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First Capital FCU awards two scholarships to members

YORK, PA (April 23, 2015) — First Capital Federal Credit Union is proud to announce Camille Hoover and Sela Fuhrman as the 2015 Scholarship winners. Today both winners visited First Capital to receive their checks for $1,000 to be used towards their first year of schooling.

“It’s great to be able to give this money to Camille and Sela to help them accomplish their educational goals,” said Dennis Flickinger, President/CEO. “We know they’ll go far.”

Camille attends West York Area High School. She will enter the University of Nebraska – Lincoln this fall and pursue a degree in meteorology and climatology. Her goal is to help the public by delivering accurate weather information. Camille is a member of the National Honor Society and has received the Lamp of Learning Academic Achievement Award. She is involved with marching, jazz, symphonic, and pit band; is on the tennis team, student council, robotics team, and yearbook committee.

Sela is also a student at West York Area High School. She will enter Kutztown University in the fall and pursue a degree in leisure and sport studies. Sela hopes to help people with their fitness and health goals. Sela is involved in basketball and has also participated in track and field. She has helped with the JROBWALK, a fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer, and has coached 4th, 5th, and 6th grade girls’ basketball.

First Capital Federal Credit Union is a $164 million asset-size, credit union with nearly 18,000 members based in York, PA. Founded in 1954 as S. Morgan Smith Credit Union, First Capital has merged and grown, and continues to work closely with more than 400 companies and organizations throughout York County and across the country.

Photos captions: (left) — Dennis Flickinger, First Capital FCU President/CEO; Camille Hoover, West York Area High School 2015 scholarship winner; (right) — Dennis Flickinger, First Capital FCU President/CEO; Sela Fuhrman, West York Area High School 2015 scholarship winner

 

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