Credit Union ONE Hosts Branch Tour for Summer Campers

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE helped a group of day campers meet one of their summer goals by hosting a tour of the credit union’s West Bloomfield branch on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. 

Members of the Jewish Community Center’s Teens All Together program, located in West Bloomfield, wanted to visit a financial institution and learn more about its daily operations. The Teens All Together program is tailored for teens and young adults with special needs and focuses on vocational training, life skills, and community experiences.

Teens All Together camp counselors (L to R) Wesley Pomroy, Victoria Martinez,
and Heather Belkadi helped guide the tour with Credit Union ONE 
Vice President of Community Relations John Kozich (second from left). 

“Credit Union ONE is always seeking the chance to encourage financial literacy, especially at a young age,” John Kozich, Vice President of Community Relations for Credit Union ONE, said.

Credit Union ONE staff, including Kozich and branch manager Ruth Reed, led 25 campers and counselors on a tour of the office. During the 45-minute tour, staff led a discussion about the different aspects of running a financial institution and explained credit unions and their roles within the community.

“Our Teens All Together participants really enjoyed the tour,” said Nichole Shotwell, Special Needs Director for the Jewish Community Center. “They deeply appreciated the kindness that was shown to them.”  

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for more than seventy-five years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 30,000 ATMs nationwide, serving 120,000 members, with twenty offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org or "like us" on Facebook.

Credit Union ONE supports LA SED Summer Camp

(L to R) LA SED Summer Camp Participants and Jane Garcia, LA SED Board Chairperson 
give Credit Union ONE 'thumbs up' for supporting their Summer Camp

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE is proud to have supported the LA SED (Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development) Summer Camp for elementary to middle school aged students this summer.

The seven week program included Mathematics, English/Language Arts, Leadership Skills, Computers, and Fitness. Students also participated in activities with the senior citizens group, planting in the community garden, and going on field trips which were both fun and educational.

Partnering with LA SED, Credit Union ONE provided shirts and matching water bottles for all campers.

“On behalf of all of us at LA SED, we would like to thank Credit Union ONE for their generosity,” said Laura Mercado, LA SED Program Developer and Coordinator.  “If it weren’t for their donation we would have never been able to offer Summer Camp completely free to the students.”

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for seventy-five years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 30,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 107,000 members, with seventeen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to cuone.org or "like us" on Facebook

Contact Judi Desilets, Director of Public Relations for Credit Union ONE, 248-584-5224, Judi_Desilets@cuone.org