Rockville Centre, NY (May 31, 2024) |
Joseph Tedesco, President and CEO of Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union (Ocean Financial) was honored at the Hispanic Brotherhood Scholarship Dinner on May 9.
The Scholarship Dinner is an annual fundraising event in which all proceeds raised will provide financial assistance for deserving college students in the Rockville Centre School District. Throughout the event, fellow honorees were acknowledged for their continued leadership in their respective communities and providing outstanding services to the Hispanic community of Long Island.
In total, four scholarships were given to members of the local community, with OFFCU matching the funds for each scholarship.
“I am humbled and honored to be recognized by Hispanic Brotherhood,” said Mr. Tedesco. “At Ocean Financial, we believe in the credit union philosophy of ‘people helping people’, and our goal is to provide the Latino community of Long Island with the right financial tools that will lead them to success. We are happy to support the education of four local students who I know will go on to do great things.”
During the ceremony, Joseph and Ocean Financial were recognized for their support of Hispanic Brotherhood’s empowerment and advancement of the Latino community through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, housing and economic assistance.
In August 2023, Ocean Financial announced a partnership with Hispanic Brotherhood, in which the Credit Union will provide financial education, resources and services to Hispanic Brotherhood’s members.
“We are so grateful to Joe for his support and generosity with this organization, and we are pleased to be recognizing him for his leadership” said Margarita Grasing, Director of Hispanic Brotherhood. “After being a part of Hispanic Brotherhood for more than 46 years, it is so wonderful to see people that care and really mean that care about the situations of many families across Nassau County.”
From left to right; Marguerite Keller, Co-Director of Hispanic Brotherhood; Joseph Tedesco; Margarita Grasing, Director of Hispanic Brotherhood.