Point Breeze Awards Scholarships to 15 Local High School Students

Point Breeze Credit Union has awarded scholarships to 15 local high school seniors as a part of its 12th annual scholarship program. Each student will receive $1,500 towards his or her higher education.

Students submitted applications explaining their involvement in high school and their community, as well as an essay describing their future goals and how their selected major will help them achieve these goals. They were also asked to create a hypothetical budget on a $40,000 annual salary.

“Financial health and education are of utmost importance for our young members and we are proud to support these students as they plan ahead for their futures. Today, many college students feel stressed about personal finances and through early education about budgeting, they are better able to set and stick to financial goals,” said Lynn Finckel, Secretary of Point Breeze Credit Union’s Board of Directors and Chair of the Scholarship Committee. “We were highly impressed with the applications received this year from students throughout our membership and are thrilled to award these 15 seniors with scholarships to their school of choice.”

The following individuals received the 2018 Point Breeze Credit Union scholarship:

• Lauren Asher – Lauren is from Forest Hill, Md. and will be attending Winthrop University.
• Kyle Cappucci – Kyle is from Nottingham, Md. and will be attending Elizabethtown College.
• Ariel Glenn– Ariel is from Baltimore, Md. and will be attending the University of Baltimore.
• Pieter Heyn – Pieter is from Westminster, Md. and will be attending Clarkson University.
• Madison Kahler – Madison is from Nottingham, Md. and will be attending Stevenson University.
• Destiny Mann – Destiny is from York, Pa. and will be attending the University of Pittsburgh.
• Alexander Raynes – Alexander is from Baltimore, Md. and will be attending Susquehanna University.
• Caden Riley – Caden is from Phoenix, Md. and will be attending the University of Maryland.
• Ashley Ruehl – Ashley is from Perry Hall, Md. and will be attending the University of Mary Washington.
• Eileen Scheir – Eileen is from Fallston, Md. and will be attending the University of Richmond.
• Logan Spivey – Logan is from Sparrow’s Point, Md. and will be attending Stevenson University.
• Kelly Sprangel – Kelly is from Westminster, Md. and will be attending Ohio State University.
• Gabrielle Trimp – Gabrielle is from Catonsville, Md. and will be attending James Madison University.
• Travis Wagner – Travis is from Forest Hill, Md. and will be attending the Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Ashley Wierzbowski– Ashley is from Bel Air, Md. and will be attending Harford Community College.

To be eligible students needed to be current owners, joint owners or named on a custodial account in good standing with Point Breeze Credit Union. The winners were selected by a scholarship committee comprised of Point Breeze Credit Union executives and board members.

About Point Breeze Credit Union

Point Breeze Credit Union is a full service financial institution that is member-owned and not-for-profit. Point Breeze offers easy, reliable banking to more than 55,000 members and numerous employer groups. The growing credit union, with assets exceeding $770 million, has offices in Hunt Valley, Rosedale, Bel Air, Westminster and Owings Mills. Members also have access to over 5,600 Shared Branch locations and 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs across the nation. Individuals who work, worship or volunteer within 20 miles of a Point Breeze location are eligible to join Point Breeze Credit Union. Federally Insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Opportunity. For more information, visit www.pbcu.com.