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JOIN US FOR OUR 2016 TDECU ANNUAL MEETING We cordially invite you to attend this year s Annual Meeting being held on Thursday, March 3. We are making room for our growing TDECU family! We are excited to announce we will be hosting our 2016 Annual Meeting at several locations throughout the communities we serve. We will be broadcasting live from Lake Jackson, so plan to join us at the location most convenient for you. TDECU team members will be on hand to welcome you; and our always popular door prizes, giveaways and refreshments will be enjoyed by all. We have a lot to celebrate, so we hope you will plan to attend. See you there! Holiday Closings Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 18 All member centers will be closed except for Downtown Tunnel and Marathon Tower, which will observe regular business hours. Presidents Day Monday, February 15 All member centers will be closed. CLICK. PAY. HAVE A NICE DAY. Find the most convenient location from the list below. Make plans to join us and your fellow TDECU family members on March 3. 2 Check-in begins at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. THE MEETING LOCATIONS ARE: LAKE JACKSON Dow Academic Center at Brazosport College 500 College Drive Lake Jackson, TX 77566 VICTORIA Victoria Community Center Dome 2905 E. North Street Victoria, TX 77901 DALLAS/FORT WORTH Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Jr. Ballrooms A & B 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd. Irving, TX 75039 HOUSTON TDECU Stadium Club Area 3847 Holman Street Houston, TX 77004 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 Now Available for TDECU Credit Cards GET READY FOR A WHOLE NEW WAY TO PAY-ON-THE-GO! 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 6 CLASSIC TDECU Credit Card art.indd 1 3/23/15 3:46 PM PLATINUM Windmill TDECU Credit Card art.indd 1 3/23/15 3:49 PM Apple Pay has arrived and is now available for use with any TDECU MasterCard and VISA credit card. The mobile payments service lets you use your Apple device to initiate contactless payment transactions anywhere you see the Pay Wave or Apple Pay symbol. All you need to get started is your favorite TDECU MasterCard or VISA credit card or, add them all! With Apple Pay, you can add up to eight cards for use with your iphone 6, iphone 6 Plus, Apple Watch, ipad Pro, ipad Air 2 or ipad Mini 3. We re excited to be able to add Apple Pay as a new feature to our lineup of convenient member services. Visit TDECU.org/applepay for details on how to get started today! UPDATE: While Apple Pay is not available for use with our current TDECU VISA debit card, we will be launching the service soon. Stay tuned for details!
FALL FOOD DRIVE COMMUNITY CORNER The Pasadena Garth Road Member Center team partnered with Members and collected just shy of 100 non-perishable food items for the GCCISD Community in Schools Program. This holiday season the program will assist 44 families. Our University of Houston Member Center team loaded up their little red wagon with donations for the Star of Hope shelter. Representatives from the Victoria Mall Member Center filled their cart and donated non-perishable food items to Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Donations for the Women s Center of Brazoria County were given by our TDECU Tech Drive team members. Our Houston Downtown Tunnel Member Center team poses for a picture with Brianna Edwards, winner of the UH vs. Navy football ticket giveaway. Insurance Watch: Healthcare Open Enrollment Ends Soon Open Enrollment available through January 31, 2016. During this time you can visit TDECU s Insurance Exchange/ Marketplace to compare plans from the nation s leading carriers and even request a free quote for help finding the best insurance option for your budget. Not only can you review plans and purchase health insurance, but you can do the same if you need dental and vision plans, too. Our dedicated team of licensed, knowledgeable insurance consultants is available via online chat or phone to answer all your questions and walk you through the enrollment process. To ensure you and your family s healthcare needs are covered for 2016 (and to avoid paying a possible tax penalty), call TDECU Insurance Agency, LLC today at 877.786.9657 or go to http://tdecuinsurance.myplanlink.com to get started. Insurance products are not NCUA insured, not deposits, and not guaranteed by TDECU or TDECU Insurance Agency, LLC. TDECU SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH MARCH 4 Every year, we are proud to select our most promising student members to each receive a $1,500 scholarship to be applied toward fees associated with attending an accredited college, university or trade school. To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be a member in good standing and have their own personal account. We encourage all our student members to apply. Deadline to apply is Friday, March 4, 2016. Based on academic performance and leadership skills, the $1,500 scholarships are paid in two increments: $750 for Fall Semester $750 for Spring Semester (subject to achieving the required fall semester grades) We are also proud to award our $3,000 Marcus Stephenson Citizenship Scholarship to a student from Brazosport High School, Mr. Stephenson s alma mater. The scholarship recipient must be attending college for the first time. Mr. Stephenson is a former TDECU Board Chairman, a long-time TDECU member and well-respected member of the community. The TDECU Scholarship program is an extension of our commitment to support education initiatives in the communities we are proud to serve. To download the 2016 TDECU Scholarship application, visit TDECU.org. 3
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