SAN
DIEGO, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- North
Island Credit Union Foundation has awarded 10 scholarships of
$1,000 each to college-bound students
in San Diego and Riverside Counties in its annual College
Scholarship Program. Through the program, North Island Credit Union
Foundation recognizes exceptional students who are active in both
their schools and the communities, giving back to others through
service and volunteer work.
"We were excited to see so many promising students participate
in our program this year, and hope these scholarships will make the
road to a college education just a little bit easier," said North
Island Credit Union Foundation President Marvel Ford. "We are proud to recognize these
students not just for their hard work in school, but also for their
commitment to supporting their local communities. We wish all these
inspiring students the very best of luck in their future
education."
The 2024 North Island Credit Union Foundation scholarship
recipients are:
Recipient
|
School
|
City
|
Calee Birney
|
Granite Hills High
School
|
El Cajon
|
Ishaa
Giridhar
|
Rancho Bernardo High
School
|
San Diego
|
Racel
Ligeralde
|
Scripps Ranch High
School
|
San Diego
|
Daniela
Martinez
|
Tahquitz High
School
|
Hemet
|
Tayler
Nguyen
|
University City High
School
|
San Diego
|
Samantha
Resendiz
|
Escondido High
School
|
Escondido
|
Daelin Ross
|
Patrick Henry High
School
|
San Diego
|
Julius
Stevens
|
Steele Canyon High
School
|
Spring
Valley
|
Jenny Tran
|
Crawford High
School
|
San Diego
|
Chloë Zuñiga
|
Chaparral High
School
|
Temecula
|
Individual photos of recipients available upon
request.
The Foundation's Annual College Scholarship program was created
by the credit union in 2005 to recognize outstanding students
within its local communities. Since the creation of the program,
more than $425,000 in scholarships
have been awarded to students across San
Diego, Riverside,
Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.
College-bound high school seniors and community college students
transferring to a four-year university who maintain a minimum grade
point average of 3.0 and plan to attend an accredited college or
university in the coming year were eligible to participate.
About North Island Credit Union
Foundation
North Island Credit Union Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that serves as the philanthropic
arm of North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit
Union operating in San Diego and Riverside Counties. California
Credit Union is a state chartered full-service credit union
with assets of nearly $5 billion, approximately 200,000 members and
25 retail branches. North Island Credit Union Foundation works to
strengthen the financial well-being of our communities by providing
targeted resources to non-profit partners effecting meaningful
change across San Diego and Riverside counties. California
Credit Union funds all administrative costs of the Foundation,
enabling it to return 100% of donations back into community
programs. Please visit ccu.com/foundation to learn more or make a
tax-deductible donation, or follow the Foundation on
Instagram® @northislandcufoundation.
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