Neighbors FCU and South Carolina FCU announce friendly wager for LSU-Clemson championship game
BATON ROUGE, LA (January 13, 2020) — In an effort to promote the credit union movement and raise awareness about how credit unions work together to improve communities, Neighbors FCU challenged South Carolina FCU to a friendly wager of $1,000 on Monday’s National Championship between LSU and Clemson.
With an LSU win, South Carolina FCU will donate $1,000 to the Neighbors Capital Area Foundation benefitting the Neighbors Way Tuition Assistance Award scholarship program. Should Clemson win, Neighbors FCU will donate $1,000 to the South Carolina Federal scholarship fund.
Both companies’ CEOs made a state via social media.
“It’s been an incredible season for LSU right here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,” Neighbors President and CEO Steve Webb said. “Should Clemson win, we’ll donate $1,000 to the South Carolina Federal scholarship fund.”
The videos announcing the bet can be found on Neighbors FCU and South Carolina Federal’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
About Neighbors Federal Credit Union
Neighbors Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative operating as anassociation dedicated to "people helping people." A handful of educators started Baton Rouge Teachers in 1954 with a shoe box, a couple hundred dollars and the goal of making financial services available to school system employees in our area. Now, Neighbors Federal Credit Union is the largest community-chartered credit union in the state of Louisiana with over 76,000 members and over $1 billion in assets. Since that time,
Neighbors has undergone a variety of changes, but the mission has stayed the same: Enhance members' financial well-being and be a partner in the communities Neighbors serves.
