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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – More than 300 credit unions in eight states participated in coordinated service events on the federal holiday last month. In addition to collective volunteering, the annual kindness day initiative raised over $260,000 impacting over 1,000 organizations, according to the Minnesota CU Network.

LAWRENCE, Mass.-- Bridgewater Credit Union (BCU), a division of Merrimack Valley Credit Union (MVCU), was honored with an Economic Impact Award from the Metro South Chamber of Commerce during the Chamber’s 110th Annual Meeting Expo.

BETHLEHEM, Penn.–PSECU cut the ribbon on a new location at Lehigh University. PSECU has had a location on Lehigh’s campus since 2018, but this center marks a relocation to the campus’s Farrington Square area, the credit union said.

TUSTIN, Calif.–SchoolsFCU First and other local CUs celebrated the 75th anniversary of International Credit Union Day with events at four of its locations in California corresponding to congressional and state-level elected officials.