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Tell-A-Friend About Checking and Win!
Tell-A-Friend About Checking
And Get a chance to win!
Good friends tell each other about great deals. And, when you Tell-A-Friend about Mid Oregon checking accounts, you both earn a reward—and chances to win. When your friend opens a Mid Oregon Credit Union checking account, we’ll buy back their old debit cards and checks for up to $10, and enter them to win a branch Grand Prize!
What do you get? A $10 gift card and a chance to win too! From now through September 30, referrals made through our Tell-A-Friend program will enter the referrer to win a Traeger Ranger tabletop grill, valued at $399.
Traeger Ranger Pellet Grill Prize
The Traeger Ranger Pellet grill can go where you go, to the great outdoors or a great friend’s house. Featuring Traeger’s Digital Arc controller, the Ranger gives you precise temperature control with an added Keep Warm Mode to make sure your food is ready to eat whenever you are. Some quotes from Traeger’s website about the grill:
“The size is perfect for 2-4 people and roomier than I expected as I was able to smoke a 12 lb beef brisket in it and it came out amazing for a first go on the Ranger.” “Space saver on a patio (because of no legs). Fits perfect on top an outdoor refrigerator or counter top. Price is great value. Cooking surface big enough for three couples.” “As long as you have a power source this thing will go anywhere you can go. Because of it’s size it heats up fast and barely uses any pellets so you don’t have haul extra bags around.”
Free Checking Account and More!
Through 10/11/19, the person referred who opens a new checking account at Mid Oregon Credit Union is automatically entered to win a $250 Sportsman’s Warehouse gift card drawn for each of our seven branches. After 10/11, there will be another prize opportunity. They will get a great free checking account, with no minimum balance requirement or monthly service fees. Every new personal checking account at Mid Oregon Credit Union includes a Free Debit Card, Free Online banking with Free eBillPay, Free Mobile Banking plus Mobile Deposit, Free eStatements with online check images. Plus, we will buy back your debit cards and unused checks from another financial institution. Learn more about Mid Oregon Checking Accounts today!
Just visit refer.midoregon.com to get started, and Tell-a-Friend about checking! You can refer as many friends as you like (and earn as many gift cards as you want). You don’t even need to have a Mid Oregon Checking account—although, why would you miss out?
Tell-a-Friend Drawing Rules
Tell-a-Friend Drawing Rules: No purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. Must be 18 years or older. Entries accepted through September 30, 2019. No cash equivalent, substitution or transfer of prize permitted. One drawing entry per referrer. Other restrictions apply; see a Mid Oregon Credit Union Associate for details.
Presidents Message: Directed to serve our members and community
The Direction of Our Institution
Quite often, you hear us mention that Mid Oregon is member-owned and guided by a democratically-elected, all-volunteer Board of Directors. Our Board consists of
members who meet regularly to determine the direction of our institution.
These folks help provide me and the rest of the Mid Oregon Credit Union team with a set of guiding concepts to shape the work we do. Unlike many organizations that focus on activities, we focus on the end results. That’s why the board has developed a set of “Ends” Statements—a list of things that we are accountable for accomplishing as an organization.
Mid Oregon “Ends” Statements
You probably wouldn’t be surprised to know that our first few Ends Statements refer to providing affordable, convenient financial solutions to our members and member-businesses, and ensuring Mid Oregon is a safe, stable, and secure financial partner. Being here for your financial needs is our primary purpose.
But we have a couple others that might not be as obvious. The first is to increase the financial literacy of our members and the community. Recently, we’ve accomplished this through hosting a “Bite of Reality” budgeting simulation at La Pine High School, and scheduling a wide array of financial workshops.
Making a Difference in Our Communities
The other is making a difference in our communities. Whether it’s our support of the upcoming Duck Race, hosting this month’s Supplies 4 Schools branch drives,
pledging $50,000 to the St. Charles Tower expansion, or sponsoring Free Family Days at the High Desert Museum, we look for ways to collaborate with local partners to
make life better for everyone in our communities.
We are accomplishing great things together. Thank you for your membership.
Bill Anderson
CEO, Mid Oregon Credit Union
Largest Supplies 4 Schools Donation Ever in 2019!
Single donor tops her previous year’s effort, contributes 190+ loaded backpacks for local students.
Just when we thought we’d seen our largest Supplies 4 Schools Donation ever in 2018, Mid Oregon Credit Union kicked off our annual Supplies 4 Schools 2019 supply drive with yet another record donation from a Redmond resident. This member stuffed 190+ backpacks with school supplies ready for local students.
Planning For Supplies 4 Schools Donation Success
The donor, Vikki Olds of Redmond, topped her previous year’s contribution of 140 backpacks by a significant margin. She said that she planned ahead and ordered many of the supplies earlier in the year to get maximum benefit from her investment. Her husband, daughter, son-in-law and a group of family friends worked several weekends in a row to organize and assemble the backpacks.
In 2018, Olds and her family drove a trailer to the Redmond Mid Oregon branch to deliver the bounty. This year, Mid Oregon came to her—bringing the credit union’s classic blue 70s-era Chevy van to her front door to load up the enormous donation.
“Vikki is one of those amazing people who acts from her heart and makes big things happen,” says Marketing VP Kyle Frick. “Our Supplies 4 Schools Donation drive allows all our members to contribute to help kids have what they need for school, and Vikki takes it to a whole new level.”
Partnering with the Family Access Network
The Supplies 4 Schools fundraiser and supply drive is underway during the month of August at all seven locations within Mid Oregon Credit Union’s service area. All donations of cash and supplies stay in the community where they are collected. In most communities, Mid Oregon partners with Family Access Network or the school districts to distribute the supplies to students in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties who may lack the basic necessities to be successful at school.
“We are so appreciative of the compassion and generosity of community members like Vikki during Supplies 4 Schools,” says Deborah Peterson, Donor Relations and Events Coordinator for Family Access Network. “FAN is grateful for the many years of partnership we’ve had with the team and members at Mid Oregon. Their contributions, big and small, give local kids what they need to stay in school, ready and able to learn.”
Large Supplies 4 Schools Donation for All of Central Oregon
Although Olds is a Redmond resident, she requested that her Supplies 4 Schools Donation be distributed throughout Central Oregon. She wants to ensure that students with the greatest need have what they need to start the school year, regardless of where they live.
“I researched the statistics on food insecurity in our local area, and it showed kids in every part of Central Oregon could use the help,” Olds says. “I just want to see that the supplies go to students who’ll benefit the most.”
Donations of school supplies or cash may be taken to any of the seven Mid Oregon branches in Central Oregon. Monetary donations are especially helpful, as specific supplies can be purchased to meet the immediate needs for the students.