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Plans for 2008 International Credit Union Day celebrations, scheduled for October 16 are well underway.
This year’s theme, "It Belongs to Me", was picked by a multi-national committee of U.S. and Canadian credit union officials. To promote worldwide involvement, the committee invited all of its member organizations to submit suggestions
for the 2008 theme.
Laquita Normore, marketing and communications manager for Eagle River CU, L'Anse au Loup, Newfoundland, submitted the theme. "'It Belongs to Me' represents ownership, but also suggests a sense of loyalty and personal pride," Normore said.
This year’s ICU Day also happens to coincide with Co-op Week, which will be recognized October 12-18. This is the first year that Canadian cooperatives have aligned their Co-op Week theme with the international theme used by the World Council of Credit Unions and its members.
Co-Op Week has been celebrated in Canada since 1958. ICU Day has been celebrated annually on the third Thursday of October since 1948. Co-op Week in Canada became a national event in 1982 with the encouragement of the Cooperative Union of Canada.
The events provide an opportunity to honor those who have made contributions to the cooperative movement, to recognize the board and staff members working on behalf of credit unions and cooperatives, and to express appreciation to members of credit unions and cooperatives at home and abroad.
Click here to find everything you need to plan, promote, and throw your ICU Day celebration, including:
- Celebration and promotion ideas;
- Educational and promotional products; and
- 2008 logo and graphics.
October is also National Cooperative Month. For more information, click here.
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