BROOMFIELD, Colo.– Premier Members Credit Union held its first annual Celebration of Giving event at the Butterfly Pavilion.
As part of Premier Members Credit Union Premier Gives Pillar, the credit union has been offering scholarships and grants to its communities.
PMCU expanded its scholarship program for high school seniors from two to five $5,000 scholarships this year.
“It is apparent that these scholarships are important as we had 123 applications for the five scholarships,” the credit union said. “A scholarship committee of eight employees read, reviewed, and scored the applications.”
The $5,000 scholarships were awarded to:
- Taylor Eskew, Windsor High School who will attend Chapman University next fall.
- Santiago Saenz, Monarch High School who will attend Boston college next fall.
- Josue Hernandez Gerrero, Boulder High School who will attend Northeastern University next fall.
- Arenn Banks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College who will attend Howard University next fall.
- Ciara Reyes, Centennial High School, who will attend University of Colorado Boulder next fall.
Grants to NonProfits
The credit union awarded grants to nonprofits. The five inaugural winners of the $5,000 the following nonprofit organizations:
- Colorado Association for Bilingual Education
- Colorado Kids Create, Inc.
- Estes Park Education Foundation
- Longmont Food Rescue
- Qualified Listeners Corporation
“The pandemic amplified just how much we and our communities rely on these important services, whether they represent Education, Healthcare both physical and mental, basic human needs and rights and the Arts, as well as ongoing support of our Veterans community,” Jeffrey Kash, Associate Vice President, Community Relations, “Tonight’s presentation and community investment in our grantee and scholars is just one part of our Premier Gives Pillar, which just last year provided over 1200 hours of community outreach donated by our employees, and over $500,000 in financial community outreach support and investment.”