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Community 1st Credit Union Scholarship Program Awards $50,000 to Area Students
April 26, 2023
OTTUMWA, IA – Community 1st Credit Union’s 2023 scholarship program has announced $50,000 will be awarded to 24 area high school seniors this summer for the 2023-2024 academic school year. C1st has a long tradition of supporting local communities and education through its scholarship program for both traditional and non-traditional students. In the last decade, C1st has awarded over $400,000 in scholarships to local student-members.
This year’s awards include one $4,000 scholarship, which goes to a child of a C1st employee, and 23 additional $2,000 awards going to high school seniors looking to pursue further education.
“At Community 1st we sincerely believe one of the very best investments we can make is in helping our young members further their education,” said Greg Hanshaw, President & CEO. “We are grateful that our Board of Directors have been extremely generous in making this investment a reality for many years now.”
Community 1st Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with more than $950 million in assets. Established in 1936, C1st serves nearly 70,000 members with branches in 18 Iowa communities and has more than 270 employees.