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Atlantic Foundation Awards $20,000 in Scholarshipsto Graduating High School Students

Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation is proud to recognize Audrey Coleman, Sanford High School Senior, as the $10,000 Atlantic College Scholarship recipient. In addition to Audrey’s scholarship, Atlantic awarded an additional $10,000 in scholarships to the following recipients:

· Charlotte Daniels of Marshwood High School was awarded $5,000

· Elise Provencher of Greely High School was awarded $2,500

· Zachary Taranko of Thornton Academy was awarded $1,500

· Marisa Schultz of Mt. Ararat High School was awarded $1,000

This past spring graduating high school seniors, who are members at Atlantic, were invited to apply for the Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation College Scholarship program. The applicants were asked to provide an essay, a reference letter from a high school teacher or counselor, a resume, including community service, and their transcript. The Atlantic Scholarship Committee reviewed each application and selected the recipients.

Atlantic CEO/President Scott Chretien stated, "Our goal is to help our members do better and improve their financial quality of life. It is a joy to see the Atlantic scholarship program inspire and provide a financial lift in these students' pursuit of higher education."

The Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation is the charitable arm of Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Maine's leading credit union, with over $1 billion in assets and serving over 49,000 members. In addition to assisting members via Video Banking, Atlantic has branches in Biddeford, Brunswick, Cumberland, Freeport, Saco, Sanford, South Sanford, Topsham, Westbrook, and York. Visit the Atlantic website at www.atlanticfcu.com.