Texas Trust Credit Union’s Spirit Debit Card Rewards Local High Schools with Cash
Participating schools will receive 15 cents every time an active Spirit Debit card is used to make a purchase. With more than 1,100 active card-carrying Spirit Debit cardholders, Texas Trust Credit Union anticipates giving away $75,000 this school year to the schools enrolled in the program. Schools will receive a check each month for cardholders' previous months purchases.
The Texas Trust Spirit Debit Rewards Card is currently available to members in the Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Cedar Hill, and Athens school districts. Rewards can be designated for any one of 11 high schools in these districts.
Amber Danford, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, said Texas Trust Credit Union raised more than $1,700 for Grand Prairie schools.
The money will be used for student activities and the perfect attendance program, Teri Wilson. Director of Community Relations, said.
The Spirit Debit Rewards program is part of Texas Trust’s Spirit in Action education initiative. Members can earn rewards for designated schools when opening a checking account or taking out an auto loan, personal loan, or mortgage. In 2010, Texas Trust donated more than $69,000 to participating schools. Texas Trust also provides trainers for the Texas Education Agency approved financial education curriculum for high school students and conducts numerous financial literacy workshops each year for students, teachers, administrators, and the community.
