WCU and their rewards program encourage members to do more to become financially fit, and when they do, their Member Spark Rewards increase as well. Weyburn Credit Union is owned by the people who bank with them, and WCU has always used its profits for their members’ good. In fact, it’s a key difference between a bank and a credit union. “We’re here to help our members achieve financial well-being; we don’t have any ulterior motives,” remarked Lynn Colquhoun, Weyburn Credit Union’s Board Chair. “We help people define their needs and goals and offer advice and solutions to help them; we don’t sell product for the sake of maximizing profit. In the business of helping our members, a sustainable profit level is important in maintaining a strong and viable credit union; maximizing profit for shareholders is not. ‘We are owned by the people who bank with us, so we always have their best interests at heart’ is not pandering. I know it to be a fact because I repres
Voters can see the exhibit in person, or they go online and vote virtually for their favourite art works. Once the People’s Choice exhibition has wrapped up, the Allie Griffin Art Gallery will no longer be used for art exhibits. There are preparations to replace this gallery with the new gallery in the Credit Union Spark Centre, which will house the arts and recreation programs for the City of Weyburn. An exhibit entitled “Living Skies”, featuring works by Kelly Meng Stephenson, is on display at the Weyburn Credit Union gallery from now until April 29. Stephenson was the top winner of last year’s People’s Choice exhibition. The next featured artist at the gallery will be Kendra Garbe.
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• Late June/Early July: Public Announcement of Grant Recipients Organizations and community groups can access more information as well as the application from the Weyburn Credit Union website: www.weyburncu.ca. To be eligible for funding, applications must be made on behalf of a Not-For-Profit organization for a project or initiative that is self-sustaining and will provide direct benefit to the communities served by WCU. As a note of interest, Weyburn Credit Union (WCU) was nationally recognized with an Achievement in Marketing Excellence (AIME) Award by the Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA) for their work in rebranding their Community Fund. Two years ago, WCU gave their Fund a visual refresh and streamlined the process. They branded the program with a consistent look, feel and messaging. WCU took a portion of their logo mark, affectionately dubbed “the spark”, and transformed it into a winning community.
(L-R) Mrs. Haupstein and her Grade two class posed on the Souris School playground structure on June 18 with teaching assistant Mrs. Jensen, vice president of development for the Weyburn Credit Union Mel Hoffman and Souris School Community Coordinator Shannon Seitz. WCA presented the school with $7,500 toward the cost of a new playground structure, which will be constructed this fall.
Souris School will receive a new Henderson play structure this fall. A number of businesses have been contributing to the fundraising, which requires $65,000 plus the costs of gravel. A $10,000 Community Initiatives Fund kicked off the process and then they reached out to community organizations. The Weyburn Credit Union was the first to respond with a $7,500 donation, which was presented on June 18.