What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

It seems inevitable that as the new year approaches-we all start thinking about it as a clean slate-a chance to start over. With the housing market in turmoil and the high cost of gas prices, on this New Year’s Eve, I encourage you to really start thinking about that old saying, health, wealth and happiness.

How is your financial wealth? Is it healthy or does it need some serious attention? If so, that make your new year’s resolution to become fiscally healthy. Your local credit union can help. Compare what rates are out there-like interest checking, money market accounts, etc. Are you making wise decisions and thinking long term or do you hop around to see how you can make money the fastest. With the twists and turns in our current economic state, it may make the most sense to start thinking long-term.

See where you can cut costs on those extraneous expenses, are they really necessary? And see what you could save monthly-it could really be the key to your financial health and wealth in 2009.

Whatever your resolution may be,  I wish you and yours a healthy and wealthy Happy New Year filled with happiness.

Talk to you, next year!

COMING SOON … Give With Us

This time of year, always seems to put me in the giving spirit and that’s why I’m excited to announce that we have found another way to give back to our members and to the Licking County community.

 I am very excited to share that we just recently received word that we have been awarded a grant through the Ohio Credit Union League’s Foundation to start up Give With Us.

What is Give With Us? In a nutshell, it’s a web-based blog site that connects credit union members with volunteer opportunities, interest groups and local events in their communities. This site will be created by the Trabian company and will allow any visitor from Licking County, members and non-members, to post their information for volunteer events and activities they find appealing.

When it comes right down to it folks, the credit union philosophy is all about people helping people, and what better way to do that, then right here in our own backyard. You’ll be able to access Give With Us, just like you do our blog, via our website in early January.

So whether you’re part of a school, service organization, charity, etc. You will soon have a new resource to post your community volunteer activities and events. I look forward to sharing more about this project in the coming weeks.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

-Al

The Holiday Rush Is On

The inevitable holiday shopping season is in full swing now-malls and shopping centers are jammed with crowds of people looking for that perfect gift. I’m not sure why, but there’s been some rumors surrounding our Wii contest-but I can assure you that yes, we do actually have 3 game systems. The real deal folks, not a gift certificate. And let me tell you, these were not easy to come by, and we were shopping for them in October!

 And if you find that cash is hard to come by this season, to get the stuff you REALLY want-then I encourage you to visit our website and check out our December Cash Back Auto Rebate Sale! Seriously-transfer your car loan to Hopewell Federal and receive up to $400, $200 or $100 cash back-for complete details, log-on to our home page and look for Santa’s sleigh to see our ad.

And a reminder, KOOL 101.7 will be broadcasting LIVE from our new location at 1690 North 21st street in Newark, stop by, see if you can pick up some freebies, open a checking account and get registered for our Wii promotion OR stop in and take advantage of our December CASH BACK AUTO REBATE! Plus, Santa Claus will be there as well, so bring the kids and stop by, Wednesday, December 12th from 2 to 4 p.m. We hope to see you there!

 Happy Holidays!
-Al