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On behalf of the League, best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving and bountiful end to 2021 (otherwise known as the year 2 A.H. (Annus Horribilis). Hope springs from the darkness and chaos. And, when we open our hearts, gratitude will rise from change and challenge.

This week’s President’s Message is from Dave Hinchey, Director of Community Impact, on rising up during challenging times. How are you displaying resiliency, flexibility, and empowering your team?

Last month at APEX there were many things for which I was grateful – that we were all able to finally meet in person after two years, that we had so many wonderful programs and workshops to offer and, as always, that you continue to place your trust in us to advocate for you every day.

Collaboration, as they say, rests at the heart of the Credit Union Difference. The very first credit unions depended on their members to collaborate with one another and that still holds true in today’s credit unions. We work cooperatively to build better financial lives for our members and their communities.

Coming to your inbox from Money20/20 this week is a guest message from Dave Hinchey looking back on the Facebook outage the world saw earlier this month. Facebook, the still juggernaut of the social media space, is facing public relations headwinds and an increasingly fractured userbase looking for alternatives. Recent reports suggest Facebook is adapting by investing in the metaverse and even ...

APEX 2021 is fast approaching and we can’t wait to share this groundbreaking collaborative event with all of you. This first collaboration with the Cooperative Credit Union Association has been met with great enthusiasm. To date, there are over 250 registered attendees and a fully sold-out vendor hall. We have highlighted the impressive group of speakers in past weeks and, today, we highlight the ...

Thanks to you, the League’s 10th annual wine gala was a great success! Although to be fair, thanks to a COVID-cancellation in 2020, this should have been our 11th Gala. The main purpose of this event is to raise money for CULAC, which helps us advocate for you with federal legislators. This year, however, we can safely say that gathering in person to spend an evening enjoying each other's company ...

This coming Friday (September 24) the League will host our 10th Annual CULAC Wine Gala. Personally, this should be my third time attending but last year’s event was canceled due to a ...ahem... global pandemic.

As with the question of who first brought pizza to America, and who was first in flight, there is some dispute over who can lay claim to first proposing the Labor Day holiday.

Some records show that in 1882, Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, suggested setting aside a day for a "general holiday ...

We were desperately late on the way to taking my three kids (ages 12, 9, and 6) on the Block Island Ferry for the first time. As I circled the garage looking for a parking spot, I told them they could have all the candy they wanted if we made it on the boat. They excitedly chanted “Team Adams! We got this!” But something happened on the race to the dock.

Team Adams was hot out of the gate. Bags ...