Amscot Financial Contributes Mini-Grants to 8 Non-Profit Service Groups
December 07 2017 - 10:48AM
Business Wire
Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient,
consumer-oriented financial services, recently awarded mini-grants
of $100 to $2,000 in support of 8 different non-profit service
organizations located in the Florida communities where the company
serves several million consumers.
"We want to make a positive impact on the communities we serve
and partnering with key organizations helps us to achieve that,"
says Ian MacKechnie, Founder and CEO of Amscot Financial.
Mini-grants went to the following organizations:
- Disston Academy 5000 Role Model,
Gulfport. This program matches young men with mentors to offer
guidance, academic support, and positive reinforcement. Mentors
meet with students on a regular basis to foster positive male to
male relationships. For more information, please visit:
www.pcsb.org/disston
- Early Learning Coalition of Manatee
County, Inc., Palmetto. On December 14th they hope to treat
close to 700 children, ages three to five, from low-income families
to a live stage performance at the Manatee Performing Arts Center
called Fairy Tale Follies. Most of these children have never been
in a theater or seen a live stage performance. For these little
ones, attending this play is a once in a lifetime experience. Each
child will also receive the gift of a book in a special backpack to
take home. For more information, please visit:
www.elc-manatee.org
- Improvement League of Plant
City, Plant City. They are working with the Plant City Economic
Development Corporation, employers, and Plant City High School to
develop a career academy concept to prepare students graduating
from high school to be immediately employed into the workforce.
They also continue to operate the Forensic Science Class with the
goal of having at least five students obtain collegiate and/or
professional certifications so CSI students can be hired as crime
lab interns. For more information, please visit:
www.improvementleague.com
- Lake Eustis Museum of Art,
Eustis. KidzArt is a twice a week low cost children's art class
provided to children in Lake County, FL. Their goal for the end of
this year is to keep their KidzArt room open to the public during
all museum hours, offering children the opportunity to come and
create with some self guided art lessons available. For more
information, please visit: www.lakeeustismuseumofart.org
- The Lakeland Police Department,
Lakeland. The Cops for Kids Christmas Program was developed to
serve the low income and at risk children that reside in Lakeland,
FL. The program will be providing clothing and education needs and
also provides assistance toward their health and wellness. The
Lakeland Police Department will host an annual event in December
and invite families of the chosen recipients where they will be
provided with a nutritious meal and care packages. For more
information, please visit: www.lakelandgov.net/lpd
- Legal Aid Society Seminole
County, Longwood. For 42 years their office has been able to
help Seminole’s County’s most vulnerable residents – the elderly,
the disabled, and the abused with their legal needs. For more
information, please visit: www.scbalas.com
- Life Concepts dba Quest, Inc.,
Orlando. Quest Kids programming specializes in helping children
with disabilities ranging from 15 months old to 18 years of age.
About 46% of the children in Quest Kids programs are on the autism
spectrum, while the remaining 54% have Cerebral Palsy, Down
syndrome, pervasive development disorders, developmental delays,
intellectual disabilities, and other learning and behavior
concerns. For more information, please visit: www.questinc.org
- WorkNet Pinellas, Inc. dba Science
Center, St. Petersburg. Each year, the Science Center offers
fall, winter, spring and summer camp programming focused on STEM –
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics specifically
geared to children, kindergarten through middle school. The program
encourages students’ interest by offering fun, exciting,
age-appropriate, hands-on activities. For more information, please
visit: www.sciencecenterofpinellas.org
Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Amscot Financial is a leading
provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services,
including cash advances, check cashing, bill payment, money
transfers, prepaid access cards and money orders. Amscot Financial
currently operates 237 retail financial service centers throughout
Florida and employs close to 2,000 associates. Amscot Financial has
been recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as one of Tampa
Bay’s Best Places to Work for five years (2008-2012) & was
recently named as one of Americas’ Best Midsize Employers by
Forbes. For more information on Amscot’s products and services,
community involvement, and career opportunities, please visit the
company’s website at www.Amscot.com.
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Amscot FinancialAlexandra Bustos,
813-637-6277abustos@amscotfinancial.com