DES MOINES- Serve Credit Union, a financial cooperative that serves those who serve the community, recently announced the three recipients of its $3,000 scholarship program.

Annually, Serve offers scholarships to members and their families to put towards their higher education. This year, each receipt received a $1,000 scholarship. 

The awardees include: 

• Alyssa Eginoire - University of Iowa - Psychology, Criminology, and Forensic Psychology

•  Lauren Hahn - University of Kansas - Interior Design

• Mallory Lovejoy - University of Nebraska Omaha - Pre-Med

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Social media is a great way to connect with friends, share life updates, and celebrate milestones—but it can also open the door to scammers. More than ever, fraudsters are mining platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and even LinkedIn for personal information they can use to commit identity theft, financial fraud, or manipulate people through romance scams.

What you post online may feel casual and harmless, but in the wrong hands, those details can become dangerous.

Scammers are getting sneakier—sending fake texts that look like they're from your financial institution, a delivery company, or even a government agency. Their goal? To get you to click a dangerous link or give up sensitive information.

Annually, Serve offers scholarships to members and their families to put towards their higher education. This year, each receipt received a $1,000 scholarship.

Serve Credit Union, a financial cooperative founded in the “people helping people” spirit, is celebrating its 92nd birthday this month by recapping its community impact over the past year. 

“As a member-owned financial institution, we are proud of the impact our credit union has had on the financial lives of our members and the communities where they live and work during the past 90 years,” said Jami Weems, CEO of Serve.