December 6, 2023
(L-R) North Island Credit score Union VP, Regional Supervisor Therese Caballes; Leslie Houck, Zamarano Elementary Faculty Trainer; USS Halfway Director of Schooling Tina Chin; North Island Credit score Union VP, NAS Department Supervisor Dino Santos and college students from Zamarano Elementary Faculty throughout a verify presentation to underwrite prices for 650 college students from Title 1 faculties to attend Halfway STEM Schooling Onboard Subject Journey experiences. Courtesy picture.

 North Island Credit score Union has once more partnered with USS Halfway Museum, supporting its “No Little one Left Ashore” scholarship fund to extend entry to onboard packages for kids from underserved communities.

By way of the partnership, the credit score union will present $15,000 to underwrite prices for 650 college students from Title 1 faculties throughout San Diego to attend Halfway STEM Schooling Onboard Subject Journey experiences.

“We’re dedicated to supporting native establishments, younger folks and educators in our group, and there’s no higher instance of a strong program than the USS Halfway’s excellent STEM Schooling experiences,” mentioned North Island Credit score Union President & CEO Steve O’Connell. “We’re honored to assist the USS Halfway and all the college students and lecturers who profit from its packages.”

Halfway packages have interaction, educate, and encourage elementary and center college college students to pursue research and careers in STEM via packages held aboard the world’s most visited historical past navy ship museum. North Island Credit score Union will cowl tuition and transportation bills for college students who qualify for Halfway’s No Little one Left Ashore Scholarship Fund in 2024.

North Island Credit score Union has been an lively supporter of the USS Halfway Museum since 2015, donating over $147,000 to additional the group’s youth and group packages during the last eight years.

Positioned in downtown San Diego, the USS Halfway CV-41 was America’s longest-serving plane provider of the twentieth century earlier than changing into an interactive museum. Halfway’s Faculty and Youth Applications are hosted onboard in state-of-the-art training services.