--- title: "Community First Insider: October 2024 Edition" description: Community First Insider! Read our monthly newsletter to learn about exciting new developments, upcoming community events, and some of our helpful services. --- [![Community First](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CFCU_Logo_Global_Header_Hub2025.png?width=753&height=375&name=CFCU_Logo_Global_Header_Hub2025.png "Community First")](https://www.communityfirstfl.org/) ![Insider Redesign Logo-Color-2](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Insider%20Redesign%20Logo-Color-2.png?width=400&height=151&name=Insider%20Redesign%20Logo-Color-2.png "Insider Redesign Logo-Color-2") since 1935 | #justbeyourself Volume 7 | Issue 8 | October 2024 **Our Mission: Providing financial solutions for every stage of life.** ![What's new with Community First?](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hubfs/600x200%20New%20From%20CFCU.png "What's new with Community First?") **Hours Update:** All branches and headquarters will be closed on Monday, October 14th for Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day. Info24, Mobile, and Online Banking will remain available. **Security Alert:** Community First will *never* ask for your Online Banking credentials or secure access code. If you're asked for this information, hang up and call us at 904.354.8537. **Jacksonville Icemen Card:** Show your team pride! Get the [Jacksonville Icemen card](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/icemen-debit-card?utm_campaign=2023-Community-First-Insider&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8_F-SMX4YECxIkMh6d780oIApsZXD3FcNTeGabr_XXs8m1Vs9CXvwhcoqJfGrTdnZYH7k7) and elevate your fan experience with every purchase. ![moveUP Financial Sense](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hubfs/600x200%20moveUP%20Financial%20Sense%20Logo.png "moveUP Financial Sense") [![Personal Loan](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hubfs/300x150%20Q3%202024%20Blog%20Email_0004_ABeginnersGuideToPersonalLoans-image1-opt.jpg "Personal Loan")](https://www.communityfirstfl.org/resources/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-personal-loans) ## A Beginner's Guide to Personal Loans Loans can be a great tool for businesses and individuals alike. Often, businesses will take out loans as a strategic move, and individuals can also do the same for their personal finances via a personal loan. Check out our personal loan guide for beginners. [Read more.](https://www.communityfirstfl.org/resources/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-personal-loans?utm_campaign=2023-Community-First-Insider&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8_F-SMX4YECxIkMh6d780oIApsZXD3FcNTeGabr_XXs8m1Vs9CXvwhcoqJfGrTdnZYH7k7) ![Upcoming Events & News](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hubfs/600x200%20Monthly%20Events.png "Upcoming Events & News") ![Jacksonville Icemen Exclusive Discounts](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0002_Single%20Game%20Icemen.jpg?width=300&height=150&name=300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0002_Single%20Game%20Icemen.jpg "Jacksonville Icemen Exclusive Discounts") #### Jacksonville Icemen Exclusive Discounts Fall has arrived and so has hockey season! Community First members receive *exclusive* discounted tickets this season to watch the Jacksonville Icemen in action. Don't miss out on the excitement! Plan the perfect outing for family and friends and support our local team. Go Icemen! (Use code: CFCU) [![Thanksgiving Distance Classic](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0003_2024%20DISTANCE%20CLASSIC%20LOGO.jpg?width=300&height=150&name=300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0003_2024%20DISTANCE%20CLASSIC%20LOGO.jpg "Thanksgiving Distance Classic")](https://1stplacesports.com/races/dc/) #### Thanksgiving Distance Classic Can you believe it? It's already time to register for the Community First Thanksgiving Distance Classic on Thanksgiving morning! There's no better way to start your Thanksgiving day than by running through the beautiful streets of Mandarin.   Plus, this annual race benefits the Mandarin Food Bank! Extra bonus, Community First members receive $5 off the entry fee!   (Use code **COMMUNITYFIRST5OFF)** ![Aura Plant Studio](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0001_Aura%20Plant%20Studio%20Logo.jpg?width=300&height=150&name=300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0001_Aura%20Plant%20Studio%20Logo.jpg "Aura Plant Studio") #### Aura Plant Studio Enter to win a $200 Gift Card to Aura Plant Studio!  Plus, join us as we meet Cantrece, owner of Aura Plant Studio in our latest Small Business Spotlight. Her passion for plants and family support truly came together to create something special.   Learn how she helps people enhance their lives by cultivating wellness and happiness through plants. ![Melanin Market](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0000_Horizontal%20Logo.jpg?width=300&height=150&name=300x150%20October%20Newsletter_0000_Horizontal%20Logo.jpg "Melanin Market") #### October Gullah Fest Join our friends at the Melanin Market for the October Gullah Fest on October 5th! The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved and brought to the lower Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia to work on the coastal rice, Sea Island cotton and indigo plantation. Come out to learn about their heritage with Live Basket Weaving, Low Country Boil, Gullah Geeche Entertainment and much, much more!!! ![Kindness in the Community](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hubfs/600x200%20Kindness%20in%20the%20Community.png "Kindness in the Community") #### Barnabas Center We had a blast when our team volunteered at [Barnabas Center](https://barnabasnassau.org/?utm_campaign=2023-Community-First-Insider&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8_F-SMX4YECxIkMh6d780oIApsZXD3FcNTeGabr_XXs8m1Vs9CXvwhcoqJfGrTdnZYH7k7) New to You Resale Store! We helped organize and stock donated items, accomplishing in just a few hours what would normally take a week. Thank you to Barnabas for hosting us and for important services you have to provide help and hope to those in need throughout Nassau County. ![Group of Volunteers](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/1080x1080%20Barnabas_0002_day%20of%20Pupose%20Barnabas%207.jpg?width=1080&height=1080&name=1080x1080%20Barnabas_0002_day%20of%20Pupose%20Barnabas%207.jpg "Group of Volunteers") ![Group of volunteers](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/1080x1080%20Barnabas_0000_day%20of%20Pupose%20Barnabas%209.jpg?width=1080&height=1080&name=1080x1080%20Barnabas_0000_day%20of%20Pupose%20Barnabas%209.jpg "Group of volunteers") ![Volunteer folding clothes](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/1080x1080%20Barnabas_0005_day%20of%20Pupose%20Barnabas%2016.jpg?width=1080&height=1080&name=1080x1080%20Barnabas_0005_day%20of%20Pupose%20Barnabas%2016.jpg "Volunteer folding clothes") ![Volunteers sorting clothes](https://info.communityfirstfl.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/1080x1080%20Barnabas_0004_Day%20of%20PUrpose%20Banabas%203.jpg?width=1080&height=1080&name=1080x1080%20Barnabas_0004_Day%20of%20PUrpose%20Banabas%203.jpg "Volunteers sorting clothes") Did we recently help save you money? 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