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Georgia United Credit Union Donates 937 School Supplies To Gwinnett Title 1 Schools – Ferguson & Beaver Ridge Elementary
DULUTH, GA (AUGUST 12, 2013) — Thanks to the generosity of Georgia United Credit Union’s members in Gwinnett, 937 school supplies were donated to Ferguson Elementary and Beaver Ridge Elementary in Gwinnett County this morning. This was a part of the Credit Union’s second School Supply Drive with Star 94 Radio to benefit local Title 1 schools near their 16 branch locations across the state. A grand total of 8,251 items were collected from all branches with Georgia United’s Corporate Offices at 6705 Sugarloaf Parkway donating 484 items to Beaver Ridge Elementary and Georgia United’s Gwinnett Branch at 2270 Satellite Boulevard donating 453 items to Ferguson Elementary.
Duluth – Beaver Ridge Elementary Assistant Principal Nury Crawford (l.) accepts 484 school supply donations from Georgia United Credit Union employees Megan Bonaccorso and Amanda Hullinger at their corporate headquarters. Sherry Ferguson of Ferguson Elementary also received 453 school supplies for that school from Georgia United’s Satellite Boulevard Branch.
Georgia United’s 16 branches accepting school supply donations were:
| Georgia United Corporate Offices | 6705 Sugarloaf Parkway | Duluth, GA | 484 items |
| Atlanta – Downtown/Whitehall | 400 Whitehall Street | Atlanta, GA | 567 items |
| Atlanta – Downtown/GDOT | 600 W. Peachtree Street, Ste 401 | Atlanta, GA | 352 items |
| Atlanta – Downtown/Twin Towers | 2 MLK Drive | Atlanta, GA | 387 items |
| Clarkston | 500 North Indian Creek Drive | Clarkston, GA | 554 items |
| Conyers | 1381 Milstead Avenue | Conyers, GA | 613 items |
| Cumming | 312 Canton Highway | Cumming, GA | 1,122 items |
| Duluth/Gwinnett | 2270 Satellite Boulevard | Duluth, GA | 453 items |
| Dalton | 605 Calhoun Street | Dalton, GA | 467 items |
| Dublin | 2006 Veterans Boulevard | Dublin, GA | 384 items |
| East Athens | 190 Gaines School Road | Athens, GA | 535 items |
| North Atlanta | 4448 Tilly Mill Road | Atlanta, GA | 578 items |
| Northlake | 3840 LaVista Road | Tucker, GA | 557 items |
| Panola/South DeKalb | 5173 Panola Industrial Boulevard | Decatur, GA | 342 items |
| Stockbridge | 105 North Park Trail | Stockbridge, GA | 441 items |
| UGA/Athens | 1710 South Lumpkin Street | Athens, GA | 415 items |
| TOTAL DONATIONS | 8,251 items |
About Georgia United Credit Union
Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia in both size and safety. Their mission is to save members time and money with their personal finances. Georgia United Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) up to $250,000 per account.
Georgia United Credit Union serves all Gwinnett County residents, State Agency employees, county government employees, Board of Regents Colleges and Universities including UGA, adult & technical education schools, employees of over 450 companies and 11 county school systems. Additional information may be located at georgiaunitedcu.org or at our media center.