Sample Press Release For CU Week
(To be changed to reflect your own activities, and distributed on your CU’s letterhead.)
News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: (Name & title of contact person)
(CU phone number, including extension of contact person, & e-mail address)
Celebrate International Credit Union Day
With (Your CU’s name here)
(Your community’s name here, date) – More than 177 million credit union members around the world will celebrate International Credit Union Day on Oct. 16, 2008, to commemorate the credit union movement’s history and achievements. In honor of this special day, (Name of your CU) invites the community (or whomever) to (brief description of your event, the day, time, and location).
In addition, (your CU’s name here) will sponsor (List other CU week activities here, if you are planning any.)
Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that provide an effective and viable alternative to for-profit financial institutions for more than 177 million members in 96 countries worldwide. They exist to serve their members, providing a safe place to save money and access affordable loans.
Since 1948, the event has been celebrated annually on the third Thursday of October. This year’s theme, “It Belongs to Me,” underlines the credit union and cooperative spirit.
“Credit union week provides an opportunity to remind all of us that credit unions were founded not for profit, not for charity, but for service, and are recognized as a force for positive economic and financial change,” said (your CEO/Manager’s name, title, and the name of your CU). “They are built on a one member/one vote model that provides members with a unique opportunity to experience democracy firsthand.”
(Add your credit union’s boilerplate information – i.e, [Name of CU] was organized in [year]. The credit union currently has [insert #] members and $[insert amount] in assets. If desired, services offered.)(You can also add the "Basic Information" sheet as second page of this news release.)
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