The fully-operational Max branch is open two mornings per week to serve the students, faculty and staff of Lanier High School. The branch is staffed by Lanier students and managed by Max professionals.
Lanier High School students and representatives from Max Credit Union, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery Public Schools and the City of Montgomery help Max President and CEO Greg McClellan (center, holding scissors) cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the new Max student financial center inside Lanier High School.
MAX CREDIT UNION BRANCH OPENS AT SIDNEY LANIER HIGH SCHOOL MONTGOMERY - Max Credit Union celebrated the grand opening of the River Region’s first student financial center inside Sidney Lanier High School.
The financial center is part of a hands-on learning environment in the Finance and Business Career Academy at Lanier. The branch gives students realworld money management experience, helping them develop life skills to put them on track for career options after high school. In addition to earning school credit for working at the branch, students also have the opportunity to participate in the creation of marketing materials for financial products and services offered there.
Max partners in the financial center are Montgomery Public Schools and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Career Academies Task Force. “This is an investment in our kids, our community and our economy,” said Max President and CEO Greg McClellan. “We believe this is an opportunity for the students to acquire the real knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to reach and exceed whatever goals they set for their future.” Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Thompson praised Max Credit Union’s involvement at Lanier High School. “This is an amazing opportunity for our students, (and) Max is an outstanding community partner,” Thompson said. “Opening
this branch in Lanier will give the students in our Finance Career Academy the chance to see firsthand the practical application of some of what they are learning in the classroom. “We are so grateful to Max for seeing the potential for students, and investing the time and resources into making this a reality.” MOWERY NAMED TO MAGAZINE’S PRESTIGOUS RISING STARS LIST WASHINGTON, D.C. – David L. Mowery, founder and president of Mowery Consulting Group, LLC, has been named to Campaigns & Elections magazine’s 2011 Rising Stars. Mowery, 33, has helped Democrats, Republicans and independents win elections, (Continued on page 34)
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