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Pacific Marine Credit Union awards scholarships to college bound students
OCEANSIDE, CA (July 2, 2015) — Pacific Marine Credit Union (PMCU) awarded several scholarships in the local community including scholarships to Oceanside Unified School District’s College Bound students, Kaitlan Wilson and Hector Alcanta, and Temecula Valley Unified School District students, Abby Buxbaum and Emma-Jane Arenas.
“We are thrilled to award scholarships to these hard working students as they begin their college education”, said Brad Smith, Interim President/CEO. “This is just one of many ways PMCU gives back to our local community.”
Photo captions: Nancy Harvey (middle) presents scholarships to Kaitlan Wilson (left) and Hector Alcantar (right), students with the College Bound Oceanside; Claudia Laines (left) and Sandra Salazar (right) of PMCU present scholarships to Abby Buxbaum and Emma-Jane Arenas at the Temecula Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Night.
About College Bound Oceanside
The College Bound Oceanside Program at Oceanside Unified School District is a four year program that prepares parents and students for college. Once a month on a Saturday, students and parents attend workshops on various topics including how to communicate with each other, how to finance your college education and campus tours of local colleges. All seniors who participated in this four year program this year have gained acceptance to their college of choice.
About Temecula Dollars for Scholars
Temecula Dollars for Scholars started in 1987 by a group of Temecula Valley High School parents, teachers, and community partners, who were dedicated to providing scholarships to high school seniors. The Organization has donated over $2.5 million in scholarships for graduates of Temecula Unified School District.
About Pacific Marine Credit Union
Founded in 1952, Pacific Marine Credit Union is a non-profit financial institution whose deposits are federally insured by the NCUA. PMCU offers a full-range of competitive financial products to the residents of San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. Today, Pacific Marine Credit Union holds $726 million in assets, has over 78,000 members with a total of 11 branch locations. Visit www.pmcu.com for more information. Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives owned by their members. We invite everyone to stop by and experience the credit union philosophy of “People Helping People.”