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The Last Lap
The color powder may fade, but the PACU Foundation’s impact won’t. At the foundation’s final fundraising event, the Flying Colors Charity 5K and Fun Run, Piedmont Advantage employees, family, friends and local runners brought everything they had to make this race the most memorable in its history. This year’s Flying Colors, held on June 13
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Piedmont Advantage Announces 2026 General Scholarship Recipients
Please join Piedmont Advantage in congratulating our 2026 Piedmont Advantage General Scholarship recipients! At Piedmont Advantage, we recognize and reward our members’ academic achievement and advancement. Piedmont Advantage General Scholarships, administered through the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation, are for high school seniors and beyond who are ready to take the next step in continuing their education.
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How We Give Back: The PACU Foundation
A core value of credit unions is to give back to the communities we serve. But what does that look like at Piedmont Advantage? It looks like the PACU Foundation, our charitable affiliate. In this episode of Headlines and Fine Print, Piedmont Advantage President & CEO Dion Williams interviews a PACU Foundation Board Director, Fundraising Committee Chair
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Piedmont Advantage Teaches Financial Literacy Lesson
At Piedmont Advantage, we take financial literacy seriously year-round, especially in April, Financial Literacy Month. That means, whenever we get the opportunity to teach a lesson at local schools, camps or programs, we take it. Today, we joined the Sullenberger Aviation Museum and West Charlotte High School (WCHS) students for their Flight Forward program, which
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Piedmont Advantage Kicks Off Annual Member Appreciation Days with Mooresville Branch
On Friday, March 13th, we held the first of our branches’ annual Member Appreciation Days at our Mooresville location. Thank you to all our members who came out today and celebrated with us. We hope you felt that sense of belonging and how appreciated you are. Next up is our Charlotte branch’s Member Appreciation Day
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PACU Day 2026
Presidents Day is often a time to reflect on leadership and the values that shaped our nation. At Piedmont Advantage Credit Union, it has taken on a more personal meaning. Each year on Presidents Day, Piedmont Advantage closes its operations and brings together employees from every branch and department for PACU Day, an annual gathering
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PACU’s Retired COO accepts Lifetime Achievement Award
With humility, gratitude and a standing ovation from peers across the Carolinas, Sandy Milton, recently-retired Chief Operating Officer of Piedmont Advantage Credit Union, officially accepted the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the Foundation’s Launch Gala on Wednesday evening, February 11, in Concord. The award honors Sandy’s more than four decades of service
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PACU Foundation awarded $10,000 by Elan Credit Card’s Charitable Giving program
Elan Credit Card announced today that PACU has been selected as one of only 25 financial institutions nationwide to receive a $10,000 charitable grant through its 2026 Elan Charitable Giving program. The award will directly benefit the PACU Foundation, the credit union’s charitable affiliate dedicated to helping residents overcome financial hardship. Elan’s national charitable program
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Piedmont Advantage Credit Union promotes from within, naming two Senior Vice Presidents
We announced the promotions of Candice Champe to Senior Vice President of Operational Innovation and Jean Golden-Rumer to Senior Vice President of Experience and Service Strategy, marking a new chapter of leadership for the credit union. Champe joined PACU in 2008 and has held several key roles, including Director of eCommerce and IT and Vice
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