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Nassau Financial awards $8,000 in college scholarships at student reception

WESTBURY, NY (July 10, 2018) — Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union has awarded $8,000 in college scholarships to four high school seniors to help finance their college education. The student members of Nassau Financial were chosen based on their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements.

Nassau Financial hosted a reception for the scholarship winners and their families. “We are very pleased to award these scholarships to our hard-working student members,” said John T. DeCelle, President and CEO of Nassau Financial. “They are building a strong future by pursuing higher education and we wish them much success,” DeCelle said.

The high school seniors who received the awards are: Chelsea Altidor, Megan Bernowich, Sara Webel, and Jarad Bazan, who was also awarded a $1,000 state-wide scholarship from the NY Credit Union Association in addition to the $2,000 scholarship awarded by Nassau Financial. Pictured with John T. DeCelle, President and CEO are Nassau Financial scholarship winners and their families.

John T. DeCelle, CEO, recipients Altidor, Webel, and Bazan, and their families.

About Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union

Founded in 1936, Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union, based in Westbury, New York, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with nearly $400 million in assets serving more than 23,000 members. Nassau Financial is community chartered, serving everyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers or attends school in Nassau County, as well as members of their immediate family or household. Branch locations include Garden City, East Meadow, Nassau University Medical Center, Oceanside, Oyster Bay, and Syosset with over 6,000 additional offices available through the Credit Union Shared Service Center network. Nassau Financial also provides its members no-surcharge ATM access at over 28,000 locations throughout LI, the US and the world. Nassau Financial deposits are federally insured up to $250,000 and they offer savings and IRAs; free checking products including Direct Deposit; consumer loans and lines of credit; home financing; electronic and other convenience services including online banking and telephone banking; Mobile banking with mobile check deposit; loan protection, free financial planning and counseling; and educational seminars. Follow Nassau Financial on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and on the web at NassauFinancial.org.