Hughes Federal Credit Union Announces Strong Growth & Success at First Ever Virtual Annual Meeting
TUCSON, Ariz. (Sept. 23, 2020) — Hughes Federal Credit Union announced another year of strong growth and success at Hughes' Annual Meeting held on September 16, 2020. The 68th annual meeting was held virtually through a Zoom webinar, with both physical and virtual attendees. In 2019, Hughes Federal Credit Union experienced record-setting growth in member savings and credit union assets, and grew its community support by 18 percent through outreach and financial education programs. Total member savings or
Pima Federal Credit Union Voted Tucson’s Best Credit Union.
Tucson, Arizona – September 21, 2020 – Pima Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce they have been voted as the 2020 Winner in the Best Bank/Credit Union category in the Arizona Daily Star’s Readers’ Choice Awards. In addition to being voted as the Best Credit Union in Tucson, they are also recognized as a Favorite in the Best Business Banking and Best Debit Card categories. Since 2016 Pima Federal has been voted as a Favorite in the Best Bank/Credit Union category and in 2019 the credit union
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25k Free Pancakes for our 25th Anniversary!
It’s our 25th anniversary and we’d thought we’d give away 25,000 stacks of pancakes over 25 days to celebrate! Also, one lucky entrant will win Meals for a Year at Black Bear Diner. We’re sure you’ll want to share with your members and friends. Please share in your next communication. Promo/contest dates: 9/22 – 10/15 I’ve attached promo art for your social media page and our 25th year logo if you need it. Anyone who leaves a comment or memory on this post (URL below) will get a link to claim their
News Release: 9/16/2020
The 390th Memorial Museum Foundation’s growth continues. We are pleased to announce the hiring of Errin Mendibles to the position of Director of Communications, effective immediately. Errin is a native Tucsonan who received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Northern Arizona University and a minor in History. Errin went on to teach History in middle and high school before starting a flourishing events business, in Tucson. Errin has always found gratification in serving the communities she has
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ICS Single Mom Scholars Call for Applications
INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES (ICS) ICS is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the Spring 2021 Cohort of our Single Mom Scholars Program. As part of the network of support that is available to ICS Single Mom Scholars, ICS provided help to one of our scholars with a first-grade daughter who has struggled with reading comprehension. She is a native Spanish speaker but schooled in English. Her teachers recommended that she be held back to repeat first grade unless she can show
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Two SARSEF Science and Engineering Fair Finalists Recognized Nationally in Middle School Science Competition
LINK TO RELEASE ON WEBSITE September 14, 2020 (Tucson, AZ) Society for Science & the Public and Broadcom Foundation have announced the Top 300 competitors in the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS, the nation’s premier STEM competition for middle school students. Two SARSEF Science and Engineering Fair finalists from Southern Arizona were selected – Zoe Nickola, Grade 7, Homeschool, Tucson, AZ and Matthew Moore, Grade 8, Crane Middle School, Yuma, AZ. To be nominated for the national competition, students
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VANTAGE WEST CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
TUCSON, ARIZONA – (September 2020) Vantage West Credit Union of Arizona has announced the selection of their new President and Chief Executive Officer. Following a nationwide search, the Board of Directors has selected Sandra Sagehorn-Elliott as their new CEO. Sagehorn-Elliott is set to officially begin her position with Vantage West on October 5. "Finding the right executive to lead our organization and contending with the challenges of hiring during a pandemic was not an easy task, but the Board is
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Hughes Federal Credit Union Announces Co-Branded Community Focused Visa® Debit Cards
TUCSON, Ariz. (Sept. 9, 2020) — Hughes Federal Credit Union announces the release of exclusive co-branded Visa® debit cards with Banner Health Foundation and Vail School District Foundation. For every new card issued, Hughes Federal Credit Union will donate $5 to the respective organization. “We’re excited to offer this opportunity for our members to support local students, schools and hospitals by choosing one of our newest cards,” Hughes Marketing Manager Kerry Graham said. “It’s another way to support
CMT|OV receives $170k grant from national organization
Tucson, AZ (Sept. 4, 2020) – Children’s Museum Tucson|Oro Valley received a $170,000 Museums for America grant that will be used to increase accessibility and outreach to underserved groups in Southern Arizona. Aprendemos – an Equitable Approach to Learning (EAL) program - will include outreach and reduced-admission resource events for foster and refugee communities. The Museum will also translate existing programming into Spanish and create new multilingual activities to better serve communities that
Pima Community College Receives Highest Honor for Annual Financial Report
For the 28th consecutive year, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Pima Community College by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the College’s fiscal year 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a
Tucson Pride Annual Pride Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POINTS OF CONTACT: Sam Cloud (president@tucsonpride.org) Jeff Myers-Fulgham (jeffm@tucsonpride.org) Tucson Pride: Taking the 2020 Annual Pride Festival Virtual TUCSON, Arizona – August 1, 2020 – After careful consideration and with great respect for our community, the Tucson Pride Board of Directors has voted to cancel the in-person Annual Tucson Pride Parade and Festival this year. In its place, Tucson Pride is taking the annual celebration virtual in October 2020,