Please note the Recruitment Mixer scheduled for January 26th at the Hyatt is CANCELED. Please contact Brandy Logan at brandy.logan@gtfcu.org.

February 24th – Friday

80s Dance Party Benefiting Austin Children’s Shelter
newwaveball.org
facebook.com/NewWaveBall

- $20 General Admission; $100 VIP-Open Bar

- DJ Christian Barbuto * Annie Ray Photo Booth * Auction & Raffle * Dance & Costume Contests

- Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701)

Click here to view the full 2012 Calendar of Events for the Austin Chapter of Credit Unions.

Thursday, January 19th
SIGN UP for the January Luncheon featuring Jeff Huffman with the Texas Credit Union League at the Wyndham Hotel at 12pm! Click here for more information and we hope to see you there!

Summer is a time when children are thrilled to be out of school and when many are headed to summer camp. Summer camp is exciting for any child. But for children with disabilities, it becomes more of an experience. The Austin Chapter of Credit Unions (ACCU) presented the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in Austin, Texas, with a check for $15,500 to support their week long summer camp program, Camp for All.

“On behalf of MDA and the families we serve I would like to thank all of you who worked hard to put the golf tournament together and everyone who participated,” said Marcie McDonald, Executive Director for MDA. “Without each of one of you we wouldn’t be able to do what we do for the local families served by MDA.”

“We were able to host a great golf tournament and in turn help a wonderful organization,” said Brandy Logan, ACCU President. “I am so pleased we were able to help provide a positive experience for children with muscular dystrophy and to help them overcome some of the barriers of their disability.”

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. MDA does not receive any government grants or government funding to support their efforts. Their programs are mainly funded through private contributions. The Austin Chapter of Credit Unions is a philanthropic group representing credit unions in the Austin area.

The Austin Chapter of Credit Unions would like to announce our new 2011-2013 board! We would like to welcome back Brandy Logan of Greater Texas FCU, Kolleen Quinlan of Randolph Brooks FCU, Sam McDougall and Kelly Atkinson of University FCU. We would also like to congratulate our new board members Charlie Angulo of Greater Texas FCU, Jason McGee of University FCU, Amber Pearson of Capitol CU, and Monica Meredith of A+ FCU.

A tremendous THANK YOU goes out to our exiting board members that made the 2009-2010 such a success! Our gratitude is extended to Marie Spencer and Mary Gray of A+FCU, Alexis Michael of University FCU, Marlo Major and Jill McNabb of Greater Texas FCU, and John Le of Amplify FCU.

Here’s to an amazing 2011!

Please watch the interview between Tom Kite and the ACCU’s President, Kelly Atkinson, discuss and promote The Dell Children’s Medical Center.

For more information about the Kids Classic Golf Tournament and Auction Party, please visit KidsClassic.org

We’ve done it again! The Austin Chapter of Credit Unions would like to thank everyone involved for helping us achieve our yearly goal of $150,000 donation to the Dell Children’s Medical Center!

The Prize Winners are:

2010 Dodge Caliber
Koda M. from University Federal Credit Union

2 American Airlines Tickets
Alice H. from AMPLIFY Federal Credit Union

46” Sony Bravia LCD HDTV
Mia B. from Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union


We would like to again thank the Austin-area Credit Unions for their hard work in meeting our goals. We would also like to thank the donors of the prizes:

Nyle Maxwell of the Nyle Maxwell Automotive Group for donating the 2010 Dodge Caliber

Tramex Travel and American Airlines for donating the 2 Coach Roundtrip Airline Tickets

Benefits Unlimited for donating the 46” Sony Bravia LCD HDTV

The Austin Chapter of Credit Unions’ annual fundraising events raised over $370,000 in 2009. Of that amount, $363,000 was donated to the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, while the rest was sent to several other local nonprofit organizations.

In September, the Austin Chapter of Credit Unions held an auction party and Kids Classic® golf tournament, raising $188,000, which qualified it for an additional $25,000 from CO-OP’s Miracle Match program. And in June, participating chapter credit unions held a raffle raising $150,000 for the hospital, bringing the total to $363,000.

On November 7th, ACCU held its first Annual Bowling Tournament to raise funds for the Capital Area Food Bank. ACCU’s total monetary donation to CAFB was $2,250 along with canned food and other nonperishable items donated by participants. The Bowling Tournament took the place of ACCU’s annual canned food drive; the organization plans on making the Bowling Tournament a yearly event.

At the 2010 planning session held in early December, the ACCU Board of Directors selected 5 local nonprofit organizations to receive $2,000 each: Austin Children’s Museum, Austin Sunshine Camps, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, SafePlace, and Texas Baptist Children’s Home.

The Chapter believes in uniting Austin area credit unions to better serve the community and to promote and improve financial literacy in central Texas.

We ran across an interesting website from our Credit Union colleagues in Virginia. Check it out:

www.whatifcreditunions.com