Credit Union News Releases
News and notes from and about Virginia's credit unions!
- New Mural at Freedom First’s Elmwood Headquarters
June 1, 2023Freedom First Credit Union commissioned artist James Bullough to paint a new mural on the exterior of the downtown Roanoke headquarters building, located across from Elmwood Park. Bullough is known locally for the striking mural he painted on the West Station building on Salem Avenue next to Big Lick Brewing. On this project, he is collaborating with artist Onur Dinc.
- Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union Awards Education Scholarships
June 1, 2023Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that Amber Mackiewicz and Abigail Jones are the recipients of this year’s Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union Education Scholarship.
- ABNB Community Foundation Awards $69,000 in Grants to Local Non-Profits
May 23, 2023the ABNB Community Foundation has awarded 10 grants totaling $69,000 to a wide range of local non-profit organizations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, and northeastern North Carolina region.
- BayPort Foundation Awards $100,000 in Scholarships to 8 Working Adults, 11 College Students and 19 High School Seniors
May 23, 2023The BayPort Foundation today announced it has awarded $100,000 in 11 different scholarship types to a total of 38 member students in the surrounding local communities attending a college, university, trade, or vocational school.
- Tidewater Chapter's Charity Golf Challenge Set for June 2
May 16, 2023Join us for the Tidewater Chapter's 10th Annual Golf Challenge! Proceeds will benefit the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. This event will be held rain or shine on Friday, June 2.
- Tidewater Chapter Awards $19,500 in Education Scholarships
May 12, 2023The Tidewater Chapter awarded $19,500 in scholarships to deserving high school seniors at the chapter's annual Scholarship Night.
- Richmond-Area CUs Hit the Links for VACUPAC
May 9, 2023Sixty golfers teed off in the Richmond-area Bill Dawson VACUPAC Golf Tournament on May 9. Hosted and organized by Henrico Federal Credit Union, the annual fundraiser supports the Virginia Credit Union Political Action Committee (VACUPAC), the political action committee for Virginia-based credit unions.
- ValleyStar RISE Foundation Hosting 26th Annual Golf Tournament - FORE THE KIDS
May 5, 2023The ValleyStar RISE Foundation is proud to host its 26th annual charitable golf tournament - FORE THE KIDS on May 11, 2023, at Chatmoss Country Club in Martinsville, Virginia.
- BayPort Foundation Charity Golf Classic Raises More Than $135,000
May 5, 2023The BayPort Foundation is excited to announce that it has raised $136,175 at its second annual Charity Golf Classic event, hosted on April 27, 2023. Forty-two businesses sponsored the tournament, including the 84 golfers who played the award-winning golf course at the James River Country Club in Newport News.
- BayPort Credit Union Celebrates Grand Opening of Portsmouth Branch Relocation
May 5, 2023BayPort Credit Union announced the opening of its newest Portsmouth branch location to better serve its growing Southside membership. BayPort celebrated the grand opening with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Portsmouth Mayor Shannon Glover and Vice-Mayor Lisa Lucas-Burke.