Self-Help Credit Union Vice President Thad Moore is pictured with the Dora Maxwell Award.

Self Help Credit Union earned statewide recognition for community service at the 74th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Credit Union League in Pinehurst. The credit union won the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award at a special banquet held Monday evening, June 15th.

The annual Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award recognizes and promotes credit unions’ social responsibility efforts within the communities they serve. Credit unions enter the program in separate asset categories, which allows them to compete fairly against credit unions of equal size and resources. Self-Help won the award in the $200 to $500 million-asset category for its continuing support of the Walltown Home Ownership project. Developed by the credit union in 1996 and completed last year, this program has helped to revitalize a distressed community, provided a safe environment for families, and helped residents empower themselves.

Self-Help will now compete with similarly sized credit unions for the national Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award. Winners will be announced by the Credit Union National Association later this year.