Sun East’s People Helping People – Student and Teacher Award Honorees

By: Chelsey Fu

Aston, PA – July 22, 2025 – Sun East Federal Credit Union recognizes and awards students in our community for their volunteer efforts that support the credit union’s philosophy of “People Helping People.” The awards, created as a benefit for schools that have a charter membership with Sun East Federal Credit Union, are for students who performed community service within the last year and made a positive influence. This year, 10 students received financial awards for their community service efforts:

2025 Award Winners

“We deeply appreciate the district’s dedication to its students and the positive impact your students have on their community. These awards reflect our commitment to strengthening our partnership and supporting the future leaders you inspire every day.” – Debbie Cook, Sun East President and CEO

SUN EAST’S “BEST TEACHER UNDER THE SUN” AWARD HONOREES

Sun East recognizes the importance of educators being role models for young people and guiding students towards a successful future, and pay tribute to teachers who demonstrate excellence in creating a motivating learning environment for their students. The Best Teacher Under The Sun Award acknowledges outstanding achievements of teachers in their performance in daily classroom activities, special projects or programs, or exemplary efforts to inspire students to reach beyond their grasp. 
The award application is open for all educators who teach in schools that are part of the credit union’s Select Employee Groups.  Teachers can be nominated by school administrators, faculty, parents and students.  The awards committee selects one winning teacher from each category of Elementary, Middle, and High School levels.  Each winning teacher receives $500, and his/her school also receives $500.

To date, Sun East has distributed more than $245,000 in student and teacher awards since 2003. For more information or to apply for the 2026 awards, go to: https://suneast.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/People-Helping-People-Education-Award-for-Members.pdf

About Sun East: 

Sun East Federal Credit Union, founded in 1949, is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution offering savings, borrowing, investing, and virtual banking needs to 50,000 + members, over 1,250 employers, and multiple other organizations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. Sun East has over $877 million in assets with branches throughout the Tri-State area, nationwide ATM access, and online and mobile banking. For more information, call 877-5-SUNEAST or visit www.suneast.org, or follow @SunEastFCU.

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