Posted by Scott Ward on May 24, 07
Mark your calendars. Our next Greet The Troop Days are Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd.
Call the phone number, beginning at 8:00 p.m. the preceding night (May 31st) for the flight arrival time.
972-574-0392
This gives you the time of the next days flight. Meet at Terminal D, International Flights. The USO will give you a parking pass for the day.
Posted by Scott Ward on May 08, 07
Ever wonder how your Credit Union got where it is and where it will be tomorrow?
Meeting the challenges of the daily operations of your Credit Union seems like enough to worry about and now you have to find the resources and time for planning?
Come and learn the how and why of strategic planning for Small Credit Unions in a program titled Strategic Planning for Small Credit Unions Presented by Carl Banks from NCUA
This meeting, in conjunction with NCUA’s Office Of Small Credit Union Initiatives is developed to help the smaller credit union’s Managers and Board Members implement or refine their strategic planning process.
The meeting will be Thursday, May 24, 2007 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm in the Fort Worth City Credit Union Board Room at 2309 Montgomery Street just north of the Interstate 30 West. Take the Montgomery Street exit just after the University Street exit just west of downtown Fort Worth
Please RSVP to: Rita Dexter or call 817-921-9302 ext. 15
Posted by Scott Ward on March 28, 07
This was just forwarded to me….
Dear Kathie,
I am pleased to notify you that the Texas Credit Union Foundation would like to honor the Ft. Worth chapter for the second year in a row, for all you do for financial education.
Certainly, the Ft. Worth chapter has been a great leader with your sponsorship of NIE and the other efforts of Ft. Worth Credit unions! As we did last year, we will present the awards at the Volunteer Breakfast at 8:00 am April 12 at the TCUL Annual meeting in Austin.
Best regards,
Jill Pharr
Executive Director, Texas Credit Union Foundation
Posted by Scott Ward on February 15, 07
The Chapter will again be coordinating Greet the Troop events in 2007. I don’t have any dates to publicize just yet, but I wanted to put this up while it was on my mind.
Anyone who has gone would tell you how touching it is to take part in Greet the Troops. ABC News recently selected a regular greeter by the name of Bert Brady as their Person of the Week. The piece does a really nice job of portraying what it means to both the greeters and the troops.
If you haven’t seen the clip it is on YouTube
Take a look at it and be sure to join us!
Posted by Scott Ward on February 15, 07
Those of us who have worked our school Christmas parties over the years know for a fact that we do it because we have just as much fun as the kids, and because it is such a terrific way to get into the holiday spirit.
Just the same, the “Thank You’s” mean a lot. This special thank you appeared in the Feb 10th Star-Telegram
Posted by Scott Ward on February 15, 07
The Winter 2007 Newsletter will be arriving soon via the mail, but you can view it here first!
Posted by Scott Ward on February 06, 07
Southwest CUNA Management School is coming up sooner than one might think. Once again, the Chapter is offering scholarships to employees of member and affiliated credit unions. The application and instructions can be downloaded here:
Nancy Croix-Stroud, President of First Class American CU serves as the Chair of our scholarship committee.
Posted by Scott Ward on December 06, 06
Recently the chapter made a donation of 73 childrens books to United Through Reading, a program at the DFW USO.
Departing soldiers are video recorded reading a children’s book and the book and a dvd of the reading are sent to the soldier’s children.
More information is available at the USO’s website. There also was a nice article about the program in the Fort Worth Star Telegram
Posted by Scott Ward on November 13, 06
The Fort Worth Chapter of Credit Unions is planning to Greet The Troops as they return home from Iraq on December 1st and 2nd. If you, or your credit union, would like to join Fort Worth Credit Union’s welcoming the men and women of our military for their service to our country let one of the chapter officers know of your plan to participate. To get the times each day of the returning flight you can call, 972-574-0392 each evening after 8:00 p.m. and get the expected flight time of the next days arriving flight. Be sure to call after 7:00 a.m. on the day of arrival to make sure the flight has not been delayed. (Last time one flight was delayed until after 4:00 p.m.!). The troops arrive at Terminal D, International Arrivals (gate 22). You may park directly across from the entrance. Parking passes are obtained from the USO as you arrive so there is no parking fee or charge to your toll tag.
If you did not participate with us before this is an experience you will not want to miss. Taking the time to welcome the men/women returning from the mid-east makes you feel good, makes you feel very patriotic, and the looks/smiles/warmth on the soldiers faces as they see us, get our hand shakes and thanks makes you glad you took time out of your busy schedules to let them know that we appreciate what they do and sacrifice from their families in their military duty. This is truly a function you will want to participate in.
Mark your calendars! Family, friends, and kids are welcome. Let us know if your credit union plans to participate, and if they are participating one day, or both days.
For more information or to RSVP for your credit union contact Nancy Croix Stroud
Posted by Scott Ward on November 09, 06
Our annual holiday parties at Sam Rosen Elementary in Fort Worth and Webb Elementary in Arlington are fast approaching. The chapter always gets great support from our member credit unions and partners in putting together these events. Anyone who has ever helped at one of these events will tell you it is THE best thing they do all holiday seson long.
Here’s the schedule:
We would really appreciate your support this year. Kathie Wood is in charge of gathering cash donations. Vince Heimann is coordinating the donation of coats. Coats should be new or gently used and cleaned.
If you are interested in volunteering, Raymond Shands is scheduling voluteers for Sam Rosen and Vince Heimann is scheduling volunteers for Webb. Even though the parties last all day, you are welcome to work only part of the day if that is what you can do.
All volunteers must be approved in advance by the respective district. Click here for a copy of the Arlington ISD volunteer form. The form has 3 pages, and the 3rd page is all that is required to be filled out. Please fill out the form and forward it to Vince, his fax number is 817-273-5913. The Fort Worth ISD volunteer form is one page, be sure to copy your I.D. on to the form and fax to Raymond at 817-882-0136.
Turnaround time on the approvals is about two weeks so please get them in soon. You may also want to plan in advance for substitute volunteers by having them fill out the form as well.
If you need directions to the schools, click on their names above.
Lastly, check the comments to this post for any subsequent information from the committees.
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