What is Credit Union Strong?

Our month-long youth celebration is focused on the theme of Credit Union Strong.
Young people face a bewildering financial landscape in their immediate future—one where technology has made spending as easy as breathing and the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket. That’s why we believe it’s more important than ever to ensure our youth possess strong money management skills.

As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, our core values include member education and social responsibility. We care about the community where we live and work, and the people in it. We look forward to watching the next generation grow and make it even better.

By instilling the habit of saving at a young age, offering positive encouragement, and providing financial education, we can prepare our community’s youngest members for brighter futures by helping them grow into financially capable adults. Credit union strong means having the money skills to embrace an awesome future, and leaving your community better than you found. That’s why we take our mission of helping youth so seriously.

Of course, we realize the biggest influence on anyone’s life is his or her parents. So if you want to start your kids on a path to financial strength, participating in Credit Union Youth Month is a good start.
Bring your financial fitness buffs into Harvester Financial Credit Union and help them pump up their savings.

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Materials for Youth

To download the coloring page, click on the following link: Credit Union Strong Coloring Page

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Join in the National Youth Saving Challenge

The National Youth Saving Challenge is FREE and open to all youth under 18 who visit a participating credit union during April. While youth are encouraged to make a deposit at the credit union, no deposit is required to enter.

Parents/guardians giving permission for their youth to enter can submit on a 3" x 5" piece of paper the following information to the credit union:

• Name
• Date
• Current age

Limit one entry per person.

Odds of winning depend on number of entrants. This contest is void where prohibited.

In May, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) will randomly select and give ten (10) FitBits to 10 participating credit unions. Each of these 10 credit unions will then randomly select a winner from its entrants. Your credit union will notify you if you are a winner.