THE neighborhood

LOWELL, Mass.–Eighth-grader Kunsopheary Kang, a member of Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, was the winner of the 27th Annual Student Essay Contest, held and sponsored by the Cooperative Credit Union Association.

HERNDON, Va.–Northwest FCU and its charitable arm, NWFCU Foundation, recently awarded $140,000 in scholarships to 26 students and launched its new Higher Education Community College award as part of the Foundation’s annual Scholarship Program.

POTTSTOWN, Penn.–Diamond Credit Union has raised $2,500 for six local organizations following a 10-week campaign during which it asked members to refer friends and family members with the incentive of earning those donations.

SUFFOLK, N.Y.–Each year, Suffolk Federal and its members proudly support the LI2Day Breast Cancer Walk, a local nonprofit that raises funds and awareness for our neighbors and their families affected by breast cancer.

LANSING, Mich.—LAFCU’s giant letters won the 2017 MAC Gold Award for Outdoor Advertising and the MAC Silver Award for Community Engagement, the first year for the category, presented by the Marketing Association of Credit Unions at its 2017 MAC conference in Austin, Texas.

NEEDHAM, Mass.– Direct Federal Credit Union recently launched DirectTank, an idea pitch contest created to help foster a culture that “produces, promotes and supports innovative ideas born from all employees of the credit union.”

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn.– SPIRE Credit Union has been honored with four awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC).