The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) have announced “One World through Cooperative Finance” as the theme for the 76th International Credit Union Day on Thursday, October 17.
First celebrated in 1948, International Credit Union Day offers the world’s 82,000 credit unions and other cooperative financial institutions an opportunity to celebrate their collective achievements.
“International Credit Union Day is about unity. It is about uniting our global credit union movement together,” said WFCU President Mike Reuter.
WOCCU and WFCU are encouraging credit unions around the world to join the celebrations in several ways, including through the purchase of #ICUDay2024 pins, which will go toward WFCU’s fundraising target of $500,000.
“The ICU Day pins we are offering for donations to WFCU both help unify all layers of our global credit union movement, while inviting everyone to play a role in growing WOCCU and WFCU’s mission of advancing financial inclusion worldwide,” Reuter said.
Other promotional materials are also being made available, such as downloadable posters and logos for International Credit Union Day, as well as guides on how to educate the public about the credit union difference.
Participating credit unions can share their activity on social media with #ICUDay2024. WOCCU and WFCU plan to share these posts on their platforms throughout the week.
#ICUDay2024 pins, as well as other “One World through Cooperative Finance” merchandise will be available to purchase from the WOCCU website later this month. The pins were also on sale at the 2024 World Credit Union Conference, which took place in Boston from July 21-24.
“At a time in our history when we seem increasingly divided, we hope our credit unions use the ICU Day 2024 theme to show how our movement brings people closer together through democratic, member-owned financial institutions that put people over profit.” – Thomas Belekevich/WOCCU
Thomas Belekevich, WOCCU director of member services, said, said International Day of Credit Unions is an opportunity to unify around the credit union movement’s mission.
“At a time in our history when we seem increasingly divided, we hope our credit unions use the ICU Day 2024 theme to show how our movement brings people closer together through democratic, member-owned financial institutions that put people over profit.”