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American Heritage Credit Union has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to 30 high school senior credit union members. The credit union scholarship is designed to help ease the financial burden of higher education expenses. American Heritage Credit Union’s Scholarship Committee selected the 2021 scholarship recipients based on their scholarly merits, community and school involvement, a letter of recommendation, and a submitted essay describing an experience that demonstrates their character or helped to shape it.

American Heritage Credit Union (“American Heritage”) was recently honored nationally by CUNA’s Marketing & Business Development Council, and regionally by the Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association with multiple honors for excellence in member communications. Additionally, American Heritage associate Holly Benedetto was honored as State Ambassador by the CrossState Credit Union Association for the 2021-22 year.

From one of the earliest known 13-star flags to a black-and-white-striped 23-star anti-slavery flag and a 1960s-70s-era flag featuring 50 stars in the shape of a peace sign, more than 40 rare American flags will go on display alongside historic documents beginning Flag Day Weekend, reflecting a growing and changing American nation. The special exhibition, Flags and Founding Documents, 1776 – Today, will be on view at the Museum of the American Revolution from Saturday, June 12 – Monday, September 6, 2021, as part of the Museum’s Revolutionary Summer.

American Heritage Credit Union is educating its members and the community on how to protect and manage finances while traveling this summer as vacations and dining begin to resume to normal levels. Throughout May, American Heritage has shared educational content on their social media and in their blogs that provide security tips on protecting cards and account information, as well as free American Heritage services designed to maximize the free security features on cards and other payment tools.

American Heritage Credit Union’s Green Team hosted its inaugural Paw Pals Donation Drive for local animal shelters as well as two Adopt-A-Highway Spring Clean-Up events in Northeast Philadelphia and Lansdale, PA during the month of April. The American Heritage Green Team hosts a variety of volunteer events throughout the year to carry out its initiatives of beautifying the communities American Heritage serves while encouraging the credit union and its associates to become more environmentally friendly with their choices.