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We are proud to introduce you to the Lawrenceville Community Children’s Choir.  The choir was organized in December 2009 by Michele Wright, Founding Artistic Director, and is open to children grades K through 7.  Michele’s dream is to give young choristers the opportunity to learn, sing, and perform while sharing their gifts with the community.  During its first half-season, the choir accomplished several community performances.  They went caroling on the Lawrenceville Square in December, sang for the senior residents of Applewood Towers in March, brought down the house with their recital performance in May, and performed at Kaiser Permanente’s new Lawrenceville Facility Grand Opening in June.

Lawrenceville Community Children’s Choir Performing for Applewood Towers March 2010

The board is busy planning the choir’s first full-season, but we need your help.  We are excited to announce that we have a new choir home, the Aurora Theatre on West Pike in Lawrenceville, for the 2010-11 season.  We are very grateful to the Aurora for providing the choir such a beautiful rehearsal space, but there is so much more that we need to help make the choir a success.  At this point, our costs far exceed our resources, so we are reaching out to our family and friends for help.

Please consider a small contribution to the LCCC.  We understand that most everyone is somehow suffering from the current economic downturn, so we are only asking for a $5 or $10 donation.  We need your donation to help us accomplish the vital business required to keep the choir “singing.”  We had ten choir members for our first half-season and expect to more than double the number for the first full-season.  The choir was well accepted in the local community and several businesses are ready to donate funds to our choir, but can only do so if we are a classified as a charitable organization.  With your help, we will be able to file our 501c3 application, acquire insurance, and purchase sheet music to get the choir launched for its first full-season.  We also provide scholarships for children who cannot afford the $225 season tuition.  If you would like to sponsor a child during a season, you may designate your contribution for the opportunity.

If you would like to make a contribution to the choir, please make your check payable to LCCC, and mail to our Treasurer.

Linda Grant

Treasurer, LCCC

4035 Butler Springs Drive

Loganville, GA 30052

Thank you for your support.  We appreciate your generosity and will keep you posted on the choir’s activities for the year.

We remain gratefully  yours,

Lawrenceville Community Children’s Choir

Lawrenceville, GA – Applications are being accepted until March 26, 2010 for Gwinnett Federal’s student scholarships. Nine $2,500 Student Scholarships will be given to honor past and present board members and employees who have served Gwinnett Federal for 20 years or more. Scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors who will be attending college to pursue a degree in education and plan to return to Georgia to teach. Application and requirements can be found at any Gwinnett Federal location or at gwinnettfcu.org.

More about Gwinnett Federal Credit Union

Gwinnett Federal Credit Union is $151 million in assets and serves 29,000 members in a five county area. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members and operated with the purpose of promoting thrift through convenient, competitive savings opportunities and providing low cost loans to our members. For more information about Gwinnett Federal Credit Union, visit gwinnettfcu.org.

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Realizing the importance of education as a lifelong experience, Gwinnett Federal Credit Union (Gwinnett Federal) is currently accepting Career Advancement and Student Scholarship Applications.

Career Advancement Scholarships

The Board of Directors is proud to announce that Gwinnett Federal will award 13 $2,000 Career Advancement Scholarships in 2010. The scholarships honor the founders of Gwinnett Federal and will be awarded in May to eligible credit union members enrolled in an accredited program of study at a college, university or technical institute with the goal of career advancement.

Student Scholarships

Nine $2,500 Student Scholarships will be given to honor past and present board members and employees who have served Gwinnett Federal for 20 years or more. Scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors who will be attending college to pursue a degree in education and plan to return to Georgia to teach.

Applications are available at any Gwinnett Federal location or at www.gwinnettfcu.org. All applications and supporting documents must be received by the credit union by March 26, 2010.

More about Gwinnett Federal Credit Union

Gwinnett Federal Credit Union is $146 million in assets and serves 29,000 members in a five county area. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members and operated with the purpose of promoting thrift through convenient, competitive savings opportunities and providing low cost loans to our members. For more information about Gwinnett Federal Credit Union, visit gwinnettfcu.org.

Author: Gwinnett Federal Credit Union

Lawrenceville, GA –Gwinnett Federal Credit Union has established an annual $5,000 scholarship fund for Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) students majoring in early childhood education, special education or another major leading to teacher certification.

“This is the first scholarship established at GGC that specifically benefits students within the School of Education,” said Cathy Moore, dean. “We are deeply appreciative of the Gwinnett Federal Credit Union’s generosity. An investment in education majors is unique in that it ensures an ongoing impact on the youth of our community, as our students will spend their careers teaching others.”

This also is the first scholarship established at GGC by a business in the financial services sector.

Representatives of Gwinnett Federal Credit Union, the college and the Gwinnett County community celebrated this gift at a Jan. 21 ceremony featuring the signing of the scholarship agreement.

“Gwinnett Federal has a long standing commitment to supporting education. We currently fund $58,500 in student and adult career scholarships in support of local school systems,” stated Marshall Boutwell, President & CEO of Gwinnett Federal Credit Union. “With the addition of Georgia Gwinnett College to the local landscape it was the logical and right thing for us to do.”

Students receiving the Gwinnett Federal Credit Union Scholarship must maintain full-time status and a specified minimum grade point average. The scholarship will cover full tuition and fees, and will be renewable for up to four years. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate financial need.

“As a young institution, we have a critical need for scholarships and other funds that support students, programs and other needs not funded through state budget, tuition or other forms of income,” said Gordon Harrison, president of the Georgia Gwinnett Foundation. “We applaud Gwinnett Federal Credit Union for being one of the first to pledge their support. It is through gifts such as this that Georgia Gwinnett College will become the model institution this community expects and deserves.”

Photo:  Gwinnett Federal CU Establishes GGC Educational Scholarship

• Pictured from left to right: Dr. Frances E. Davis, Gwinnett County Public Schools Chief Human Resources Officer and Gwinnett Federal Board Member; Mrs. Kay Yetter, Chairperson, Gwinnett Federal Board of Directors and retired teacher; Marshall Boutwell, President & CEO of Gwinnett Federal Credit Union; Dr. Cathy Moore, GGC Dean of the School of Education; Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman, GGC President; & Dr. Gordon Harrison, GGC VP for Advancement/President of the GGC Foundation.

More about Gwinnett Federal Credit Union

Gwinnett Federal Credit Union is $146 million in assets and serves 29,000 members in Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members and operated with the purpose of promoting thrift through convenient, competitive savings opportunities and providing low cost loans to our members. For more information about Gwinnett Federal Credit Union, visit gwinnettfcu.org.

More about Georgia Gwinnett College

GGC is a four-year, accredited liberal arts college providing access to targeted baccalaureate degrees that meet economic development needs of the growing and diverse population of Gwinnett County and the northeast Atlanta metropolitan region. GGC opened its doors in August 2006 as the nation’s first four-year public college founded in the 21st century, and the first in Georgia in more than 100 years. Georgia Gwinnett produces contributing citizens and future leaders for Georgia and the nation. Its graduates are inspired to contribute to their local, state, nation and international communities and are prepared to anticipate and respond effectively to an uncertain and changing world. Visit Georgia Gwinnett College’s Web site at www.ggc.edu.