Diamond Credit Union Sponsors Local Reading Olympics
February 28, 2017
On Friday, February 24, 2017, over one hundred students gathered at the Pottstown Middle School to participate in the Pottstown Reading Olympics. Representatives from Diamond CU, including the mascot Chip, were on hand to cheer the students on. Diamond CU has been the sponsor of the Reading Olympics for 12 consecutive years, which helps the school to buy needed supplies, transport participants, and provide matching t-shirts for the students to show off their team spirit.
The annual Reading Olympics event encourages children from all Pottstown elementary schools to get excited about reading, learn teamwork skills, and improve reading comprehension. The event is a rapid-recall question and answer competition that asks teams of students to answer questions pulled from 45 books. Pottstown holds this day-long Reading Olympics event, coordinated by Karen Neitz, at the middle school to prepare students before the larger Montgomery County Reading Olympics.
“The Reading Olympics is a great tradition for the Diamond CU Team and compliments Diamond’s other work with Pottstown School District, including Junior Achievement, speaking to Financial Literacy classes, and holding a Financial Reality Fair,” stated John Faust, President/CEO of Diamond CU.
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Diamond Credit Union is the 12th largest credit union in Pennsylvania and is headquartered in Pottstown, Pa., with four additional offices. Diamond serves Berks County and the Tri-County Region and holds over $548 million in assets with over 58,500 members. For more information about Diamond Credit Union, please visit diamondcu.org.