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Georgia United Credit Union Donates School Supplies To Dalton & Whitfield Title 1 Schools

DALTON, GA (AUGUST 13, 2013) — Thanks to the generosity of Georgia United Credit Union’s members in Dalton, 467 school supplies were donated to one Title 1 School in both Dalton City & Whitfield County School Districts. This was a part of the Credit Union’s second School Supply Drive with Star 94 Radio, which benefits Title 1 Schools in the communities served by Georgia United’s 16 branch locations across the state.  A grand total of 8,251 items was collected from all branches; Georgia United’s Dalton Branch at 605 Calhoun Street donated 467 items to be distributed between a Title 1 School in both the City and County School Systems.

Georgia United Credit Union Employees in Dalton collect School Supplies for Title 1 Schools in our area: Patricia Howell, Jonathan Torres, Teresa Lewallen, Eduardo Fraire, Dana Eikel, Crystal Hargraves, Branch Manager Vonda Bledsoe, Jennifer Grady, Laney Bishop and Elvedina Garibovic.

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 Whitfield County residents, State Agency employees, county government employees, Board of Regents Colleges and Universities including UGA, adult & technical education schools, employees of more than 450 companies and 11 county school systems.  Additional information may be located at georgiaunitedcu.org or at our media center.


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