Since the registration of the Credit Union by our founding fathers in 1953, our Credit Union has developed a fabulous and irresistible …show more content…
Whereas a dividend possesses a traditional appeal as a measure of success, Credit Union co-operatives have measured success by human progress. For while the owners of this great institution have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, what concerns you most in your life and the aspirations you hold dear is the same for all of us - an opportunity for a better life that we eventually pass on to our children.
Our Credit Union as part of its mandate should give the highest priority to?improving life chances from the cradle to the grave; therefore, my second initiative and I consider this to be the centerpiece of what is essential to the dual social and economic character of credit unions in serving owner?s needs, is that we consider a new goal, a new measure - a quality-of-life index.
We have to determine the elements for the index i.e. education, housing, car, health insurance, and how we implement and measure it. But, the only way to move to owner quality-of-life index, and finally address the future that we want, is to lay a new foundation for our Credit Union?s long-term economic