AUSTIN, Texas– A+ Federal Credit Union is celebrating 70 years in the Central Texas community with events and giveaways throughout 2019.
A+FCU, originally Austin Teachers Federal Credit Union, was founded in May of 1949 by 50 Austin Independent School District teachers during a meeting at Zilker Park. Since then, the credit union has grown to over $1 billion in assets, 22 branch locations, and over 150,000 members from all around the community.
The credit union said this year it will be hosting the following celebrations throughout 2019:
- Three members will be randomly selected in a weekly drawing to win a loan payment up to $500
- Every week, three A+FCU youth members will be randomly selected to win $50
- I AM A+, a social media video series of employee interviews, will be shared weekly from January to December 2019
- Branch celebrations will be held during the last week of May
- Save to WinCertificate prize amount totals $70,000 for A+FCU-only prizes will be awarded.
A+FCU said it will also be hosting A+ Gives, a series of 70 different days with scheduled acts of kindness throughout the year, to show appreciation for communities around them. Themes range from volunteering at nonprofit organizations to donating food to helping veterans.
“We’re honored to have been a presence in Central Texas for the past 70 years,” said A+ CEO Kerry A.S. Parker. “We’re very excited to celebrate our 70th Anniversary with our members and the communities we serve by giving back in many different ways and sharing our story in 2019.”
Throughout the years, A+FCU noted it has been honored with numerous awards, includingCTAT Business of the Year at the Career & Technology Association of Texas Image Awards in 2016, recognized as one of Austin’s Top Workplaces by the Austin American-Statesman, and a finalist for the 16th Annual Ethics in Business & Community Awards by RecognizeGood in 2