ARLINGTON, VA (June 30, 2016) — Arlington Community Federal Credit Union (ACFCU) announces that Brook Yimer of Wakefield High School has received a $1,000 scholarship that ACFCU funded through the 2016 Arlington Community Foundation Scholarship program. Yimer will attend Washington College in the fall. The credit union also participated in the 2016 Scholarship Community Review Panel in an effort to support education in our community.
The Arlington Community Foundation provided scholarships valued at more than $470,000 in 2016 to 78 students entering college and an additional 105 students receiving renewals of previously awarded scholarships.
For 70 years, Arlington Community FCU (arlingtoncu.org) has been committed to empowering the financial lives of its members. The credit union serves more than 23,000 members who live, work, worship, volunteer, attend school, and do business in Arlington, the City of Alexandria, the City of Falls Church, and Fairfax County. Arlington Community FCU has $431 million in assets and four branch locations in Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church, VA.
Megan Niewold, Community Impact
703.526.0200 x266
