CCU Sponsor Offers Ten (10) $2,000.00 Scholarships

Gurnee, IL, September 27, 2017: Consumers Cooperative Association (CCA), sponsor for Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $1.1 Billion, Waukegan, IL) announced the opportunity for ten (10) high school seniors to each earn a $2,000.00 scholarship. Applications are now available on the credit union's website at www.myconsumers.org. Applicants must be on pace to graduate from high school by Spring 2018.

"CCA is excited to once again offer scholarships to help students reach their educational goals," said Kathleen Crews, President of Consumers Cooperative Association. "The application provides students the opportunity to share their goals and aspirations, and reading them really underscores the value these students place on quality education. The Scholarship Committee of the Association looks forward to receiving and reviewing the applications."

Applicants will be evaluated in the following categories: academic performance, financial need and leadership abilities, including community involvement. High school students scheduled to graduate by the spring of 2018 are eligible to apply, provided the applicant and/or parent/guardian has been a Member of Consumers Credit Union for a minimum of one (1) year. Those awarded scholarships will be recognized at the credit union's Annual Meeting on March 14, 2018.

Applications must include the student's high school transcript through their junior year, along with a copy of their first semester grades from the current academic year (if available; otherwise, applicants should include their senior class schedules). Applications are available on the Consumers Cooperative Association tab of CCU's website at www.myconsumers.org. The deadline to apply is the end of the calendar year, providing ample time for interested students to apply.

"We are very proud to work closely with Consumers Cooperative Association and encourage all eligible students to apply for one of the ten scholarships," noted Sean M. Rathjen, CCU's CEO It's extremely important to continue recognizing academic achievements of our youth,". "Both the credit union and the Association are committed to the advancement of higher education by tomorrow's leaders and we are proud to support this important initiative made possible by our sponsor, the Consumers Cooperative Association."

For more information about Consumers Cooperative Association's scholarship program, please contact Cheryl Kubas, CCU's Vice-President of Talent Management, at 847. 672-3499. Consumers Credit Union is Member-owned with offices in Waukegan, Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, Gurnee, North Waukegan, Volo, Palatine, Schaumburg, Northbrook and now in Des Plaines … and Online at www.myconsumers.org.