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>>> EDUCATORS ARE HEROES. WE'VE KNOWN THAT.
WE'VE LEARNED JUST HOW MUCH IN
2020.
2020.
2020. SO,
2020. SO, IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE THAT.
DAVID OF THE FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION JOINING US TO SHARE
DETAILS ABOUT AN EXCITING NEW
WAY TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS BEFORE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WHAT IS CLASS ACT?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
TODAY IT IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT
DELIVERS BANKING NEEDS SUCH AS
MORTGAGES, CAR LOANS AND
CHECKING ACCOUNTS TO OUR
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. AND ON AVERAGE, THERE IS BEEN A
REGION IN A BETTER INTEREST
RTE.
RTE.
RTE. WE
RTE. WE WERE FOUNDED IN THE 1950s BY
TEACHERS AND THEY GOT THEIR
START BY BUILDING A LITTLE
BRANCH AT THE SENECA HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. THEY HAD A LITTLE IV WERE THEY
WOULD DRIVE AROUND AND SIGN UP
OTHER TEACHERS.
OTHER TEACHERS. SO, OUR FIRST NAME WAS
CLASSROOM TEACHERS BECAUSE IT
WAS FOUNDED BY TEACHERS.
OVER TIME HOW WE EVOLVED TO
SERVE ALL THE EMPLOYEES.
THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
IN THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND EMPLOYEES.
SO, WE WERE ACTUALLY REALLY
EXCITED WE JUST ADDED THE
KENTUCKY PTA.
KENTUCKY PTA. IN MANY WAYS, OUR CREDIT UNION
IS A STATEWIDE CREDIT UNION.
WE MIGHT HAVE ROOTS HERE BUT I
MEMBERS BECAUSE OF OUR MOBILE
TECHNOLOGY AND THE INVESTMENTS
OF THE CREDIT UNION HAS MADE
REALLY CAN LIVE ANYWHERE.
WE HAVE MEMBERS LIVING IN
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. WE HAVE MEMBERS IN HAWAII AND
OVERSEAS THAT YOU KNOW WERE
TEACHERS OR CUSTODIANS AND THEY
RETIRED AND MOVED ON.
THEY STICK AROUND WITH US.
>> WE LOVE THE HISTORY LESSONS
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. IT'S GOING TO FIT RIGHT IN.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
I HAD NO IDEA.
I LOVE THAT PICTURE.
BUT NOW, IT IS TIME.
IT'S TIME TO REALLY BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS IN A NEW
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. CAN
WAY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN YEARS OF
EDUCATION?
EDUCATION? >> I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
AND SAY THAT THE SUPPORTING OF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HASN'T BEEN
ANYTHING NEW FOR US.
WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR OVER 60
YEARS DONATING MONEY TO THE
FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTING NEW
TEACHER INDUCTION AND WE
ACTUALLY SUPPORT A WELCOME BACK.
AND NEW ACCOUNT BENEFITS.
, REALLY WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED
OVER THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS IS
THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WE
DEVELOPED BACK IN 2017 THE
EDUCATION WAS A SHOWCASE JUST
LIKE US.
LIKE US.
LIKE US. WE WOULD GO OUT AND WE WOULD
FIND INTERESTING STORIES OF
EDUCATORS.
EDUCATORS. WE WOULD THEN PUBLISH IT AND
REMINDING PEOPLE AND THE STAFF
THIS IS WHY WE ARE DOING IT.
THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE STARTED
THINKING WAIT A MINUTE.
WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE KNOW WHAT THEY NEED.
SCHOOLS ARE IN A DESPERATE NEED
EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR
FUNDRAISING.
FUNDRAISING. AND, WITH OUR HISTORY.
WITH THE EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. IT JUST LOOKS LIKE AN EASY WAY
TO BRING THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE
SCHOOL AND GROW THE CREDIT
UNION.
UNION.
UNION. HERE IS A NUTSHELL.
HERE IS EDUCATION IS A DIGITAL
PLATFORM THAT WILL ALLOW
SCHOOLS TO FUND RAISE BY
ENGAGING WITH THE CREDIT UNION
CLASS ACT.
CLASS ACT. AND ENGAGEMENT CAN RANGE FROM
ANYTHING FROM JUST VISITING A
WEBSITE FROM A CLASS ACT MEMBER
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.
EVERY SINGLE ENGAGEMENT GOES UP
POINTS.
POINTS.
POINTS. AS THOSE BUILD UP POINTS, THEY
GO THROUGH A SEVEN TIER SYSTEM
THEY LEAD UP TO $15,000.
SO WE HAVE THE SCHOOLS THAT
HAVE ONE $500.
THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR.
WE JUST STARTED.
WE ARE REALLY HOPING TO ENGAGE
THE SCHOOLS AND GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT DESPERATELY
NEEDED FUNDS.
NEEDED FUNDS. >> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
ON BEHALF OF US, WE ARE EXCITED
TO PARTNER WITH THE CLASS ACT.
I KNOW I'M EAGER FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. I KNOW OUR VIEWERS WILL BE TO.
WHERE CAN I VIEWERS GO?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT YOU'LL DO IS WE WILL GO TO
YEARS OF EDUCATION.
OR, YOU CAN JUST GOOGLE THE
CLASS ACT AND FIND THE LINK ON
OUR PAGE.
OUR PAGE.
OUR PAGE. YOU CAN GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
AND YOU CAN JUST KEEP INFORMED.
WHERE YOU GO TO THE HEARERS OF
THE EDUCATION PAGE.
FIND YOUR SCHOOL.
AND FIND THE SCHOOL THAT YOU
WANT TO SUPPORT CLICK THAT
BUTTON.
BUTTON.
BUTTON. IT'S GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO
SUPPORT THAT SCHOOL.
YOU CAN SUPPORT IT BY SIGNING
UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES.
WE CAN SEND YOU INFORMATION.
WE CAN KEEP YOU INFORMED.
ABOUT HOW YOUR SCHOOL IS DOING
AND HOW YOU GET THEM TO THE
NEXT LEVEL.
NEXT LEVEL. AND, IF YOU'RE SITTING AT HOME
AND YOU'RE A TEACHER OR A
CUSTODIAN.
CUSTODIAN. AND YOU ARE LINKED TO THIS
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. LIKE WOW, THIS IS SOMETHING
REALLY COOL.
REALLY COOL. I LOVE THAT WE ARE PUTTING
MONEY BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS.
WHERE IS YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT?
BECAUSE, THAT IS THE BEST THING
THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. THIS