Judy Messer, Assistant Branch Manager of Ameris Bank, located on Inner Perimeter Road Valdosta, visited Valdosta's Community Xccelerator to provide initial guidance related to financial literacy and banking success for the Xccelerator participants.

Messer included an activity for the group relating to 10 important financial checkup questions. She also covered financial literacy topics such as:

-- Budgeting Strategies

-- Defining the credit score and how to achieve good credit

-- How to raise a low credit score without high-interest rates

-- Tips to avoid identity theft and fraud

"We are thrilled to announce that our second segment, Financial Empowerment, in the Community Xccelerator has begun. We thank Judy Messer and Ameris Bank for being someone we could count on to partner with Valdosta's Community Xccelerator," commented DeWayne Johnson, Program Director for the Community Xccelerator.  

According to organizers, the Community Xccelerator is a 20-session program conducted at the Willis L. Miller Library that is developed for local citizens and students in order to connect, inspire, and empower through proven strategies for success from regional experts related to goal execution, financial and wealth empowerment, business development, and personal improvement.