Improving lives through early financial education
From left to right: Clackamas Credit Union Vice President of Member Engagement Luke McMurray, Community Relations Specialist Jacklyn Olive, and Marketing Manager Shannon Wakeman.
Clackamas Credit Union employees are handing out Berenstain Bears books to members nine years old and younger who walk through their doors this month.
“The Berenstain Bears Visit the Credit Union,” a story about brother and sister bears saving their money and opening a credit union account, is being distributed through a partnership with the Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program and as part of National Credit Union Youth Month.
Shannon Wakeman, marketing manager at the $614 million asset credit union in Milwaukie, Ore., says the month-long celebration centers around making the credit union a fun, educational place for kids, which can lead to increased financial stability and an improved future.
“Our mission is to improve people’s lives,” Clackamas Vice President of Member Engagement Luke McMurray says. “That’s a broad mission, but it’s something that we take seriously. From the low income to the high income, there’s so much financial stress. We can alleviate some of that if people learn to be wise stewards and managers of their finances.”
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