GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- California
Credit Union has announced the recipients of its Fall 2018 Teacher
Grants assisting educators in funding innovative learning
opportunities for their students. Recipients will each receive
$500 to use towards their class
projects.
The Fall 2018 CCU Los Angeles County Teacher Grant recipients
include:
- Rae Belisle, Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles
- Kelly Davis, Chatsworth Park
Elementary School, Chatsworth
- Christina Engen-Bindman,
Crescenta Valley High School,
La Crescenta
- Theresa Fields, Visually
Impaired Program, Los Angeles
- Jaime Foderaro, Golden Valley High School, Santa Clarita
- Ronald Gochez, Maya Angelou High School, Los Angeles
- Pattianna Harootian, Humanities and Arts Academy of Los
Angeles, Harbor City
- Grace McCullough, Diego Rivera
Learning Complex, Los Angeles
- Sherry Mohazab, Playa Vista
Elementary School, Playa
Vista
- Randi Seligson, Hale Charter
Academy, Woodland Hills
"California Credit Union was founded to support the education
community, and our grant program is one way we are working to help
teachers bring new programs into the classroom that impact their
students and communities in positive ways," said California Credit
Union CEO Steve O'Connell. "We hope
these grants encourage our local educators to pursue innovative
projects that spark a new passion in their students, which can make
a life-long difference."
The California Credit Union grants were used to help fund a wide
variety of programs illustrating the creativity and commitment
teachers bring to their classrooms and communities, including
supporting hands-on social messages to help the homeless, community
sustainability, peer-based socialization for special education
students, development of life skills, plant/animal organic life
cycles, and many more.
California Credit Union encourages local educators to follow the
credit union on Instagram® or Facebook® @CaliforniaCreditUnion for
more opportunities for education-focused programs and support
initiatives throughout the year.
Since the creation of the program in 2012, California Credit
Union has awarded $85,000 in teacher
grants to benefit students throughout Los
Angeles and San Diego. Up
to 20 grants are awarded bi-annually in the spring and fall. Any
full-time classroom teacher in Los
Angeles and San Diego
County can apply for a grant for a program that has clearly
defined learning objectives tied to students' academic needs,
displays creativity in education, and targets a significant number
of students. Visit ccu.com for more information.
About California Credit Union
California
Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union
founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees,
community members and businesses across California. With more than 165,000 members and
assets of $3 billion, California
Credit Union has 24 branches throughout Los Angeles and San
Diego counties. The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union,
a division of California Credit Union. California Credit Union
offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment
products and services, including comprehensive consumer checking
and loan options, personalized financial planning, business
banking, and leading-edge online and mobile banking. Please
visit ccu.com for more information, or follow the credit
union on Instagram® or Facebook®
@CaliforniaCreditUnion.
View original
content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/california-credit-union-announces-teacher-grants-benefiting-students-across-los-angeles-county-300754109.html
SOURCE California Credit Union