Point Breeze Credit Union Announces Finalists for Carroll County Community Care Challenge

In celebration of Point Breeze Credit Union’s new office in Westminster, Md., Point Breeze has selected five finalists to compete in its Carroll County Community Care Challenge pitch event on Thursday, June 8, 2017.

The five finalists below, who all reside in Carroll County, will present their ideas for enhancing the community to a panel of four judges at the live pitch event. Following the event, Point Breeze will award $10,000 in funding to one grand prize winner.

• Boys & Girls Club of Westminster is renovating a 21,000 square-foot facility to increase the number of children that it serves from 110 to 600 per day. The new building will include a gymnasium, teen center, technology hub, art studio and even a radio station where kids can DJ their own music.
• Carroll Hospital Foundation is hosting its eighth annual health expo this fall, which will offer residents free health advice, screenings and education. Services that will be offered during the expo include blood pressure, body fat, osteoporosis, diabetes, and vision screenings.
• Kiwanis Club of Westminster will host a one-day seminar, including hands-on projects, to teach over 280 Carroll County high school students leadership skills and the self-esteem required of leaders.
• Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, Inc. (MAGIC) will develop its Smart Home pilot project, which will provide improvements to the quality of life for Carroll County adults with intellectual disabilities. Innovative, in-home healthcare monitoring, analysis, and alert services will benefit residents in two residential homes.
• Ride with Pride, which was nominated as a finalist by the community through Point Breeze’s fan favorite Facebook contest, is a non-profit initiative created by two McDaniel College students to provide much needed transportation for those with disabilities in Carroll County.

The finalists will participate at the pitch event held at Point Breeze’s Westminster office from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2017.

The judges will evaluate each pitch based on their potential community impact, creativity and feasibility. In addition to the grand prize winner, one runner-up and one second runner-up will receive $1,935, in honor of the year the credit union was founded, towards their idea.

The members of the judges’ panel include Bernie McLaughlin, president and CEO of Point Breeze Credit Union; Michael Gallagher, chairman of the Point Breeze Credit Union board; Amber Miller, reporter with WBFF-TV Fox 45 and Dr. Mona Becker, Westminster City Council.

“We look forward to hearing more about these creative and impactful ideas,” said McLaughlin. “We’re proud to support the great work these finalists are doing in Carroll County, and thank all who entered the Community Care Challenge for striving to make our community an even better place to live and work.”

To learn more about the Point Breeze Credit Union Carroll County Community Care Challenge, visit pbcu.com/communitycarechallenge.

About Point Breeze Credit Union

Point Breeze Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative serving more than 52,000 members and over 500 employer groups. The growing credit union, with total assets exceeding $760 million, currently has offices in Hunt Valley, Rosedale, Bel Air, Westminster and Owings Mills. Members also have access to over 5,000 shared branch locations across the United States. Individuals who work, worship or volunteer within 20 miles of a Point Breeze location are eligible to join. Point Breeze offers consumer and business checking, savings and loan services. Federally Insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Opportunity. For more information, please visit www.pbcu.com.