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Dear Credit Union Leader,
Happy New Year! As we look forward to another outstanding fundraising year, let’s take a moment to look back on what was accomplished during a highly successful and eventful 2007. Your commitment to fundraising last year helped propel MCULAF from 48th to 23rd in the top 150 PACs in Michigan due in no small part to the record fundraising numbers that the credit union community raised. The State PAC (MCULAF) topped over $129,000 and the Federal PAC (MCULLAF) topped over $252,000.
These fundraising efforts can directly translate into an increased ability to elect credit union friendly candidates and help position us for credit union legislative success. On the state level in 2007 credit unions not only maintained their tax exemption through the replacement of the Single Business Tax (SBT) with the Michigan Business Tax (MBT) but also the short-lived expansion of the sales tax on services (that would have deeply affected credit unions) was repealed. On the federal level, we increased the members of Michigan’s delegation that are CURIA co-sponsors from 9 to 11 (out of 15) which represents the highest percentage of any state in the country that has at least three members of Congress. It was your fundraising efforts that help make much of this possible.
2008 promises to be another challenging year and a great opportunity for credit unions to build on our past success! Are you willing to do it again? Can we count on you to continue with your commitment to these fundraising activities, and perhaps look to take advantage of new and innovative ideas? I know that these goals are ambitious, but together we are capable of doing this!
If you are looking to take your fundraising program to the next level or you are just fundraising for the first time, we stand ready to assist! Please contact MCUL Political Affairs Coordinator David Mroz at 800-262-6285 ext. 353 or dgm@mcul.org if you have any questions.
Thank you for your commitment to the credit union industry and for helping to make Michigan one of the strongest credit union fundraisers in the country!
Sincerely,
MCULAF Board of Trustees:
Chairman Howard Spencer, Northland Area Federal Credit Union, Blue Ox Chapter
Vice-Chairman Don Yuvan, Eaton County Educational Credit Union, Lansing Chapter
Treasurer Lon Bone, T&C Federal Credit Union, Oakland County Chapter
Secretary Jim Shereda, ARC Credit Union, Metro East Chapter
John Crist, CP Federal Credit Union, Jackson Chapter
Lisa Gray, Dow Chemical Employees Credit Union, Mid Michigan Chapter
Jim Kirk, University of Michigan Credit Union, Huron Valley Chapter
Andy List, Option1 Credit Union, Grand River Chapter
Terry Pierce, Security Federal Credit Union, Flint Chapter
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