Teacher Grant Recipients Announced

The Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union (TVTFCU) in Enfield, CT is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2023 Teacher Grant Award. The credit union began this program in an effort to assist their members who are educators in funding equipment, supplies or training.

The recipients this year are Stacey Williams, STEM Instructional Coach at Clover Street School in Windsor, Connecticut and Karen Casale, Library Assistant at J.F.K. Middle School in Enfield, Connecticut.

Ms. Williams is using her grant funds to purchase materials and supplies that will be used at the school’s STEM Carnival. The goal of the carnival is to bring educators, families, and students together to experience hands on education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Ms. Casale is using her grant funds to purchase materials and supplies to make Creative Kids Community Kits that students can borrow from the school’s library. These kits will allow students to express their creativity in the areas of writing and art.

“With increasing restraints on budgets and funding for educators, we wanted to offer some assistance. Our grant is open to our members who are educators at schools within our field of membership. Two grants are available annually. It is our hope that this funding will add to the level of education that is offered to our area students.” said Lori Triba, Manager/CEO for the Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union.

For more information about the credit union, visit their website: www.tvtfcu.org, find them on Facebook, visit their YouTube Channel: tvtfcuinenfield, call them at 860-253-4780 or stop by their office which is locatedat 182 South Road in Enfield.

The Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union (TVTFCU) is a not-for-profit, member owned, financial co-operative which has been serving its members since 1936. Financial services include savings and checking accounts, youth accounts. online account management, a variety of loans, mortgages and more. TVTFCU’s field of membership is open to all public and non-public school employees who work in the towns of Enfield, East Windsor, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield and Somers, Connecticut; Enfield High School students; employees of Community Health Resources; employees, commissioners and volunteers of the Enfield Fire Department; persons retired as pensioners or annuitants from the above employment; immediate family or household of existing members; plus spouses of persons who died while within the field of membership of this credit union.