Sisters Angela and Gina Weekley know their lives could have turned out differently.
They grew up in Waterloo, in a single-parent, low-income home where no one held even a high school level education. But they credited TRIO, a federal program administered by the University of Northern Iowa that provides services for elementary through high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with helping them overcome those obstacles and build successful careers and become local leaders and pillars of their community, with both being named to the Waterloo Courier’s 20 Under 40 list.
“Statistically, I should not be having this conversation with you,” Angela, currently the community inclusion manager at Veridian Credit Union and the oldest of the three Weekley siblings who all went through UNI’s Educational Talent Search and upward Bound programs, said. “The TRIO programs not only changed my life, but allowed me to model for my younger siblings.”
Veridian Credit Union adds virtual gallery for annual student art display Friday, April 9, 2021 11:14 AM Veridian Credit Union is celebrating the 20th year of displaying local student art in select branches with the addition of a virtual gallery to help anyone who would like to tour the 2021 ArtShare collection. Veridian launched ArtShare in 2002 to increase awareness and appreciation for local student artists. Today the credit union partners with 10 Iowa high schools to display 140 pieces in five branches across the state. Participating high schools include Ankeny Centennial, Ankeny, Ankeny Christian Academy, Cedar Falls, Columbus Catholic, Iowa City West, Marion, Waterloo East, Waterloo West and Waverly-Shell Rock. The 2021 ArtShare collection is now on display for one year at each school’s nearest Veridian branch. The virtual gallery and a complete list of featured students from each school is available at veridiancu.org/artshare.
Lincoln Savings Bank tops list of most active IFA lenders in Iowa Tuesday, March 16, 2021 3:00 PM Lincoln Savings Bank was the top mortgage lender in the state through Iowa Finance Authority loan programs, according to the 2020 IFA Top Lender list released by the agency. The awards were given to the lending institutions and loan originators that assisted the most homebuyers through IFA programs in 2020. The Iowa Finance Authority offers mortgage and down payment assistance programs through a network of more than 400 lenders throughout the state. Lincoln Savings Bank, based in Reinbeck, assisted 211 homebuyers in 2020, closing nearly $32.4 million in loans. The recognition exemplifies the bank’s core value of building stronger communities, said Jordan Schick, head of mortgage for Lincoln Savings Bank. Through our partnership with Iowa Finance Authority, Lincoln Savings Bank s commitment to helping Iowans achieve their homeownership dreams becomes
By Jeff Pitts
2/3/2021
You know the drill by now. For nearly three decades, CITYVIEWâs Best Of Des Moines Poll has informed central Iowa about its biggest, best, brightest, tastiest, most fabulous, most effective, most fun, most entertaining, most interesting, its fittest and… You get the idea.
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