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GUCU invites State employees to help local food banks

Posted by Seth Stuck on February 5th, 2015

Georgia United Credit Union invites you to participate in our annual “CAN HUNGER” food drive benefitting local food banks in our communities, February 2 through March 31. Help us stock the shelves of your local food pantry and feed neighbors in need.

Please drop off donations at the Georgia United Branch nearest you or make a $1 donation and we’ll purchase a food item for you. All members who donate will be entered into a drawing to win a $250 VISA gift card.

The most requested/needed items are:

  • Peanut butter
  • Canned tuna & chicken
  • Canned fruit & vegetables
  • Canned soups, stews and pasta
  • 100% fruit juice
  • Boxed pasta and rice

For the last three years, we encouraged all Georgia United Branches to collect canned goods for local food banks during February and March. Since that time, GUCU has raised 92,437 cans or 46 tons of food! (Using these Metrics:  One 16 oz. can or box = 1 lb.; $1.00 donation= 1 lb.; 1 ton = 2,000 pounds). It’s time to assist our local food banks and we need your help!

Branch Drop Off Locations & Local Food Bank Partners

Branch Address Food Pantry Partner
1. Atlanta-Twin Towers 2 MLK Jr Drive, Suite 466, Atlanta Atlanta Community Food Bank
2 Atlanta – Whitehall 400 Whitehall Street, Atlanta Atlanta Community Food Bank
3. Atlanta – GDOT 600 W. Peachtree St, Ste. 401, Atlanta Atlanta Community Food Bank
4. North Atlanta 4448 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta Community Action Center
5. Athens – East 190 Gaines School Road, Athens ARK Ministries
6.  Athens -UGA 1710 South Lumpkin St, Athens ARK Ministries
7. Corporate 6705 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth Cross Pointe Church partner w/ Atlanta Community Food Bank
8. Cumming 312 Canton Highway, Cumming The Place at Forsyth
9. Conyers 1381 Milstead Avenue, Conyers Rockdale Emergency Relief
10. Clarkston 500 North Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston Clarkston Methodist
11. Gwinnett 2270 Satellite Boulevard, Duluth Cross Pointe Church partner w/ Atlanta Community Food Bank
12. Northlake 3840 LaVista Road, Tucker NETworks, Tucker
13. Panola 5173 Panola Ind Blvd, Decatur Atlanta Community Food Bank
14. Stockbridge 105 North Park Trail, Stockbridge In His Name Ministries
15. Dalton 605 Calhoun Street, Dalton Dalton Greater Works
16. Dublin 2006 Veterans Blvd, Dublin Middle Georgia Community Food Bank

Georgia United provides financial services to employees and family members of all Georgia state agencies, county governments, Board of Regents colleges and universities, numerous public and private school systems, and more than 500 select employee groups.  To learn more about Georgia United, please visit www.georgiaunitedcu.org.

Georgia United Credit Union 2014 Scholarship Winners Announced

Posted by Seth Stuck on May 1st, 2014
(Click here or more photos of the winners)

A total of $12,500 was awarded and disbursed to 13 high school seniors through Georgia United Credit Union’s 2014 scholarship programs. After a record number of entries, recipients were chosen based on an essay competition, with consideration given to academic accomplishments, leadership and participation in both school and community activities. The top winners for 2014 were Colin Humble of George Walton Comprehensive High School and Joseph Long of Loganville High School, respectively.

GEORGIA UNITED CREDIT UNION 2014 VERNON E. CARNE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:

PLACE FIRST LAST HIGH SCHOOL

$3,000

 Colin Humble George Walton Comp High School, Marietta

$2,000

 Morgan Winn Lakeside High School, Decatur

$1,000

 Rose Foisy Brunswick High School, Brunswick

$500

 Samuel Potts Eastside High School, Covington

$500

 Baylor Ward Clarke Central High School, Athens

$500

 Robert Howard Northwest Whitfield HS, Cohutta

$500

 Gabrielle Abraham Elite Scholars Academy, Hampton

$500

 Colleen Garnto West Laurens High School, Dublin

$500

 Rachel Stokes Luella High School, Locust Grove

$500

 Margaret Clark Greater Atlanta Christian, Norcross

$500

 Anya Delaremore

Arabia Mountain High School, Lithonia


GEORGIA UNITED 2014 ARCHBISHOP JOHN F. DONOGHUE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:

PLACE FIRST LAST HIGH SCHOOL

$1,500

 Joseph Long Loganville High School, Loganville

$1,000

 Ameet Kallarackal Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, Roswell


Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Georgia United Credit Union holiday program to aid foster children

Posted by Seth Stuck on November 14th, 2013
(Click to download flier)

Help the Georgia United Credit Union make a foster child’s holiday merrier by participating in its Annual Wish Tree program!

As of November 13, each Georgia United office should have a Christmas tree in their lobbies with specific foster children’s wishes listed on ornaments. Simply select a child’s wish from the tree and return the new unwrapped toy or gift to the Credit Union by December 11, 2013.

No time to shop? Simply donate to the Wish Tree fund by making a donation with your GUCU teller and they’ll shop for you!

If you would like more information about this program, benefiting children in our local communities, contact your nearest GUCU branch location or call (770) 476-6409.