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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Beginning Feb. 7, Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) will kick off its sixth annual Polar Plunge Season.

BALTIMORE—Securityplus FCU is one of the first CUs in the country to test facial recognition biometric software for member authentication, and it is launching the technology at the same time it introduces a sophisticated member service kiosk.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—NACUSO said it is now accepting nominations for its 2015 Collaboration and Innovation Award for Credit Unions and CUSOs.

CORNELIUS, N.C.—An armed robber used a bicycle to make his getaway after robbing a credit union branch here.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Family First Credit Union here reported it continues to see growth in a program in which it is participating with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York for first-time homebuyers that matches every $1 deposited with another $4.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala./TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Alabama and Florida CUs continue their steady membership and loan growth, according to the latest data from the League of Southeastern CUs and Affiliates.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—CU*Answers, the credit-union owned cooperative, has announced its 8^th Annual Video Contest to clients of its cuasterisk.com network.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—CU*Answers, the credit-union owned cooperative, has announced its 8^th Annual Video Contest to clients of its cuasterisk.com network.

Each year CU*Answers offers cash awards and the chance for entries to be professionally produced into a video that can be used by any credit union for advertising. The theme for this year is “Would You Like Fries with That?”

“Like fast food restaurants that anticipate what the customer might want next, the theme asks credit unions whether they’re prepared to suggest the next service or product to their members when they interact with them,” CU*Answers said.

The three contests include one for the best video idea, another for the best idea for a 30-second spot, and the last is for submitting a completed video related to the chosen theme. Winners are announced at CU*Answers’ Annual Leadership Conference in June where their video will premiere on the big screen.

Completed videos, past winners, as well as a collection of videos CU*Answers has produced for credit unions to use on their website, lobby monitors, and some suited for television broadcast, can be viewed at www.cuatv.com. For more info: http://marketing.cuanswers.com/video-contest/.

MADISON, Wis.—A new manual has been published that seeks to introduce credit union operations to new CU employees and volunteers.

JAMESTOWN, N.D.—To mark its 75^th anniversary this year, First Community CU has performed 75 random acts of kindness within the communities it serves.

CLAREMONT, Calif.—Dr. James D. Likens, the well-known president and CEO of Western CUNA Management School, said he will retire at the end of 2015.