Point Breeze Credit Union inspires next generation of leaders and enhances financial literacy by awarding scholarships to 20 local students
HUNT VALLEY, MD (July 21, 2020) — Point Breeze Credit Union recently awarded $30,000 in scholarships to 20 local high school students as part of its 14th Annual Scholarship Program.
The students, each of whom received a scholarship totaling $1,500, competed for the scholarship awards through an application process that requested details about the students’ involvement in school activities and their community, a letter of acceptance from the college or trade school of their choice, a personal reference, and an academic reference.
In addition to the application, students were required to submit two essays – one in which they described their goals and how their education would help them achieve those goals, and a second in which they discussed strengths and weaknesses in their financial literacy skills and how Point Breeze Credit Union could help them overcome their weaknesses.
“Each year, we look forward to supporting the communities we serve by distributing scholarships for our youngest members as they work towards achieving their educational and career goals,” said Lynn Finckel, Secretary of the Point Breeze Credit Union Board of Directors and Chair of the Scholarship Committee “The application process emphasizes the importance of financial literacy and education, which are two primary focal points for our organization.”
“We congratulate all of our members celebrating graduations this year and working towards new educational goals,” Finckel added.
Winners of Point Breeze Credit Union’s 14th Annual Scholarship Program are:
- Lauren Blake, a graduate of Towson High School who plans to attend Adelphi University;
- Francesca Burton, a North Harford High School graduate who will be attending the University of Maryland Baltimore County;
- Stephen J. Burton, a Sparrows Point High School graduate who will be attending Liberty University;
- Hereford High School graduates Gabriella Chalker, Rachel Rowe and Kara Shamus who will attend, respectively, Middlebury College, University of Maryland College Park, and University of Maryland College Park;
- Elise Dunham, a graduate of Central Dauphin High School in Pennsylvania who plans to attend Lebanon Valley College;
- Sydney Garman, who graduated from Westminster High School and will attend Elon University;
- Anthony Granruth, a Towson High School graduate who will be attending University of Maryland College Park;
- Charis Harcum, a graduate of The St. Paul’s School for Girls Baltimore who plans to attend North Carolina State University;
- Gavin Heyn, who graduated from Winter Mills High School and plans to attend Drexel University;
- Collin Katz, a graduate of Long Reach High School who will attend Loyola University Maryland;
- Patrick Lochte a Calvert Hall High School graduate who plans to attend the University of Tampa;
- Claire Polites, a Bel Air High School graduate who plans to attend the University of Maryland College Park;
- Zachary Raynes, a Friends School of Baltimore graduate who plans to attend Case Western Reserve University;
- Jacob Robinson, a Loyola Blakefield High School graduate who plans to attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University;
- Brennen Schneider, a Harford Technical High School graduate who plans to attend King’s College;
- Rebecca Schrader, a Archbishop Spalding High School graduate who plans to attend the University of Maryland College Park;
- Olivia Smeltzer, a graduate of Dallastown Area High School in Pennsylvania who plans to attend Mount St. Mary’s University; and
- Eleni Tartaglia who graduated from Westminster High School and will attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
To be eligible for the scholarship awards, students must be graduating from high school in the current calendar year and owners, joint owners, or named on a custodial account in good standing with Point Breeze Credit Union.
About Point Breeze Credit Union
Point Breeze Credit Union is one of Maryland’s largest credit unions, with over 63,000 members and approximate assets of $940 million. A full-service financial institution that is member-owned and not-for-profit, Point Breeze offers easy, reliable banking through offices in Hunt Valley, Rosedale, Bel Air, Westminster, and Owings Mills, as well as more than 5,600 Shared Branch locations and 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide. Membership in Point Breeze is open to individuals who work, worship, or volunteer within 20 miles of a Point Breeze location. Point Breeze is federally insured by NCUA and an Equal Housing Opportunity lender. For more information, visit www.pbcu.com.
