PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Students from several high schools of
northern and southeastern Michigan were honored as the 2014 Community Financial
Scholarship award winners recently, continuing the credit union’s commitment to
supporting youth and education in local communities.
Community
Financial, in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Plymouth (CFP) and
the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF), awarded scholarships to 18
students. Community Financial’s scholarships are awarded to students who
exemplify the credit union’s “People Helping People” philosophy. Each student received a $1,000 Margaret
Dunning, George Lawton Memorial or Employee Scholarship and were honored at a
reception April 29, 2014.
This year’s scholarship
winners are as follows:
George Lawton
Memorial Scholarship winners include Alex Yue of Canton,
Paul Mueller of Canton, James Anderson of Canton and Alyssa Ableidinger of
Hillman;
Margaret Dunning
Scholarship winners include Eilene
Pawlik of Plymouth, Travis Vincent of Novi, Scott Obrec of Canton, Drake Eaton
of Novi, Olivia Kaye of Canton, Kimberly Lieber of Westland, Kayley Crawford of
Gaylord, Mark Hansen of Gaylord, Shannon Kievit of Lewiston and Tyler Tarbutton
of Gaylord;
Employee Scholarship winners include Bridget Kerwin, Alex Hansen, Michaelene Michels and Alyssa Engle.
“All of these
students are outstanding students and citizens and deserve our applause for
their accomplishments so far,” said Bill Lawton, Community Financial president
and CEO. “We are proud to support their education going forward and look
forward to see what they accomplish next.”
Community
Financial scholarships are part of an annual, essay and recommendation-based
program.
About
Community Financial Credit Union
Headquartered
in Plymouth, Michigan, membership in Community Financial Credit Union is open
to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in 23 Michigan
counties. With more than 50,000 members, Community Financial provides financial
services to members at 10 branch locations and through a variety of automated
and online services. For more complete membership information, visit
www.cfcu.org or call (877) 937-2328.
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