ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–PSCU has made a $125,000 donation in support of America’s Credit Union Museum’s Legacy Capital Campaign. PSCU’s The donation will fund additional exhibit space at the Manchester, N.H.-based museum, as well as a new exhibit, which will be named after the CUSO.
The Legacy Capital Campaign is currently seeking to raise $3.3 million to create a new industry research center in a second unused, museum-owned building and provide renovations and upgrades to the existing Museum building. The industry research center will not only make credit union history more accessible to visitors, but will also provide digitally archived information to credit unions or researchers, noted PSCU. To date, pledges to the Legacy Capital Campaign total more than $2.3 million.
“PSCU strives to serve as an advocate and spokesperson for our member-owner credit unions, as well as the industry as a whole,” said Chuck Fagan, president and CEO of PSCU. “We hope our commitment to America's Credit Union Museum will help strengthen and advance the credit union movement across the country.”
America’s Credit Union Museum is located in the building where the first credit union in the United States began serving French Canadian textile mill workers in 1908. It chronicles the beginnings and growth of credit unions over the last 100 years; tells the stories behind their unique values and philosophy; and connects the movement¹s past with its present and future. The Museum also hosts credit union events and strategic planning retreats.
For more info: www.acumuseum.org.