| Press Release - NCCU Ltd 2020 Scholarship Presentation Ceremony |
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LTD PRESS RELEASE
The National Cooperative Credit Union
(NCCU) Ltd will on Thursday, 13th August 2020, present seventeen
(17) secondary school scholarships to children of members of the NCCU Ltd. Two (2) scholarships will be awarded based on
merit and fifteen (15) based on need.
The
two (2) merit scholarships will be awarded to:
(i)
Anyeila
K J Birmingham, who will receive the NCCU Ltd’s Merit Scholarship
(ii)
Lizanne
Cuffy, who will receive the Shand Jolly Merit Scholarship
Each
scholarship is awarded for a period of five (5) years and for a 6th
year, where applicable, based on extenuating circumstances.
Fifteen
(15) other scholarships will be awarded in the names of credit union pioneers
or volunteers, who provided and in some instances continue to provide committed
service to the credit union movement.
These include
(i)
Haynes
Baptiste
(ii)
Vernice
Bellony
(iii)
Ambrose
Cuffy
(iv)
Edward
Elwin
(v)
Myrtle
Hilton
(vi)
Kenneth
Richards
(vii)
Hudson
Savarin
(viii)
Johnson
Joseph George Thomas (ix) Marie Wilkins
The 17 secondary school scholarships,
being awarded commencing with the 2020 – 2021 academic year, will result in a
total of seventy—three (73) students, enrolled for the new academic year.
For
the first time, the NCCU Ltd will award The Derrick Lestrade scholarship, named
after a credit union pioneer from the village of La Plaine. The Derrick Lestrade Scholarship will be
awarded annually to children of members from La Plaine and the surrounding
villages.
The
NCCU Ltd is grateful to our valued members for their patronage and loyalty, making
it possible to continue funding this vital social programme and our dedicated
and committed staff and volunteers, who facilitate the provision of our services.
The
2020 Secondary School Scholarship Presentation Ceremony, will be held at the
Public Service Union Building, from 10:00am on Thursday, 13th August
2020.
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