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The Losses are July’s Vendor of the Month

July 5, 2019

The Summit Vendor of the Month at the Rochester Public Market is Mary Ellen Loss of Avon. Mary Ellen is a reliable, familiar face at the Market, where she and her son Peter sell a variety of produce. The Summit Vendor of the Month Award is presented by The Summit Federal Credit Union and the […]

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Jim Kelly, Jim Boeheim, Others to Play in Celebrity Golf Scramble

June 14, 2019

The Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic has announced a celebrity golf scramble featuring former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, Syracuse University men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim, former NHL star Brian Gionta and Elvio Fernandez of the band Daughtry. Tickets for the celebrity scramble, which will be held July 16th, are $12 at Rochester- area Wegmans. […]

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Cortland Hosts “Stone Soup” Community Picnic

June 12, 2019

The Summit Federal Credit Union was honored to be part of Cortland’s community picnic earlier this month. Coordinated by the Cortland Police Department’s Office of Community Policing, the family event had a theme of “Stone Soup,” a story about neighbors coming together, which perfectly underscored the event’s aim of uniting Cortland residents in kinship. 400 […]

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Market Seafood Receives The Summit Vendor of the Month Award

June 4, 2019

Market Seafood LLC, owned by husband-and-wife team Zach and Jessica Feldman, is the recipient of 2019’s first Summit Vendor of the Month award at the City of Rochester Public Market. The award, presented by The Summit Federal Credit Union and the Friends of the Rochester Public Market, recognizes those vendors who provide the community with […]

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Rochester-Area Credit Unions Support Matchstick Prize

May 22, 2019

The Credit Union Collective (The Summit, Reliant and Pittsford Federal Credit Unions) is offering $5000 cash for the 2019 winner of the Matchstick Prize. The prize, awarded by Causewave Community Partners and the Credit Union Collective, goes to a small nonprofit organization that makes positive change in the Rochester community. The prize also includes a […]

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The Summit Recognizes Two Local Students

May 17, 2019

The Summit recognized two young members at its annual meeting this month. Madelyn George, a senior at Rush-Henrietta High School, will attend the University of Connecticut in the fall. She is the recipient of The Summit’s 2019 “Locally Grown, Locally Committed” College Scholarship. Benjamin Christensen, a senior at Irondequoit High School, will attend Yale University […]

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Four Members of The Summit Awarded NYCUA Scholarships

May 14, 2019

Four college-bound high school seniors who are members of The Summit received scholarships from The Rochester Chapter of the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA). They are among thirteen area students awarded the scholarships, pictured left to right: Maverick Coryell (Finger Lakes FCU, Midlakes), Matthew Capel (Genesee Valley FCU, Geneseo), Twanda Dixon (The Summit FCU, […]

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ROC the Taste Returns July 26-27, 2019

April 25, 2019

After a successful inaugural festival in 2018, The Summit Federal Credit Union ROC the Taste will return to Parcel 5 in downtown Rochester this summer. The event will run from 11am to 11pm Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th. Admission is free and scores of local restaurants will be there to offer $1 tastes. […]

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Taste of Syracuse Headliner and Beneficiaries Announced

April 3, 2019

The Summit Federal Credit Union Taste of Syracuse, scheduled for June 7th and 8th in and around Clinton Square, was announced at The Summit’s Camillus branch last week. Representatives from The Summit, Tops Markets and Galaxy Media announced that Sugar Ray will be the Saturday Night headliner music act. The weekend of the event has […]

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The Summit Aims to Provide 100,000 Meals to WNY Food Bank

November 28, 2018

The generosity of The Summit’s members has resulted in approximately 84,000 meals donated to the Western New York Food Bank since 2009. Now, we are hoping to reach 100,000 meals by December 25th, 2018. To be a part of this effort, visit a Buffalo branch to purchase a “plate” for $1, $5, $10 or $20. Together, we […]

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