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NWCUA Oregon Advocate of the Year Jan Uffelman
A surprised Jan Uffelman, accepted the Oregon Credit Union Advocate of the Year Award during the 2014 Northwest Credit Union Association Directors’ Conference in June. Jan is currently the Chair of the Mid Oregon Credit Union volunteer Board of Directors.
This award celebrates credit union directors who have made significant contributions and an impact in the credit unions and communities they serve, as well as in the legislative arena.
The Advocate of the Year is a recognized credit union board director who has met high benchmarks for legislative and regulatory grassroots participation over the past year.
Congratulations Jan!
Pay it Forward: Camp Courage
July’s Pay it Forward winner, Eileen Grover, received $500 for Camp Courage, a program that gives youth an opportunity to grieve in a safe, welcoming environment. Vivian O’Conner, a volunteer at Camp Courage who nominated Eileen, delivered the $500, courtesy of Mid Oregon Credit Union and Co Energy Propane. As Bob Shaw explains in the KTVZ Pay it Forward video, “Through the work of the counselors, and their sharing with other campers, these young people find new friendships and the lifetime tools to better deal with loss.”
KTVZ Pay It Forward information
KTVZ Pay It Forward Nominating Form
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Pay it Forward: Families & Communities Together
Tiffany Zeiler, Mid Oregon’s La Pine Lending Center Financial Services Representative, was there when Dee Ann Lewis became the latest Pay It Forward recipient for her work with FACT (Families and Communities Together) and the Giggles Learning Center. Tiffany is a parent of a Giggles’ student, and had this to say:
“The organization and program are very much needed in South County as our options for daycare are very limited. Having a safe, fun, educational place to take your child to during works hours is very important to parents and it’s nice that we have this option because of all the hard work that Dee Ann and all the volunteers from FACT put into it.”
KTVZ’s Travis Knudsen was there to film Terri Newcomb, board president of FACT, presenting Dee Ann with five $100 bills to support FACT. Click here to see the Pay It Forward segment online and to read the story.
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