Sponsorships & Giveback

Freedom’s Susan Manning a 2016 Athena Award Finalist

Freedom Business Development Specialist a 2016 ATHENA Leadership Award Finalist

We are proud to announce that Susan Manning-Bresuciak, Business Development Specialist, is a finalist for this year’s ATHENA Award.Sue Manning, 2016 ATHENA Award Finalist

For the past 14 years, Harford County has presented the ATHENA Leadership Award to an exemplary female leader in the community. This year’s award ceremony is on March 4. ATHENA Award nominees must be —

  • A person who has achieved excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession
  • Someone who has served the community to improve the quality of life of others
  • A woman who has actively helped other women to achieve their full professional leadership potential

Ms. Manning-Bresuciak, known as Sue, is very active in the community, serving as president of the Southern Harford County Rotary, and recently  serving a three-year term as Treasurer for the Women In Defense. She has also been appointed to the Harford County Women’s Commission, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, the Northeastern Maryland Technical Council, and the Foundation for the Arc of Northern Chesapeake.

Sue has been with Freedom since 2012, serving as a Business Development Specialist focusing on the Aberdeen Proving Ground and businesses in the Route 40/I-95 corridor. She has been instrumental in providing Freedom’s  financial education programs to military and civilian employees at APG, as well as the Harford County Chamber of Commerce’s military appreciation efforts. Sue has also been key to the development of special programs for Harford County Association of REALTORS.

Join us in congratulating Sue on this tremendous honor!

Military Support

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) and other Military Support

Freedom has provided 63 years of support to military members, as well as civilian employees of the Department of Defense, their families and retirees.

We’re a tenant organization at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground and have operated a full service branch office there since 1956. Our branch at 5002 Hoadley Road, offers a drive-up ATM, drive-up teller, and convenient lobby hours. New memberships, savings accounts, checking accounts, and other member services are available in-person, online at www.freedomfcu.org, or by calling 800-440-4120, our 24/7/365 Contact Center.

Sponsorships, Memberships and Participation:

  • APG Military Appreciation Week – Multiple year sponsorship through HCCC
  • APG Morale Welfare Recreation (MWR)
  • APG Army Community Services
  • APG Retiree Day sponsor
  • APG Safety Day participant
  • Army Alliance
  • Association of United States Army (AUSA)
  • Fisher House
  • Military Saves Week
  • Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC)
  • “O” Day Picnic sponsorship

Financial education programs:

  • Basic Budgeting
  • Thrifty and Wise Use of Credit
  • Identity Theft
  • How to Buy a Car
  • How to Buy a Home
  • How to Sell a Home

Scholarships:

  • CU Foundation of MD/DC annual scholarship competition
  • Freestate ChalleNGe Academy scholarships
  • Harford County Chamber of Commerce scholarship support
  • Harford Community College annual scholarship for Freedom member
  • Women in Defense – Multiple sponsorships

Supporting Local Hospital Charitable Foundations

Freedom is a long-time partner of the University of Maryland’s Upper Chesapeake Medical Center and Harford Memorial Hospital. We’ve been the Credit Union for these two local hospitals for 42 years! Our partnership includes annual support of these organizations’ charitable Foundations.

Programs, campaigns, and events that we support each year include:

  • The Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center and its Cancer LifeNet program, which provides navigational and support services to cancer patients in our community.
  • The Senator Bob Hooper House
  • the “Little Things Matter” campaign of the Children’s Center at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center that raises funds to decorate the patient rooms with original art work and provide age appropriate interactive art.
  • the Red Pump Ball
  • Cruise for a Cause
  • Starnight Gala
  • Chesapeake Challenge golf and tennis fundraiser
  • Chesapeake Regatta
  • Adam Thompson Run