Neighbors FCU

Serving the Community

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Neighbors Federal Credit Union is proud to serve our community!

As “the credit union for everyone” in the nine parishes of the Greater Baton Rouge Area, Neighbors works to help people to better themselves financially, and to improve their quality of life wherever possible.

For years, our representatives have spent time in classrooms, teaching financial responsibility to students of all ages. We have supported and participated in numerous educational award programs and efforts. Through monetary donations and employee time, Neighbors has also done its part to support efforts to fight cancer, muscular dystrophy, heart disease, and many other areas of human concern.

A few examples of Neighbors’ recent community efforts are listed below. Throughout the Greater Baton Rouge Area, community events are in need of volunteer efforts and financial support. Neighbors provides both, in as many instances as possible, with a particular focus on those events and organizations that are most beneficial to families, education, financial literacy, and students of all ages.

*Central Christmas Parade* December 2009 Nate the Squirrel and Neighbors staff support our troops! Nate joins NFCU Central Staff and U.S. Marine Corps for the Central Christmas Parade.

*Greater Baton Rouge Literacy Coalition “Literacy Awareness Week"* December 2009 Neighbors is a proud sponsor of the Greater Baton Rouge Literacy Coalition, which is an organization dedicated to bringing literacy to Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. Neighbors brings the need for Financial Literacy to the attention of the community and supports the Coalition’s efforts to raise community awareness for all aspects of literacy. As a proud sponsor of the “Literacy Week Kick-Off Breakfast” with Mayor Kip Holden, Neighbors presents the first place award to Zachary high school students who created the winning PSA to raise the awareness for literacy in the community. Congratulations on a job well done! Look for commercials to air on Channel 2 in 2010!

*“Managing Money and Understanding Credit” at Cortana Mall* December 2009 Neighbors holds a special workshop for Greater Baton Rouge Literacy Coalition in partnership with Cortana Mall. Community participants attended the “Managing Money and Understanding Credit” seminar with Neighbors Community Outreach Coordinator.

*JK Haynes Elementary School* December 2009 JK Haynes 4th Grade students work out math problems as part of their family budget’s exercise in class; and these students really know what they are doing! They are bright and always a pleasure to work with!

*Copper Mill 4-H Club* December 2009 Zachary’s Copper Mill 4-H Club organized a school-wide drive for Pat’s Coats for Kids with Neighbors FCU as their partner! Students sang their cheer and loaded up 10 boxes of coats that filled two cars! Great job, Copper Mill!

*Zachary North West Elementary* November 2009 Neighbors visits North West Elementary and reaches every 1st Grader in Zachary! Afterward, Nate made a huge entrance and awarded each student with an activity book and pencil!

*Pat’s Coats for Kids* November 2009 Neighbors supports Pat’s Coats for Kids and took some time to help work the “Pack the Pod” drive in Baton Rouge. Neighbors staff and Nate the Squirrel pose with Pat after the newscast.

*7th Ward Elementary School in Denham Springs, LA* November 2009 Nate the Squirrel takes a moment to teach 4 classes of 3rd graders at 7th Ward Elementary School about saving and money. The students have been studying money at school and they were eager to share everything they have learned with Nate; good job 3rd graders! See Nate here with a couple of teachers after the workshops.

*Mental Health Association Golf Tournament* November 2009 Neighbors FCU was a sponsor of the Mental Health Association Golf Tournament. Employees also helped staff the event and sent a team to play…

*Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority “How To Keep Your Money” Youth Workshop* November 2009 Neighbors Partnered with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Nu Gamma Omega Chapter on a beautiful Saturday morning to provide a Financial Education workshop for teens and parents. Teens learned about money management and budgets then practiced making budgets with “real-life” situations.

*Your Neighbors are Big Buddies* October 2009 Neighbors FCU employees participated in the Big Buddy Day of the Mentor, where area youth spent the day with employees, learning about job opportunities at the Credit Union and spending some quality time with role model adults.

*Neighbors Helps Build Habitat for Humanity Home* October 2009 Neighbors FCU starts work on the Habitat for Humanity Credit Union House for the Bell Family! The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Credit Union League raised the funds to start work on the house and now the fruit of our efforts can be seen as the walls go up on the slab. Congratulations Bell Family!

*Prairieville Branch Ground Breaking* October 2009 Neighbors is proud to announce the Ground Breaking for the new Ascension Branch! In a ceremony attended by Ascension Chamber of Commerce, Ascension business owners and members of Neighbors FCU Board of Directors the soil was turned as plans for expansion into Prairieville became reality.

*Neighbors FCU “Open for Business” at BizTech* October 2009 Neighbors FCU had a booth at this year’s Biztech event, where we networked with business professional and discussed our Business Services products. Nearly 2,600 people visited the event in the 2 day period.

*Neighbors FCU Honors WBR Teachers of the Year* September 2009 Neighbors FCU joins the West Baton Rouge Chamber in honoring the winners of the 2010 Teacher of the Year Award! Congratulations are due to each of these teachers for their dedication and outstanding work.	Pictured: Lionel Jackson at Lukeville Elementary School Susan Herrington at Brusly Middle School Aletha Morgan at Port Allen High School Gayle Henderson at Holy Family

*Neighbors FCU Sponsors BR Parents Magazine Cover Kids Event* August 2009 Neighbors was a sponsor of Baton Rouge Parent's magazine Cover Kids event where kids of all ages were given the opportunity to have their picture taken with Neighbors own Nate the Squirrel. Hundreds of potential stars entered the contest to see who would win the chance to be in BR Parent’s Magazine in 2010!

*Neighbors Attends Scotlandville Community Blues Festival* July 2009 Neighbors employees were on hand to help make the Scotlandville Community Blues Festival a success. We distributed information to festival-goers and handed out Nate pencils and coloring books to the kids. The music was great and a great time was had by all.

*Neighbors Participates in EBR New Teacher Orientation* July 2009 Neighbors welcomed new teachers during the New Teacher Orientation. Teachers had a chance to review the Financial Literacy information we can help bring into the classroom and Neighbors staff were available to answer their financial questions. Good luck, teachers!

*Employees Treated to Week of Fun* July 2009 Neighbors FCU celebrated the hard work of their employees during Employee Appreciation Week with a “cruise-vacation” theme. It was a time to show support for all the people that make your banking experience a pleasant one. Employees enjoyed several fun activities including a “Cheeseburger in Paradise” cookout hosted by senior management, a bowling night as well as numerous drawings for prizes. These prizes consisted of gift cards to area retailers, as well as the grand prize of a $1,000 travel voucher!

*Neighbors FCU Present March of Dimes with $30,000* June 2009 This year, NFCU employees supported March of Dimes in a variety of ways including donating their time, volunteering at the Walk and serving as host to a number of bake sales, raffles, and other fundraising events. Because of these efforts Kathi Gill, President/CEO of Neighbors FCU and 2009 March of Dimes Walk Honorary Chairperson, was able to present this check for $30,000 to Umeca Briscoe of the March of Dimes Foundation.

Neighbors Appreciate Local Teachers May 2009 Neighbors FCU President/CEO Kathi Gill proudly presented Mrs. Lisa Perry with a check for $500 in recognition of Mrs. Perry being chosen as the Teacher Appreciation Award winner. Mrs. Perry was chosen based on an essay written by her student Campbell Wall, who was also awarded a $50 prize for her effort.

*Local Credit Unions Raise Money For Habitat for Humanity!* April 2009 Neighbors CEO Kathi Gill was on hand to present a check for over $8,000 to Habitat for Humanity this month. This money was raised by partnering with other local credit unions to sponsor the 6th Annual Credit Union Charity Golf Tournament at Pelican Pointe in Gonzales. The tournament has raised over $19,000 the last two years bringing the total amount of money raised by the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Louisiana Credit Union League to $62,000. The goal of the chapter is to raise $75,000 in order to fully finance the building of a house with the Habitat for Humanity Program.

*Central Named Branch of the Year* April 2009 The Central Branch was named Branch of the Year for 2008. The staff enjoyed a limo ride to their celebratory lunch at Ichiban’s. Their dedication to outstanding member service resulted in an excellent year and more satisfied members. Congratulations to the Central Branch for an outstanding 2008!

*Nate Helps Out the Easter Bunny at Cortana Mall!* March 2009 Neighbors FCU sponsored Pictures with the Easter Bunny at Cortana Mall this year. Nate and other Neighbors employees handed out financial literacy materials and played with Kids Club members during their Easter breakfast. Look for Nate at all of your local functions in the future!

*Nate Visits River Oaks Elementary School* January 2009 Nate the Squirrel, along with our very own Joni Herrmann, continued his on-going mission to promote financial literacy in our school system with a visit to River Oaks Elementary. Nate spoke about the importance of saving and gave out coloring books, pencils, and other treats to several classes. If you’re interested in Nate attending your school, contact us at 819-2178.

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