ADVISORY

Celebration of 100 Years of America’s Credit Unions Planned
Key movement groups make up ‘CUAT100’ team to ensure wide recognition

April 17, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Patrick Keefe -- (202) 508-6765
pkeefe@cuna.com

WASHINGTON -- The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American credit union movement is the focus of a new collaborative team made up from key credit union system organizations and announced today.

The "Credit Union Action at 100" team (CUAT100) is made up of representatives of the Credit Union National Association, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues, America's Credit Union Museum and CUNA Mutual Group.

CUAT100 is charged with focusing on a variety of measures to ensure that the 100th anniversary of the American credit union movement is properly, and respectfully, marked and recognized.

The team will focus on publicity and media outreach plans, marketing materials for credit unions and state leagues, creation of a historical web site, and recognition events tied into major meetings such as the 2009 America's Credit Union Conference and Exposition, to be held June 21 - 24 in Boston in coordination with the Massachusetts Credit Union League.

Members of CUAT100 are Mark Wolff, CUNA senior vice president-communications; Jill Tomalin, CUNA senior vice president-association services; Rob Kimmett, senior vice president of marketing and public relations for the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island Credit Union Leagues on behalf of AACUL; Chris Roe, CUNA Mutual Group senior vice president-government and industry affairs, and Peggy Powell, executive director of the America's Credit Union Museum.

The team will tap the resources of other staff members within their organizations, as well as reach out to additional groups within the movement, during the course of its planning.

"Credit unions were a groundbreaking concept-and continue to shake the earth today with outstanding service to consumers," said CUNA's Wolff. "For 100 years, people have shown how - working cooperatively -- they can pool their resources to help one another and take control of their own financial futures. Today, credit unions remain true to their original mission while pursuing innovations that will help us keep pace with the 21st century needs of our members."

Wolff added that CUAT100 will take measures to highlight the credit union movement's noble past, vibrant present and promising future in our celebratory events and activities.

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