AWARDS

Chaco Credit Union, Hamilton, Ohio, has received the Dora Maxwell Award for its outstanding community involvement work. This state award is given to the one credit union that best accepts its duty of social responsibility and practices the philosophy of "people helping people." Some of the community involvement projects included: collecting funds and band instruments after the Wilson Jr. High School fire; visits to Community Multi-Care Senior Center; Shared Harvest Food Bank; and Adopt-A-School at Immanuel Lutheran. First Financial FCU, Lutherville, Md., has been named the 2000 recipient of the Maryland State School Health Council Program Award for its KidsFirst Fund Health Care Services donation. The award is presented to an organization whose model program has contributed significantly to the promotion of comprehensive school health programs in Maryland. FFFCU has donated $50,000 to help students in need of health care. In addition, the KidsFirst Fund has awarded five $5,000 college scholarships to high school seniors; donated $30,000 to the Baltimore County Public Schools Dental Sealant Program for underprivileged second and third graders; and awarded $100,000 to 21 Baltimore County Public Schools for computers. FFFCU has over $266 million in assets and serves 40,929 members. Toledo Area Catholic Credit Union, Ohio, CEO Patrick McGrady has been named Professional of the Year by the Ohio Credit Union League. TACCU has $125.7 million in assets and serves 18,751 members. Kenton Rockwell Standard FCU, Ohio, Board President Douglas Clark has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Ohio Credit Union League. KRSFCU has $21.9 million in assets and serves 4,529 members.