PRINTER'S NO. 1461
No. 197 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY D. WHITE, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, BAKER, KITCHEN,
TOMLINSON, EARLL, C. WILLIAMS, FOLMER, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC,
WASHINGTON, O'PAKE, LAVALLE, ERICKSON, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI,
ORIE, BOSCOLA, PUNT, ARMSTRONG, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, STOUT,
FERLO, PIPPY, COSTA, WOZNIAK AND REGOLA, OCTOBER 15, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 15, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of October 14 through 20, 2007, as "Credit
2 Union Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Credit unions are individual, independent
4 cooperatives founded by people working together toward economic
5 advancement, uniting people seeking a way to improve their
6 future; and
7 WHEREAS, Credit unions call for the pooling of personal
8 resources and leadership abilities for the good of the
9 cooperative, provide low-cost financial services to their
10 members, encourage a regular habit of saving so those in need
11 may borrow and foster the desire to repay loans in order for
12 members to have access to credit when it is required; and
13 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania currently has 519 credit unions
14 empowering people to improve their economic situations by
15 serving the financial needs of 3.37 million members associated
16 through State, local, regional and international organizations
1 sharing the same commitment to serving credit union members; and
2 WHEREAS, Credit unions encourage and sponsor activities to
3 promote the charitable acts of their members; and
4 WHEREAS, The selfless efforts of volunteers organized through
5 credit unions have benefited many worthwhile causes throughout
6 this Commonwealth and beyond; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of October 14
8 through 20, 2007, as "Credit Union Week" in Pennsylvania; and be
9 it further
10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
11 the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association at 4309 N. Front St.,
12 P.O. Box 60007, Harrisburg, PA 17106.
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