Representatives from Scott Credit Union presented a check recently for $3,000 to Highland Optimist Club President Tim Hirsch for sponsorship of the annual Highland Optimist Basketball Shootout.
This is the third year that Scott Credit Union is the namesake sponsor of the showcase event, which will be held Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Highland High School Gym.
The Shootout will feature five games beginning with the Highland Girls taking on Quincy Notre Dame at noon. The second game will feature the Alton Marquette boys team facing Mater Dei at 1:45 p.m.
Game three will be Belleville East boys squaring off against DeSmet at 3:30 p.m. The fourth game of the event will be a battle between Madison Memorial and East St. Louis at 5:15 p.m.
The final game of the Shootout features Highland boys against Roxana at 7 p.m.
“We’re excited about being the primary sponsor of the Shootout,” said Scott Credit Union Community Relations Representative Lauren Hoefert. “It has always been a premier event and we are happy to support it. We believe in supporting schools and the community and this gives us another chance to do that.”
Scott Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative that is member owned. The credit union is member owned and recently gave about $1.2 million back to members through a bonus dividend and loan interest rebate.
Scott Credit Union is open to anyone who lives or works in a 17 county area, including Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Clinton, Marion, Bond, Macoupin, Montgomery, Fayette, Effingham, Williamson, and Jackson counties. Anyone who lives or works in St. Louis County, Missouri also can open accounts at SCU. Additionally, anyone active or retired military also can have accounts with Scott Credit Union.
Scott Credit Union currently has 15 area locations: Scott Air Force Base, East Belleville, Fairview Heights, Collinsville, O’Fallon, Edwardsville, Waterloo, Highland, Caseyville, West Belleville, Millstadt, Mascoutah, Troy, East Alton and its Home Office in Edwardsville.
For details on opening accounts at Scott Credit Union, visit www.scu.org, call 1-800-888-4728, or stop by any of the credit union’s branches.