CU Social Good Celebrating 1,000 Stories Posted with T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY!

Bismarck, ND - Last January, the Credit Union Association of the Dakotas (CUAD) announced the official launch of�this website, dedicated solely to the sharing of the good things that credit unions do for people and their communities every day - CU Social Good.� Now, less than 7 months later, we are excited to announce that we have posted over 1,000 individual stories about credit unions reaching out to their communities!�

In celebration of this achievement, we will be giving away 25 T-shirts with a fun credit union-inspired design to credit union employees who sign up to receive the Spotlight a once weekly emailed newsletter, that highlights some of our favorite stories each week.� These winners will be randomly selected from all Spotlight subscribers.� To sign up, go to http://www.cusocialgood.com/ and then go to "Newsletter Sign Up".� Its that easy!� Winners will be announced and notified on August 30^th, 2013.� Credit unions give back to their local communities in an amazing variety of creative and generous ways, and credit union employees and members are well known for their volunteer work and charitable fundraising events.� At CU Social Good, you will find these "good news" stories of credit unions and credit union people being involved in their communities helping charities, promoting financial literacy, providing scholarships, volunteering their time, and supporting people and planet over profit. This website can be used by all in our industry for legislative lobbying efforts, awareness campaigns, and community relations, but above all, to help generate a new public awareness that will help us to remain successful in our mission for years to come. We welcome and encourage credit unions from around the country to contribute their stories.� Share your creative and heart-warming ideas with the entire credit union community! Please visit our website at http://www.cusocialgood.com/.� To submit your credit unions story, email to sharestories@cusocialgood.com or follow the link on the website home page. About CUAD:� Headquartered in Bismarck, Credit Union Association of the Dakotas (CUAD) is the trade association serving credit unions in the Dakotas.� CUAD serves 72 credit unions in North and South Dakota, serving over 406,000 members, with assets in excess of $5.1 billion.�