This spring, TFCU hosted its first Teachers + TFCU sweepstakes where we asked our social media followers to nominate their favorite teacher to win $2,000 from the TFCU financial empowerment team. You all shared the love! TFCU randomly chose three winners out of nearly 400 nominations and were excited to award these deserving Oklahoma teachers with $2,000 each. The winners were Chris J., from Norman; Maggie L., from Enid; and Cody W. from Tishomingo.
“So many recognition programs for teachers award money to be used in the classroom. Teachers give so much inside the classroom daily,” said Heather Kay, assistant vice president and manager of the financial empowerment department at TFCU. “We want our winners to treat themselves to something special outside the classroom.”
Since 2008, TFCU’s financial empowerment team has been actively presenting free, in-person and virtual financial education workshops throughout the state of Oklahoma at schools, businesses and other civic and tribal organizations. These workshops help adults and youth learn the importance of good money management skills, with topics ranging from how to set a budget to using financial resources for various life stages and events.
The financial empowerment team and the Teachers + TFCU sweepstakes are some of the ways TFCU lives up to the credit union motto of people helping people by meeting community needs across the state of Oklahoma.