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Your Credit Union
Tuscaloosa County
Main Office
1215 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(drive-thru open until 6 p.m. on Friday)
BF Goodrich Branch
4520 21st St
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Northport Branch
1501 McFarland Blvd
Northport, AL 35476
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Highway 43 Branch
4750 Rose Blvd
Northport, AL 35475
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Taylorville Branch
6822 Highway 69 S
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Skyland East Branch
3700 Skyland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
NEWSLETTER
From the Archives
SUMMER 2015
News Briefs:
Holiday Closings
Friday, July 3, 2015 for
Independence Day.
Monday, September 7, 2015 for
Labor Day.
This Issue:
West Alabama Hospice Food Drive
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Skyland West Branch
70 Skyland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Commons North Branch
4605 Rice Mine Rd NE
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Jack Warner Parkway Branch
1000 Jack Warner Pkwy NE
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Pickens County
Pickens County Branch
194 Reform St
Carrollton, AL 35447
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Mobile County
Mount Vernon Branch
945 Coy Smith Hwy
Mt. Vernon, AL 36560
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Edwin D. Harrell
Flora Gay
Darlene Wallace
Charles West
A.D. Sanders Larry Sexton
Richard Powell
Jerry Hewitt
James Brown
David Bennett
President / Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Membership Officer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Supervisory Committee
Martha Fincher
Evelyn G. Pelt
David Harris
Chairman
Secretary
Home Branch is always available at
alabamaone.org.
Your Credit Union participates in shared
branching through CU Service Centers
(CUSC, Inc.). We provide members access
to their accounts nationwide. To find a
location, call (800) 919-2872 or visit
www.cuservicecenter.com
West Alabama Hospice Food Drive
The 2nd annual Hospice of West Alabama
Food Drive was held Monday, May 4th
through Friday, May 15th at all Alabama
One branch locations in Tuscaloosa and
Pickens counties. This year’s theme was
“Yes We Can” Food Drive. Alabama One
collected more than 60 bags of various nonperishable food items to present to Hospice
of West Alabama thanks to the generous
donations from its members and employees.
A special thank you to employee Cathy
Morrison, who works at our BFG Branch,
for her idea to host an annual Hospice
Food Drive and to her co-workers for their
assistance in collecting and delivering the
food items to Hospice of West Alabama.
Alabama One is proud to be a part of the
community in which we serve and we
thank our members for their generosity and
support in serving our local community.
CEO’s Corner
Alabama Teacher of the Year Finalist
Shelton State Scholarship Recipients
Miracle League of Tuscaloosa
Earth Day Garden Show
Relay for Life
Walk MS: West Alabama
Rates of Spring
Operation Credit Union Christmas
Summer Holiday Word Search
From the Archives
CEO’s Corner
I know it is not
Thanksgiving, but it is
always appropriate to
be thankful and express
it. Given that this is
the CEO’s Corner, and
I am the CEO, I want
to take this opportunity
John Dee Carruth
Manager and CEO 100114143 to state a few
of the things I am thankful for.
I am thankful, of course, for my wife and
family. I am also thankful for the loyal
support of co-workers, volunteers and
friends here at Alabama One.
Your Credit Union
I want to specifically express to you, the
membership of the Credit Union where I
have devoted my professional life, that I am
thankful for your support in ways that
I cannot adequately express in words.
I consider so many of you as not just
members of the Credit Union, but as
friends. I truly mean that. It means
very much to me, over the course
of my career so far, that I have been
allowed to touch so many lives. I
know many of you personally and can
say that I made you your first car loan,
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CEO’s Corner
Shelton State
Scholarship Recipients
Con’t.
your first home loan, or otherwise
helped or participated as you made
some other financial decision, and I
am so thankful for that. I have been
privileged to have followed you and
your families over the 30-plus years
I have been a part of the family that
is Alabama One and I just want to
say thank you. From the Annual
Meeting and Moola Moola Festival
down to the daily conversations I
have in the Credit Union, I am truly
blessed to be a part of it all.
So please accept this heartfelt
“THANK YOU”, for all of your
support of me and your support of
the Credit Union.
John Dee Carruth
Manager and CEO
Alabama Teacher
of the Year Finalist
Sarah Stroud, a kindergarten teacher at
Northport Elementary School (NES), was
nominated as an Alabama Teacher of the
Year Finalist. NES is our proud AdoptA-School partner, and Alabama One joins
them in celebrating this achievement.
Congratulations Sarah Stroud! You are a
valuable asset to this community, and we
appreciate your dedication and hard work.
Kara Swiney
Kaitlyn Roland
Members Kara Swiney and Kaitlyn
Roland are the recipients of the
Alabama One Credit Union Charter
Members’ Scholarship. Kara will be
attending Shelton State Community
College in the fall and plans to obtain
her RN and specialize in pediatrics.
Kaitlyn plans to attend Shelton State
in the fall for nursing, as well. She
then wants to utilize her education
and skills to help the less fortunate in
the local community and other parts
of the world.
Members Zachary Wyatt and
Madison Holmes are the recipients
of the Alabama One Credit Union
Volunteers’ Scholarship. Zachary
and Madison are currently attending
Shelton State Community College
Zachary Wyatt
Madison Holmes
86533. Zachary is majoring in
Computer Science and plans to transfer to a four-year college, preferably Mississippi State
University, and become a software programmer. Madison is double majoring in elementary
education and visual arts. She wants to become an elementary art teacher and ultimately
invest in kids’ lives through her career.
Congratulations to all of these scholarship recipients.
Miracle League of Tuscaloosa
In early spring, Alabama One assisted in providing jerseys to more
than 100 players in the Miracle League of Tuscaloosa. The Miracle
League of Tuscaloosa is an organization that gives children, youth,
and adults with special needs in our community the opportunity to
play baseball and be part of a team. It 102413 is a special program
that affords happiness and joy to its participants, and Alabama One
is proud to be a sponsor.
We appreciate so much that Alabama One
supports our uniforms! These players are having
the time of their lives!!
-Joanna McKinley, The Miracle League
Player Cameron Tubbs &
Volunteer Beth Gabriel
Earth Day
Garden Show
Alabama One participated in the 4th
annual Earth Day Garden Show on
Sunday, April 19th at the Battle-Friedman
Moola posing with Southern Belles
House in Tuscaloosa. The Earth Day
at the Earth Day Garden Show
Garden Show is an informative event
offering advice on container gardening, the planting of vegetables, trees, and herbs, and
other “green” projects. Moola, along with employees Tanya Sanford, Courtney Gillman,
Candice Dockery, and Carly Elmore, participated in this event. Moola 3594 brought
balloons and giveaways for all the young attendees, and everyone enjoyed the music played
by Clarence Conner, a member of the local band, Smooth Operators.
Relay for Life
Tuscaloosa County’s Relay for Life was held
Friday, May 8th at the Government Plaza in
downtown Tuscaloosa. Alabama One’s team
included employees Jenni Collins, Captain,
Heather Overstreet, Co-Captain, Elizabeth
Cancer survivors walking the Survivors’
Lap of Honour at Relay for Life
Rodenberry, Nicole Muckenfuss, and Megan
Gremmels. Our team members participated in activities ranging from Zumba to the
Chick-Fil-A nugget eating contest. Our fundraising efforts included donations from
members and employees, Dress Down Days for employees, and an on-site raffle of
various prizes. Alabama One raised more than $1,000 for Relay for Life which supports
cancer research.
Walk MS: West Alabama
The annual Walk MS: West Alabama was held
on Saturday, February 28th at Tuscaloosa’s Snow
Hinton Park for the Alabama Mississippi Chapter
of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society.
Alabama One employees volunteered at the event
by collecting and counting donations. Walk MS
brings together individuals living with multiple
sclerosis, their family and friends, and other
supporters to celebrate the progress that has been
made in the battle against multiple sclerosis and
also as a fundraiser for future projects and research.
This year’s event brought in $10,223.00, and
these donations will go to support programs and
research to work toward finding a cure for MS.
AOCU employees Megan Roakes,
Doug Killough, and Mary Hamner
at the West Alabama MS Walk
Visit any branch location or alabamaone.org
for more information.
Operation Credit
Union Christmas
Believe it or not, Christmas
is quickly approaching and
will arrive faster than we
realize. Operation Credit
Union Christmas
touches the lives of
hundreds of families
in Tuscaloosa and
Pickens counties and the Mt. Vernon
community each year. It provides children
with a “Christmas to Remember” who
otherwise would not experience it. So
remember to purchase candy or simply
make a donation at any Credit Union
branch location to 33596 support the
program. You can also find donation boxes
located in the drive-thrus at the Main
Office, Northport, Taylorville, and Skyland
Branch locations.