McCoy Federal Credit Union donates $5,000 to Hamlin Elementary School for library books

An anonymous Hamlin business owner matched the $5,000 amount, boosting the total amount donated to $10,000.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:00 a.m. November 14, 2024

McCoy Federal Credit Union traveled to Hamlin Elementary School in Horizon West to present the $5,000 check.

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Hamlin Elementary School has been presented with $10,000 for new library books through a donation from McCoy Federal Credit Union and an anonymous Hamlin business owner.

Through McCoy Federal Credit Union's community service outreach initiative, the McCoy Cares Foundation, the organization was able to donate $5,000 for the new books, which then was matched by a donation from the anonymous local Hamlin business owner.

The funds donated will be used to assist the school’s media center with meeting the AASL recommended standard of 15-20 books per student.

“Not only is literacy an important building block for students to establish a successful academic career, but books foster creativity and nourish imagination,” said Alvin Cowans, president/CEO of McCoy Federal Credit Union. “We are proud to work together with our community to support Hamlin Elementary School as they build their school library, and we hope that the students find stories that inspire them to learn.”

To learn more about the McCoy Cares Foundation, click here.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.