SELCO Community Credit Union’s annual scholarship program received a record number of applications in 2024 after opening the program to continuing, vocational, and nontraditional students for the first time. In the end, 21 deserving students were awarded $77,500 in scholarships, including five recipients from Central Oregon.
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 experience while away from school.
Olivia Sorensen, Senior Community Development Specialist at SELCO Community Credit Union, and Amanda Dellinger, Community Relations Director at SquareOne Villages, discuss the challenges facing our community, the innovative solutions being implemented, and the importance of collaboration in driving meaningful change.
Three schools in Bend are finalists for SELCO Community Credit Union's inaugural classroom makeovers. Caldera High, Buckingham Elementary, and Trinity Lutheran School are among the nine Oregon schools in the running for one of three classroom makeovers worth up to $15,000 each.
Eight Central Oregon educators received funding for classroom projects from SELCO Community Credit Union's expanded Creative Educator Grants program. In all, 44 educators from across Oregon received nearly $82,000 in funding for their projects.