SAN DIEGO–North Island Credit Union is partnering again with USS Midway Museum, supporting its “No Child Left Ashore” scholarship fund to increase access to onboard programs for children from underserved communities.
Through the partnership, the credit union will provide $15,000 to underwrite costs for 650 students from Title 1 schools and underserved areas across San Diego to attend Midway STEM Education Onboard Field Trip experiences.
“As a credit union originally founded to serve military and civil service personnel, we are honored to support the USS Midway Museum’s outstanding youth and teacher initiatives,” said North Island Credit Union President/CEO Steve O’Connell. “USS Midway is a tremendous resource to our community, and we are excited to help expand access to its STEM programs to new students and educators across San Diego.”
Midway programs engage, educate, and inspire elementary and middle school students to pursue studies and careers in STEM through programs held aboard the world’s most visited history navy ship museum. North Island Credit Union will cover tuition and transportation expenses for students who qualify for Midway’s No Child Left Ashore Scholarship Fund in 2025.
“Due to North Island Credit Union’s single-minded devotion to education and the youth of San Diego, hundreds and hundreds of school aged children get to learn about math, electricity, social science, weather, and more aboard the USS Midway Museum as they walk in the footsteps of the thousands of sailors who came before them,” said Tina Chin, Education Director, USS Midway Museum. “Additionally, students learn about the price of freedom, civic responsibility and being an Everyday Hero on the aircraft carrier as well as back in their own schools and communities. I am deeply grateful that the credit union’s generosity year after year allows us to do some of the heavy lifting in the support of teachers and students.”