With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a lot of us are thinking about chocolate. Let’s be honest – a lot of us think about chocolate the other 364 days of the year too! Those little treats that give us a lift during the work day – coffee, tea and chocolate – are often not […]
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Celebrate Credit Union Day on October 16!
When the news seems to be filled with conflict, it’s easy to forget what can be achieved when people come together to help each other. For centuries people have banded together to work co-operatively without thought of profit – fighting fires, harvesting crops, raising barns, and avoiding high-interest loans by lending to one another. These […]
You Could Win Fair Trade Chocolate for a year!
One of the first projects I had the opportunity to lead here at Assiniboine Credit Union, was our participation in the Fair Trade One Month Challenge, so I was honoured when I was asked to appear in a video for the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) to talk about ACU’s role in promoting the […]