DULUTH, Ga.–A video from Georgia Credit Union Affiliates has won the second annual national Love My Credit Union Campaign contest sponsored by CU Solutions Group and CUNA.
The video was selected after garnering the most votes and earned a $15,000 donation for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta as a result.
The video contest was open to credit unions and support organizations. Winning entries were awarded cash prizes donated directly to their charities of choice. The campaign donated a total of $122,500 to charities around the country.
GCUA's video featured actual Georgia credit union members telling personal stories of ways their credit unions helped them. It also featured information from the annual Helping People Afford Life report, with data on Georgia credit union activities in areas such as financial literacy, credit building and community outreach.
In the contest's inaugural year in 2015, Georgia United Credit Union and Health Center Credit Union won in their categories. This year Georgia was again well represented, with credit union video submissions from Southeastern Credit Union, Georgia United Credit Union and Associated Credit Union, the GCUA said.
CU Solutions Group and CUNA launched the second annual campaign in July. Its purpose was to highlight local community involvement by the credit union industry across the country, the organizations said.
"Credit unions help people make good financial decisions every day," said Mike Mercer, president and CEO of GCUA. "Growth by Design helps credit unions illustrate the impact that their work has on people. We're happy to have the opportunity to earn this donation for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and to tell the story of how credit unions are helping people afford life."
The video can be found in CUToday.info’s The vids here.