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Amazing afternoon with this YNCU leadership team uncovering their #Kolbe talents. By aligning their natural problem-solving #strengths, they can provide even better solutions for their members. https://loom.ly/vGIDZSE

The great team at Sustainable Waterloo Region is so happy to work with YNCU and other companies to plan and host these Microforest plantings. We need more sponsors and teams to be part of this. Please reach out if you can help be part of this program! #treeplanting #sponsorship #nonprofit

Congratulations are in order for Shannon O’Neill, Member Experience Associate at our Timmins Branch. 👏 Shannon is the recipient of our Guiding Principles Award for Environmental, Social & Governance! 🙌 In the words of YNCU's Chief Leadership Team - "Shannon is dedicated to improving our environment in every way possible and often encourages her coworkers to do the same. For example, she encourages the use of recycled water bottles for beverages; uses environmentally friendly utensils in the branch; recycles cardboard boxes when possible; reduces waste by using beeswax to wrap food; discourages waste of paper for printing. Shannon shares interesting articles about making our environment a better place via text messages and she sends out positive energy to keep the mood in branch light and accepting. Shannon did ask if a more humane choice could be used by our Pest Control contractor - it was followed up and changed. Shannon shares her used clothing with her coworkers - we do a clothing exchange at work to reduce landfill items. Shannon sets an example of being environmental conscious in her decisions and gently encourages her peers to do the same." YNCU is happy to have you on the team, Shannon! ✨ #YNCU #YNCUcares #GuidingPrinciples #EnvironmentalSocialandGovernance #GuidingPrinciplesAwardWinner #EmployeeHighlight

At YNCU, we love celebrating the growth of our staff! Today we're celebrating Financial Relationship Manager, Stella Erotokritou's 3rd anniversary at YNCU. 🎊 Stella tells us about her YNCU journey - "I started as a part-time Member Service Representative in May 2021. I was then hired as an Assistant Branch Manager in November 2021 and now I am a Financial Relationship Manager assisting the Waterloo Region. I remember the first day I started how nervous I was. The community and atmosphere at YNCU is incredible. Everyone at YNCU was welcoming and ready to help the new kid on the block." In her spare time, she loves spending time with my family and friends, and enjoys travelling throughout the year. The YNCU family is glad to have Stella on our team. ✨ #YNCU #YNCUcares #StaffAnniversary #GreatPlaceToWork #YNCUstaff #StaffAppreciation #StaffRecognition

Last weekend, YNCU attended the sensory-friendly Trunk-Or-Treat, put on by the Algoma Autism Foundation. ✨ We are proud to be able to support this event that specifically catered to neuro divergent kids. Diversity, equity and inclusion is one of our core values and we are committed to providing an environment of inclusivity, acceptance, and awareness. We are working hard to create meaningful change and learning how to contribute positively to the conversations happening in our communities. Can you guess what we were for Halloween? 💛 The mission of the Algoma Autism Foundation is to create a more inclusive and accessible community for individuals on the autism spectrum and those with special needs in Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma District. To find out more, visit https://lnkd.in/eWKqDrn8 #YNCU #YNCUcares #AlgomaAutismFoundation #TrunkOrTreat #SensoryFriendly

Earlier this month, some of our YNCU staff members spent their morning planting a microforest at Oak Creek Public School. 🙌🌳 Shoutout to the YNCU Green Team for organizing this initiative. 💚 Projects like this are very much valued at YNCU as we are environmentally responsible and socially conscious in our business decisions. We exercise sound and diverse governance in the operation of our credit union. 💚 #YNCU #YNCUcares #ESG #EnvironmentalSocialandGovernance #Microforest

Recently, YNCU staff members Shannon Mellor and Daniella Hunte, made a donation of $5,000 on behalf of YNCU to the Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation. ✨ YNCU is proud to be able to support the Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation which supports special needs programs and services at Lansdowne Children's Centres in Brantford, Simcoe, Caledonia, and Dunnville. Through donations like ours, they are able to help children and youth and their families with access to specialty equipment, support workers, community-based programs, and centre-run programs. Lansdowne Children's Centre #YNCU #YNCUcares #LansdowneChildrensCentre

In honour of Co-op Week 2024, here are some facts about Co-op businesses. Co-operatives use a business model that makes sense socially, environmentally, and financially. They balance people, planet, and profit, and as a result, tend to be more sustainable businesses with higher success rates. 🙌 What makes a co-op different? It's owned by its members, run democratically, is a values-based business, and is community-focused. YNCU is proud to be a co-op, and this week we did a number of community-focused activities - planted a micro forest, celebrated Credit Union Day, held member appreciation events, and donated to local hospitals, charities, and organizations that needed the extra support. Visit https://lnkd.in/efT5cCK2 to learn more about Ontario Co-ops. Ontario Co-operative Association #YNCU #YNCUcares #CoopWeek2024 #CoopOrganization

It's International Credit Union Day and here's what YNCU has been up to! ✨ Every branch was given a budget to treat their members and a budget to do a random act of kindness or make a monetary donation on behalf of YNCU. Shoutout to all YNCU branches who created a fun environment for their members with sweet treats and beverages. As always, we are proud to be able to lend a helping hand to charities and non profit organizations in our communities. Today, our branches supported the Stratford General Hospital Emergency health care workers who we arranged dinner for and the Chartwell Retirement Home who we arranged lunch for. 🙌 #YNCU #YNCUcares #InternationalCreditUnionDay

Today is International Credit Union (ICU) Day® 🙌 The theme for 2024 is One World Through Cooperative Finance. 🌎✨ At a time in our history when we seem increasingly divided, we hope to use the 76th anniversary of ICU Day to show how our movement brings people closer together through democratic, member-owned financial institutions that put people over profit. International Credit Union (ICU) Day® celebrates the spirit of the global credit union movement. The day is recognized to reflect upon the credit union movement's history, promote its achievements, recognize hard work, and share member experiences. International Credit Union (ICU) Day® has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since 1948. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness about the tremendous work that credit unions and other financial cooperatives are doing around the world and give members the opportunity to get more engaged. #InternationalCreditUnionDay #YNCU