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On-Site Coverage: AACUC Marks 10-Year Milestone

HOUSTON -- In the ten years that the African American Credit Union Coalition has met each year, the group has worked to place more than 200 interns, raised $24,000 for scholarships and led an effort with credit unions, leagues and vendors raising nearly $2 million towards the building of the...

By Michelle A. Samaad | Updated on August 08, 2008

HOUSTON — In the ten years that the African American Credit Union Coalition has met each year, the group has worked to place more than 200 interns, raised $24,000 for scholarships and led an effort with credit unions, leagues and vendors raising nearly $2 million towards the building of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.

Barbara Stephens, AACUC chairwoman, told attendees that the coalition has come a long way since its incorporation in 1999. Mentorship, for instance, took on a different tone following Hurricane Katrina. Members of the group stepped in to assist 12 GulfCoast credit unions that sustained extensive damage. Scholarships have been provided to Kenyan credit union representatives to attend Strathmore University in Nairobi.

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