Press Releases

SELCO Awards Nearly $82,000 in Creative Educator Grants to 44 Educators

November 18, 2024

Applications soar for SELCO’s significantly expanded program, which now awards individual grants of as much as $2,500 each to K-12 educators (EUGENE, Ore.) —  SELCO Community Credit Union has awarded nearly $82,000 to 44 educators across Oregon, including 18 programs from Lane County, as part of SELCO’s vastly expanded Creative Educator Grants...

SELCO Community Credit Union Opens Public Vote To Award up to $45,000 in Funding for Three Classroom Makeover Projects Across Oregon

November 01, 2024

Online voting begins Nov. 1 for SELCO’s inaugural Regional Classroom Makeover program, which will award three educators as much as $15,000 each to fund substantial classroom improvements (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — SELCO Community Credit Union is inviting Oregonians to cast a vote of a different kind — for their favorite classroom makeover project amo...

$125,000 in Educator Support Available As SELCO Opens Application Period For Grants And Classroom Makeovers

August 08, 2024

Educators are invited to apply for SELCO’s new Regional Classroom Makeover initiative and vastly expanded Creative Educator Grant program from Aug. 15-Sept. 30 (EUGENE, Ore.) — As educators increasingly dip into their own pockets to pay for classroom-related expenses, SELCO Community Credit Union will soon begin accepting applications for two...

SPARKY! Is Back, Delivering Free Books to Children Around Central Oregon All Summer Long

June 20, 2024

The Fireflies SPARKY! book trailer, sponsored by SELCO Community Credit Union, combats the ‘summer slide’ with the free book giveaways (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — This Friday, the Fireflies SPARKY! book trailer will begin delivering free books to children around Central Oregon in a summer-long effort to prevent the learning loss that some students...

SELCO Community Credit Union Awards $200,000 Grant to SquareOne Villages for the Development of the Rosa Village Co-Op in Eugene

May 20, 2024

The grant, made possible by matching funds from The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, will be used to build 52 permanently affordable homes (EUGENE, Ore.) — SquareOne Villages received a $200,000 grant from SELCO Community Credit Union to aid in building the nonprofit’s Rosa Village Co-op affordable-housing project, SquareOne and SELCO...

SELCO Community Credit Union Awards $77,500 In College Scholarships to 21 Students Through Its Expanded Scholarship Program

May 13, 2024

Applications soar by double after SELCO opens the program to continuing, nontraditional, and vocational students; SELCO has awarded nearly $300,000 in scholarships over the past five years (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — SELCO Community Credit Union’s annual scholarship program received a record number of applications in 2024 after opening the program to...

SELCO Community Credit Union Launches ‘SELCO Steps Up,’ Reimagining And Expanding Its Community Involvement Efforts

February 20, 2024

With SELCO Steps Up, the Oregon-based credit union seeks to create positive, innovative, and lasting change through community giving, volunteerism, financial education, and student and educator support (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — SELCO Community Credit Union has reimagined and expanded its approach to community involvement with the launch of SELCO Ste...

SELCO Community Credit Union to Begin Accepting Applications on Feb. 1 For Revamped Scholarship Program

January 26, 2024

Expanded eligibility for continuing, nontraditional, and vocational students and a nearly 50% increase in funding aimed at addressing changing needs and educational landscape; applications will be accepted Feb. 1-March 31 (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — SELCO Community Credit Union has expanded its annual scholarship program , increasing the total value o...

SELCO Promotes Tracy Cole to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Portfolio Manager And Operations Team Leader for Commercial & Business Banking

December 20, 2023

Cole brings three decades of experience to her new position (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — SELCO Community Credit Union recently promoted Tracy Cole to assistant vice president, commercial portfolio manager and operations team leader for its Commercial & Business Banking division. In addition to her current responsibilities as the primary contact for...

SELCO Community Credit Union Awards 61 SPARK! Creative Learning Grants Worth More Than $53,000

November 20, 2023

Annual program awards individual grants of up to $1,000 each to K-12 educators throughout the state (SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) — A total of 61 educators representing 56 schools across Oregon have been awarded more than $53,000 as part of SELCO Community Credit Union’s annual SPARK! Creative Learning Grants program. SPARK! Creative Learning Grants are...