PRINTER'S NO. 1394
No. 126 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY O'PAKE, BRIGHTBILL, WAGNER, MELLOW, TOMLINSON,
KUKOVICH, BOSCOLA, MOWERY, EARLL, M. WHITE, PUNT, LEMMOND,
STOUT, BODACK, TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, COSTA, SCHWARTZ, THOMPSON
AND GERLACH, OCTOBER 9, 2001
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 9, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of October 14 through 20, 2001, as "Credit
2 Union Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Credit unions employ 7,606 people throughout this
4 Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has 777 credit unions, with 3.3 million
6 members and approximately $15 billion in assets and with 70% of
7 Pennsylvania credit unions having assets totaling under $10
8 million; and
9 WHEREAS, The week of October 14 through 20, 2001, is
10 "International Credit Union Week"; and
11 WHEREAS, Credit unions serve an important role in our
12 Commonwealth by providing low-cost financial services to their
13 members; and
14 WHEREAS, Credit unions encourage and sponsor activities to
15 promote the charitable acts of their members; and
16 WHEREAS, The unselfish efforts of volunteers organized
17 through credit unions have benefited many worthwhile causes
1 throughout this Commonwealth and beyond; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of October 14
3 through 20, 2001, as "Credit Union Week" in Pennsylvania; and be
4 it further
5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
6 the Pennsylvania Credit Union League.
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