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October 27, 1999
Vice President Gore visits St. Mary's Bank CU
Vice President Al Gore addressed a gathering of credit union officials Monday in Manchester, N.H. The officials were
attending the kick-off for the national campaign to restore the original site of St. Mary's Bank CU which, founded in 1909,
is the first U.S. credit union.
CUNA Executive Vice President Pete Crear introduced the vice president. Ron Rioux, president/CEO of St. Mary's Bank CU,
served as master of ceremonies. Also addressing the audience was NCUA Chairman Norm D'Amours.
The event begins the national campaign to raise $2 million to restore the original credit union building and to create a
museum to commemorate the origin of the nation's credit unions. The SMB Charitable Foundation has been established to
oversee restoration of the building and to conduct the fundraising campaign.
Any credit union organization wishing to contribute to the campaign may contact Peggy Inglee, donor relations for SMB
Charitable Foundation at St. Mary's Bank CU, at 603-629-1553.
(Report filed by Donna Bevilacqua of the New Hampshire League)
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Pictured with Vice President Al Gore are SMB Charitable Foundation Board members and others. Front row, from
left: Armand Lemire, who donated the original credit union building to the foundation; Ron Rioux, St. Mary's Bank CU; Dolly
Champey, Seacoast CU, Hampton, N.H.; Ronald Hance, Heritage Family CU, Rutland, Vt.; and Eugene Lemieux, SMB Charitable
Foundation chairman.
Back row, from left: Claude Pelletier, chairman of St. Mary's Bank CU; Pete Crear, executive vice president/COO of CUNA;
Daniel F. Egan Jr., president, New Hampshire CU League; Adele Baker (hidden), a director for St. Mary's Bank CU; and
Richard Mahoney, Telephone CU of N.H. in Manchester. |
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