North Island Credit Union again partners with USS Midway to support On-Board STEM education programs
Credit Union Underwrites Costs for 650 Students From Title 1 Schools Through “No Child Left Ashore” Scholarship Fund
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 28, 2024) — North Island Credit Union has again partnered with USS Midway Museum (Midway), supporting its “No Child Left Ashore” scholarship fund to increase access to onboard programs for children from underserved communities. Through the partnership, the credit union will provide $15,000 to underwrite costs for 650 students from Title 1 schools and underserved areas across San Diego to attend Midway STEM Education Onboard Field Trip experiences.
“As a credit union originally founded to serve military and civil service personnel, we are honored to support the USS Midway Museum’s outstanding youth and teacher initiatives,” said North Island Credit Union President/CEO Steve O’Connell. “USS Midway is a tremendous resource to our community, and we are excited to help expand access to its STEM programs to new students and educators across San Diego.”
Midway programs engage, educate, and inspire elementary and middle school students to pursue studies and careers in STEM through programs held aboard the world’s most visited history navy ship museum. North Island Credit Union will cover tuition and transportation expenses for students who qualify for Midway’s No Child Left Ashore Scholarship Fund in 2025.
“Due to North Island Credit Union’s single-minded devotion to education and the youth of San Diego, hundreds and hundreds of school aged children get to learn about math, electricity, social science, weather, and more aboard the USS Midway Museum as they walk in the footsteps of the thousands of sailors who came before them,” said Tina Chin, Education Director, USS Midway Museum. “Additionally, students learn about the price of freedom, civic responsibility and being an Everyday Hero on the aircraft carrier as well as back in their own schools and communities. I am deeply grateful that the credit union’s generosity year after year allows us to do some of the heavy lifting in the support of teachers and students.”
North Island Credit Union has been an active supporter of the USS Midway Museum since 2015, donating over $167,000 to further the organization’s youth and community programs over the last nine years. This year, the credit union also is honored to be a Freedom Sponsor of the San Diego Veteran’s Day Parade on November 11, 2024.
Located in downtown San Diego, the USS Midway CV-41 was America’s longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century before becoming an interactive museum. Midway’s School and Youth Programs are hosted onboard in state-of-the-art education facilities.
(L-R) North Island Credit Union VP, 5th & Laurel Branch Manager Sean Swanson; North Island Credit Union VP, Kearny Mesa & NAS Branch Manager Dino Santos; North Island Credit Union VP, Regional Manager Therese Caballes; North Island Senior School & Community Development Officer Shadi Poustchi with students from Lakeside Farms Elementary School during a check presentation to underwrite costs for 650 students from Title 1 schools to attend Midway STEM Education Onboard Field Trip experiences.
About North Island Credit Union Foundation
North Island Credit Union Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that serves as the philanthropic arm of North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union operating in San Diego and Riverside Counties. California Credit Union is a state chartered full-service credit union with assets of nearly $5 billion, approximately 200,000 members and 25 retail branches. North Island Credit Union Foundation works to strengthen the financial well-being of our communities by providing targeted resources to non-profit partners effecting meaningful change across San Diego and Riverside counties. California Credit Union funds all administrative costs of the Foundation, enabling it to return 100% of donations back into community programs. Please visit ccu.com/foundation to learn more or make a tax-deductible donation, or follow the Foundation on Instagram® @northislandcufoundation.
About USS Midway Museum
The USS Midway Museum opened to the public in June 2004 and today is one of San Diego’s most popular visitor attractions with more than 1 million guests coming aboard each year. The naval aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1945 and served for 47 years supporting U.S. military and humanitarian efforts around the world. Nearly 200,000 sailors and officers served their country aboard the USS Midway before it was decommissioned (retired) in 1992.
