Edwardsville, Illinois – Scott Credit Union recently presented a $500 check for sponsorship of the FFA Fun Night at this year’s Monroe County Fair in Waterloo.

Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Cassidy Beck recently presented the check to George Obernagel and Ron Mueller from the Monroe County Fair Board.

 “This is another opportunity for us to support our community and the people who live here,” Beck said. “Having a location in Waterloo, we feel that it is important that we do what we can to help in the community. We were very happy to be able to help local people and support this year’s fair.”

Scott Credit Union donated $500 to the FFA club for their FFA Fun Night that will be held from 6:30 to 9pm on July 30. Several schools will compete and representatives from the local credit union will attend to help the new Monroe County Fair Queen present the prizes to the winners. SCU’s donation has helped increase the prize amounts awarded at the annual event. Organizers have estimated that 1,400 to 1,800 people attended the Fun Night last year.

Scott Credit Union has made giving back to its communities a major priority. The local credit union contributed over $430,000 and its employees volunteered over 2,100 hours to a variety of local civic efforts throughout the region in 2016.

“We realize that without our members and the communities in which we serve, we would not exist as a financial alternative,” Beck noted. “Supporting our communities is very important to us.”

The credit union has increased its community involvement in the past few years while also increasing its efforts to educate consumers of the value of doing their financial business with a not-for-profit credit union.

“We want people in the area to know more about the value of doing business with a credit union,” she added. “That is why we have focused our time on educating area residents about Scott Credit Union. One of the big ways we’ve done that is through our community involvement.”

Scott Credit Union is open to anyone who lives or works in a 17-county area, including Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Clinton, Marion, Bond, Macoupin, Montgomery, Fayette, Effingham, Williamson, and Jackson counties. Anyone who lives or works in St. Louis County, Missouri also can open accounts at SCU. Additionally, anyone active or retired military also can have accounts with Scott Credit Union.

Scott Credit Union currently has 15 area locations: Scott Air Force Base, East Belleville, Fairview Heights, Collinsville, O’Fallon, Edwardsville, Waterloo, Highland, Caseyville, West Belleville, Millstadt, Mascoutah, Troy, Wood River and its Home Office in Edwardsville.

For details on opening accounts at Scott Credit Union, visit www.scu.org.

PHOTO CAPTION: SCOTT CREDIT UNION DONATES – Scott Credit Union recently presented a $500 check to sponsor the FFA Fun Night at this year’s Monroe County Fair. Pictured are George Obernagel, Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Cassidy Beck and Ron Mueller.