worn out copies. 

“With increasing restraints on budgets and funding for educators, we wanted to offer some assistance. Our program is open to our members who are educators at schools within our field of membership.  Two grants are awarded annually. It is our hope that this funding will add to the level of education that is offered to our area students.” said Myrijam Meserve, Manager/CEO for the Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union.

For more information about the credit union, visit their web site: www.tvtfcu.org, find them on Facebook,
visit their YouTube Channel: tvtfcuinenfield, call them at 860-253-4780 or stop by their office which is located
at 182 South Road in Enfield. 

TVTFCU is a not-for-profit, member owned, financial co-operative which has been serving its members since 1936. Financial services include savings and checking accounts, youth accounts. online account management, a variety of loans, mortgages and more.  TVTFCU’s field of membership includes: All public and non-public school employees who work in the towns of Enfield, East Windsor, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield and Somers, Connecticut; Enfield High School students; Employees of Community Health Resources and Employees, commissioners and volunteers of the Enfield Fire Department, plus, spouses of persons who died while within the field of membership of this credit union, persons retired as pensioners or annuitants from the above employment, members of their immediate families and organization of such persons.