Credit Union ONE helps Winter Dreams become a reality

(L to R) Yvette Gonzalez, Credit Union ONE Southwest Branch

Manager presents sponsorship check to Deb Sumner, Clark Park

Coalition Founding Member, along with John Kozich, Executive

Director of Community Relations for Credit Union ONE

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE is pleased to announce their sponsorship of the 2011 Kids Winter Dreams Campaign, an initiative of the Clark Park Coalition, located in Southwest Detroit.

The Clark Park Coalition, a partner of the Detroit Recreational Department, celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary, provides quality recreation and educational opportunities for hundreds of Detroit children year-round.

“We wanted to acknowledge the many years the Clark Park Coalition has been involved in providing exceptional programs for children in the community by becoming a sponsor of the Winter Dreams Campaign,” said John Kozich, Executive Director of Community Relations for Credit Union ONE. “Campaigns such as this provide great opportunities for local children to turn their dreams into a reality.”

“On behalf of my beloved Clark Park Coalition Family of 20 years in Southwest Detroit, I would like to express my heartfelt thankfulness to our local Credit Union ONE for their financial support in stepping-up to be one of our Clark Park Kids Winter Dreams Campaign Match-Sponsors,” said Deb Sumner, Founding Member of the Clark Park Coalition. “It is with enormous gratitude that we accept your donation to help make our Southwest Detroit children's winter dreams come true as the Clark Park Coalition adult volunteers have committed since 1991, that we would always keep our Clark Park Recreation Youth Center doors open and "Teach Our Youth to Dream"!”

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 28,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 106,000 members, with eighteen 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

Reaching out to help the community



(L to R) Elias Gutierrez, Publisher of Latino Press, along with one

of the 2011 Food Box Project recipients accepts the sponsorship

check from John Kozich, Credit Union ONE Executive Director

of Community Relations

 Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE joined the efforts of the Latino Press Foundation this holiday season to help those in need in the local Detroit communities.

On Saturday, December 17, 2011 the annual Food Boxes Project, coordinated by the Latino Press Foundation brought together approximately 80 community partners who donated to the campaign this year. Over 150 low-income families benefited from the campaign, receiving food baskets to help them through what is typically a difficult time of the year.

“Detroit is fortunate to have organizations such as the Latino Press Foundation, which strives to keep the sense of “community” alive within the city by helping those who may need some assistance,” said John Kozich, Credit Union ONE Executive Director of Community Relations. “Credit Union ONE appreciates the opportunity to help with this worthy cause.”

“I would like to thank Credit Union ONE for their support of the Latino Press 2011 Food Boxes Project,” said Elias Gutierrez, Publisher of Latino Press. The project helps to distribute food boxes to needy families in Wayne and Oakland Counties, as the economic situation has taught us to care for our brothers/sisters in need. We know that hundreds of families are in need, and without sponsors like Credit Union ONE this wouldn’t be possible. Our satisfaction is that when we are united with our families at Christmas dinner, a lot of families that we support will also have their dinner.”

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 28,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 106,000 members, with eighteen 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

Membership Supports 2011 Toys for Tots Program at Credit Union ONE



(L to R) Credit Union ONE Member Sales Consultants Alicia

Winowiecki and Bryan Muraszewski along with Marine Corps

Lance Corporal Aljida and John Kozich, Executive Director of

Community Relations for Credit Union ONE with some of the

many toys collected for Toys for Tots



Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE (CUO) has completed another successful toy drive for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Program. Toys were collected at all eighteen CUO locations within the state of Michigan. Employees and members who donated to the program this year were very generous, with approximately 700 toys collected.

“Once again we were overwhelmed with how our employees and members came out to support this cause, ” said Gary Moody, Credit Union ONE President/Chief Executive Officer. “We are proud to help an organization that has been bringing joy to needy children nationwide for over sixty years.”

The toys collected will surely make a difference in the holidays this year for many local children in our area.

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 28,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 106,000 members, with eighteen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to http://www.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

Credit Union ONE announces new appointments in Traverse City

  

Tamara DePonio, Credit Union ONE
Traverse City Branch Manager

Michelle Kilinski, Credit Union ONE
Traverse City Assistant Manager

Ferndale, Michigan – Credit Union ONE is pleased to announce new management appointments for their Traverse City branch.

Tamara A. DePonio has joined Credit Union ONE as the Manager for their Traverse City branch. Ms. DePonio comes to the credit union with over twenty-four years of experience in the banking and financial services field, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. In her new role, she will be responsible for staff management, consumer relations and business development within the lines of business, investments, insurance, deposits and lending.

Also joining Credit Union ONE is Michelle Kilinski in the position of Assistant Branch Manager at the Traverse City branch. Ms. Kilinski has over ten years of previous experience in the financial services industry and holds both Series 6 and 63 licenses with the state of Michigan as well as a Life and Health designation. In this position, she will assist in the day-to-day management of the branch.

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 28,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 106,000 members, with eighteen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to http://www.cuone.org/

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

Credit Union ONE has holiday spirit in Ferndale



Enjoying the beauty of the Michigan Brook Trout Ice sculpture are: 

(L to R) Terry Doehring & Yvette McDonald, Assistant Branch

Managers & John Kozich, Executive Director of Community Relations for

Credit Union ONE



Ferndale, Michigan – The City of Ferndale is getting into the holiday spirit, and Credit Union ONE is proud to say that they have joined in!

The city’s Downtown Development Authority hosted the Holiday Ice and Winterfest Market from December 9-11, 2011 which included a tree lighting, ice sculptures throughout the city, and an open-air market.

This year Credit Union ONE sponsored one of the “Michigan Themed” ice sculptures. The Brook Trout sculpture created by champion ice carver Tajana Raukar was on display at the Credit Union ONE headquarters on Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. In addition, the credit union was featured as the Urban Hayride sponsor, which gave local residents free rides throughout the event.

“The festival really helps to get the community into the spirit of the holidays, as well as to provide a great event with a lot of free activities for the residents of the city,” said John Kozich, Executive Director of Community Relations for Credit Union ONE. “We are pleased to have participated in this event again this year.”

Credit Union ONE, headquartered in Ferndale Michigan for over seventy years, offers a wide array of financial services and access to over 28,000 ATM’s nationwide, serving 106,000 members, with eighteen offices in three major metropolitan areas, including Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. For more information go to http://www.cuone.org/

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