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HARRISBURG, Penn.– A consortium of state agencies along with the Pennsylvania Credit Union Foundation held simultaneous “Financial Reality Fairs” for reentrants in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Reading, Erie and Philadelphia.

CLEARWATER, Fla.–Hundreds of box car racers returned to the streets Oct 14 for the eighth-annual Achieva Box Car Rally, creating one of the biggest community events in downtown Clearwater and raising thousands of dollars for Pinellas County classrooms.

ROANOKE, Va.–Every Columbus Day since 2008, everyone at Freedom First FCU trades in ties for shop towels to help local nonprofit agencies with projects.

INDIANAPOLIS–The Head Consul of Mexico, Luis Enrique Franco, and Financial Center First CU President & CEO, J. Kevin Ryan, have signed a memorandum of understanding on that allows the credit union to offer financial education and banking products and services to Mexican immigrants living in Central Indiana.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.– Marine Credit Union has become the first credit union in Wisconsin to receive the Juntos Avanzamos (“Together We Advance”) designation.

FITCHBURG, Mass.– The annual Adventure Series for the Home Base program for Veterans and their families was once again sponsored by IC Federal Credit Union, once again.

WESTBROOK, Maine–The Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger presented a check for $33,000, a portion of the record-setting $675,000 Maine’s credit unions raised for ending hunger in 2016, to support the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s school backpack and pantry programs across Maine