The Education Foundation of Collier County- Champions For Learning to Name Five Suncoast Credit Union Scholars in 2024
(June 26, 2023- Naples, FL) The Suncoast Credit Union Foundation is partnering with The Education Foundation of Collier County – Champions For Learning to offer five of $2,000 scholarship awards to Collier County high school graduates in the Class of 2024. This year’s high school graduates in Suncoast Credit Union’s 25-county service territory have the opportunity to apply for financial support to continue their education, thanks to a $164,000 investment in scholarships by the Tampa-based credit union’s Foundation.
Applications are now open through February 16, 2024. To apply and for this list of eligibility requirements, visit https://championsforlearning.awardspring.com/.
This year’s Suncoast Credit Union Scholars program represents the continued mission of the foundation to support education initiatives and the well-being and potential of children. Since its inception in 1990, the Foundation has contributed more than $40 million including more than $2.9 million in scholarships.
"Our current students are the next generation of leaders, and it's our duty to prepare them with all the tools necessary to be successful in the classroom to set them up for a successful future, " said Kourtney Berry, Executive Director, Suncoast Credit Union Foundation. "Through our Foundation and Suncoast Scholars program, we can make direct impacts on students living in the communities we serve, which ties back to the credit union philosophy of people helping people so we can all grow and thrive."
Champions For Learning is excited to partner with Suncoast Credit Union Foundation for yet another year to help provide these scholarships to well-deserving Collier County graduating seniors.
About Champions For Learning™
Founded in 1990, the Education Foundation of Collier County – Champions For Learning’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for educational success by investing in Collier’s students and educators. Our Student Programs are designed to equip and prepare students for their future learning and career goals, and our Educator Programs are designed to value, empower, and support our educators to experience professional success. We are the lead organization facilitating Future Ready Collier, a collective impact initiative designed to build an educational pipeline for college, career, and life readiness. Recognized as the education foundation serving Collier County by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, Champions For Learning serves a unique role as a conduit for students, educators, principals, schools, and the community to ensure student and educator success.
For more information about Champions For Learning or to see more of our work, visit our website.
About Suncoast Credit Union
Suncoast Credit Union is the largest credit union in the state of Florida, the 10th largest in the United States based on membership, and the 10th largest in the United States based on its $17.1 billion in assets. Chartered in 1934 as Hillsborough County Teachers Credit Union, Suncoast Credit Union currently operates 77 full-service branches and serves more than one million members across Florida. As a community credit union, anyone who lives, works, attends school or worships in Suncoast Credit Union’s service area is eligible for membership. In 2021, Suncoast Credit Union’s field of membership was expanded to include public K-12 teachers, college educators, and educational support staff from all of Florida’s 67 counties. Suncoast is passionate about community support. Since its founding in 1990, the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation has raised and donated more than $40 million to organizations and initiatives that support the health, education, and emotional well-being of children in the communities that the credit union serves.
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