MIRAMAR, Fla.– Tropical Financial Credit Union is honoring Miami-Dade Police Officer Elliott Scholes as its League of Financial Goodness Local Hero.
Over a five-week period this summer, the public was invited to nominate a local hero—someone in the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties who goes above and beyond to do things for the greater good of the community.
A panel of judges sorted through nearly 450 nominations that were weighed using three main criteria: total community impact; the number of people positively affected by their actions; and the compelling nature of their stories, according to the credit union.
Scholes, an employee of the Miami-Dade County Police Department since 1989, emerged from the pack thanks to his long history of organizing dinners for kids at the Ronald McDonald House Miami and finding homes for rescue dogs – primarily German Shepherds. He was independently nominated by several friends and others who knew about his good works.
Tropical Financial held a check presentation for Scholes on Oct. 15—International Credit Union Day—where he was presented with $2,500 in cash and a $1,000 donation to his favorite charity, Ronald McDonald House Miami.
“For over 80 years, one of Tropical Financial’s core values has been ‘people helping people’,” said Richard Helber, president and CEO. “While we’re proud of our employees who help improve the financial lives of our members every day, we wanted to recognize those in our community who go above and beyond in helping others. That’s why we formed the League of Financial Goodness. When we work together, we create caring communities, which makes our community of South Florida a better place to live and work. I want to congratulate Elliott for being our League of Financial Goodness Local Hero and congratulate all of the nominees.”