On March 30, the ribbon was officially cut to open Teachers Credit Union (TCU) at 635 E. Carmel Drive.
A special part of the celebration was a generous $1,000 contribution to Carmel Education Foundation (CEF) in honor of the 2,400 Carmel Clay Schools educators who engage and empower Carmel Clay students in their learning.
TCU Carmel Branch Manager Dee Herring and TCU Area Manager Joshua Lloyd presented CEF Executive Director Jennifer Penix with a check in recognition of TCU’s role as a CEF Community Partner.
(From left) Carmel Education Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Penix, TCU Carmel Branch Manager Dee Herring, and TCU Area Manager Josh Lloyd. (Photo provided)
Penix was most appreciative, saying, “Partnerships with like-minded businesses, such as TCU, are essential to propelling our mission to empower teachers in fostering innovate lessons in their classrooms and learning opportunities for our students. We are especially grateful for how TCU’s programs benefit teachers whom we consider to be foundational in our learning and living communities.”
CEF will use these funds to support the Great Idea! Grant program which awards up to 60 grants annually to Carmel Clay School educators and students for classroom innovation, curriculum enhancement, wellness initiatives, and other unique opportunities in the classroom, building, or district level.
The CEF Board of Directors adopted a Community Partner program in 2021 that is designed to provide local businesses opportunities to support public education in capacities that are best suited to their company mission or product. Along with TCU, CEF Community Partners include businesses that enhance fundraising, donor engagement, community events, operations, and innovation.
“The growth of this program is encouraging, and the opportunities are really endless,” Penix said. “We have a creative group of leaders that are open to new, fresh ideas from a variety of businesses that can help us take the Foundation to the next level to become an even more integral part of Carmel.”
For more information about the Carmel Education Foundation and the Community Partner program, please visit ccs.k12.in.us/foundation.