California Credit Union Announces Teacher Grants Benefiting Students Across Los Angeles County

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Nov 14, 2017, 13:24 ET

GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- California Credit Union has announced the recipients of its Fall 2017 Teacher Grants assisting educators in funding innovative learning opportunities for their students. Each recipient will receive $500 to use towards their class projects.

The Fall 2017 CCU Los Angeles County Teacher Grant recipients include:

Karen Gagnon, Castaic Middle School, Castaic
Glenda Bangle, Charter Oak High School, Covina
Daphne Tanimitsu, Edison Elementary School, Torrance
Stephanie Rodriguez, Eucalyptus Elementary School, Hawthorne
Jill Reed, Grape Street Elementary School, Los Angeles
Allison A. Speight, Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary School, Torrance
Rogan Ferguson, Manual Arts Sr. High School, Los Angeles
Sina Sadeghi, Reseda High School, Reseda
Tiffany Bernier, Valencia High School, Valencia
Morgan Hatch, Vista Middle School, Panorama City

"California Credit Union was founded to support the education community, and our grant program is one way we are continuing to support teachers as they work to engage and inspire their students," said California Credit Union CEO Steve O'Connell. "We hope these grants will help our teachers bring learning to life for their students in creative and innovative ways."

The California Credit Union grants were used to help fund a wide variety of programs illustrating the creativity teachers bring to their classrooms and communities, including:

STEM/STEAM skills relating to biology, engineering, and chemistry
Hands-on molecular biology lessons for structure and properties of matter
Planning, building, and cultivating year round vegetables
Speech therapy for special education students
Robots for kindergarten children
Outreach programs supporting local animal shelters, visually impaired students, multi-cultural festivals, and children's hospitals

This year, California Credit Union expanded its Teacher Grant Program to benefit students in San Diego County as well, providing $10,000 in grants to teachers across both counties. Since the creation of the program in 2012, California Credit Union has awarded $65,000 in teacher grants to benefit students throughout Los Angeles and San Diego. Up to 20 grants are awarded bi-annually in the spring and fall. Any full-time classroom teacher in Los Angeles and San Diego County can apply for a grant for a program that has clearly defined learning objectives tied to students' academic needs, displays creativity in education, and targets a significant number of students. California Credit Union will begin accepting applications for the next Teacher Grant program in early 2018. Visit ccu.com for more information.

About California Credit Union
California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees, community members and businesses across California. With more than 165,000 members and assets of $3 billion, California Credit Union has 24 branches throughout Los Angeles and San Diego counties. The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union. California Credit Union offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment products and services, including comprehensive consumer checking and loan options, personalized financial planning, business banking, and leading-edge online and mobile banking. Please visit ccu.com for more information.

SOURCE California Credit Union