Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union Announces Teacher Grant Recipients

The Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union (TVTFCU) in Enfield, CT is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2025 Teacher Grant Award. The credit union began this program in an effort to assist their members who are educators in funding equipment, supplies, or training.

The recipients this year are Lynne Devito, Reading Specialist, at Clover Street School in Windsor, Connecticut and Sophie Nuccio, Teacher at East Windsor Middle School in Connecticut.

Ms. Devito is using her grant funds to purchase supplies to create a Book Nook where students can read in a safe space to develop a love of reading, promote literacy skills and encourage independent learning.

Ms. Nuccio is using her grant funds to bring students to the Springfield Museums to view the art and artifacts from diverse regions of our world that they have learned about in school. This experience will bring the curriculum to life by allowing students to engage with the cultural objects, traditions, and histories.

“With increasing restraints on budgets and funding for educators, we wanted to offer assistance. Our grant is open to our members who are educators at schools within our field of membership. Two grants are available annually. It is our hope that this funding will add to the level of education that is offered to our area students.” said Lori Triba, Manager/CEO for the Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union.

For more information about the credit union, visit their website: www.tvtfcu.org, find them on Facebook, visit their YouTube Channel: tvtfcuinenfield, call them at 860-253-4780 or stop by their office which is located at 182 South Road in Enfield.

The Tobacco Valley Teachers Federal Credit Union (TVTFCU) is a not-for-profit, member owned, financial co-operative which has been serving its members since 1936. Financial services include savings and checking accounts, youth accounts. online account management, a variety of loans, mortgages and more. TVTFCU’s field of membership is open to all public and non-public school employees who work in the towns of Enfield, East Windsor, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield and Somers, Connecticut; Enfield High School students; employees of Community Health Resources; employees, commissioners and volunteers of the Enfield Fire Department; persons retired as pensioners or annuitants from the above employment; immediate family or household of existing members; plus spouses of persons who have passed away while within the field of membership of this credit unions.