Amy Hyder, special education teacher at Elizabethton High School, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teacher’s Teach winner. Hyder applied for the Helping Teachers Teach grant to purchase supplies so her students can plan, shop and prepare a Thanksgiving dinner. Hyder works with 16 students with varying degrees of disabilities, from moderate […]
Here’s how it works: Someone contacts you asking for a donation to their charity. It sounds like a group you’ve heard of, it seems real, and you want to help. How can you tell what charity is legitimate and what’s a scam? Scammers want your money quickly. Charity scammers often pressure you to donate right […]
East Tennessee Christian Home and Academy will be having their annual shoe drive from January-May 2020. They are accepting all shoes in any condition except for spiked high heels. Shoes should be either tied or rubber-banded together and placed in a large plastic bag secured with duct tape. All shoes can be delivered to ETCHA, […]
Nikki Garland, Collections Coordinator of Northeast Community Credit Union, presents the Helping Teachers Teach grant check to Megan Heaton, art teacher at Unaka Elementary School. Heaton applied for the Helping Teachers Teach grant to purchase art supplies to prepare for a school-wide art show in November. “I believe artwork is a source of reflection for […]
Northeast Community Credit Union is helping collect items for the Assistance Resource Ministry Thanksgiving Food Drive. Collection barrels have been placed at the NCCU Main Office, 980 Jason Witten Way; and at the NCCU 19E Branch, 1321 Highway 19E Elizabethton. Nonperishable food such as canned and boxed goods are being collected at both locations through […]
Northeast Community Credit Union is helping to support The National Day of Adoption to be hosted by Carter County Chancery Court this fall. In past celebrations, more than 30 children have been adopted by local families. Each year, the National Day of Adoption takes place in an upper East Tennessee County. This year, that celebration […]
Northeast Community Credit Union was once again voted Best Credit Union in the Reader’s Choice Contest of the Elizabethton Star. Thank you to everyone who voted us Best Credit Union again this year!
Northeast Community Credit Union is a primary sponsor of the Elizabethton City Schools Betsy Book Bus. NCCU donates regularly to the Betsy Book Bus to help support the mission of getting more books into the hands of young readers in Elizabethton. The Betsy Book Bus travels to 13 different neighborhoods in Elizabethton on Tuesdays, Wednesdays […]
Seth Miller, Data Operations Manager, of Northeast Community Credit Union, presents the Helping Teachers Teach grant check to Tyler Chambers, Chemistry and Physics teacher at Cloudland High School. Chambers applied for the Helping Teachers Teach grant to purchase hot plates for his classrooms to use in experiments. The hot plates will replace Bunsen burners, which […]
Northeast Community Credit Union donated $500 to AdaptoPlay to provide accessible and inclusive play and toys for all children. AdaptoPlay serves children with disabilities and their families. They are a non-profit, all volunteer program that strives to create an inclusive and independent play environment. AdaptoPlay takes traditional toys, such as ride-on vehicles, and modifies them […]