Credit Union Awards $5,000 School Makeover Grant

Dublin, GA - CONGRATULATIONS to Georgia United Credit Union’s five School Crasher Runner-Up Makeover Grant Recipients including East Laurens High School in Dublin! These schools were announced by CEO Debbie Smith at the conclusion of Grand Prize Winner Chapel Hill Elementary’s Makeover Project. Chapel Hill Elementary was chosen from among 752 nominations from schools across the state to receive a School Crashers facilities makeover. Numerous school improvements – from new carpeting, landscaping and ground cover to wall murals – were accomplished with 150 community volunteers and numerous corporate donors on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. Check presentations were made at each of these “Runner-Up” schools this week, after students returned to school.

• Cary Reynolds Elementary, Doraville – DeKalb County - $10,000 grant
• Valley Point Elementary, Dalton – Whitfield County - $5,000 grant
• SAGE School, Suwanee - $5,000 grant
• Whit Davis Elementary, Athens – Clarke County - $5,000 grant
• East Laurens High, Dublin – Laurens County - $5,000 grant

About Georgia United Credit Union

Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia in both size and safety at $990 million in assets, 128,000 members and 16 branch locations, including one on Veterans Boulevard in Dublin.  Georgia United seeks to make members’ lives easier by offering products, services and education to help members meet their needs and achieve their goals.

 

For more information about School Crashers, visit www.georgiaunitedcu.org/schoolcrashers.