Сьогодні: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009
Ми зачинені в четвер, 7-го Січня, 2009
НАША ІСТОРІЯ
1953 - 19-го липня перші 8 засновників кредитівки підписали Хартію Української Федеральної Кредитової Спілки міста Рочестеру. Вони ж стали і її першими працівниками.
1955 - Kредитна Спілка налічує 200 членів, $27,000 в ощадностях. Засновано Кооперативний Бюлетень.
1963 - Десята річниця заснування РУФКС – 1,100 членів та $800,000 в активах.
1970 - Кооперативний Бюлетень набув вигляду журналу з новою назвою - Кооперативна Думка.
1987 – РУФКС переїхала в новопридбаний будинок за адресою 824 Ridge Road East в Ірондеквойті.
1989 - Започатковано Інформативний листок «Вістi РУФКС».
1998 - Кредитівка відзначає 45-ту річницю, маючи 6,000 членів і більш, ніж $58 мільйонів в активах.
2000 - разом з українською громадою РУФКС відзначає сторіччя української іміграції до Рочестеру.
2001 - Відкриття першої філії РУФКС в Олбані за адресою 1828 Third Avenue, Watervliet, New York.
2003 – 50-та річниця заснування РУФКС. Відкриття філії в Сакраменто, штат Каліфорнія.
2004 - Відкриття нової філії в м. Сиракузи, штат Нью Йорк. Зміна назви на УФКСпілка.
2005 - 50-річний ювілей журналу Кооперативна Думка. Відкриття філії в Бостоні, шт. Массачусетс,
2006 - 24-го серпня – відкриття нової філії в Портланді, шт. Орегон
2007- 1-го грудня відбулося вдосконалення електронної системи УФКС.
2008 – УФКС відзначила свою 55-ту річницю з дня заснування. 16,800 членів та $130 млн в активах.
The Credit Union Opinion quarterly magazine celebrated 50 years of keeping the membership informed and entertained while promoting credit union services, benefits and community news. The Credit Union Opinion started with a circulation of 200 and now reaches almost 15,000.
The success of UFCU continues to be dependent upon serving, unifying and nurturing democratic principles and supporting the cooperative philosophy still present today with people helping people while providing prosperity for generations.
Rochester Ukrainian Board of Directors and Volunteers 1973
TOGETHER WE’RE BETTER CREDIT UNIONS:
A HISTORY OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
The credit union difference began in the 1840s in Germany. Organized by Herman Schulze-Delitzsch and Friedrich Raiffeisen after crop failure and famine had devastated their community, the first “people’s bank” was created to provide credit to farmers. Their early principals of cooperative interdependence, a community-first mentality and a volunteer management structure are still in place today.
Over the years, credit unions spread to communities around the world. In the early 1900s Alphonse and Dorimene Desjardins started a credit union (caisse populaire) in Lévis, Quebec, Canada. Shortly afterward, Alphonse, along with Americans Edward A. Filene and Roy F. Bergengren, helped establish credit unions in the United States.
As time passed, a desire emerged to establish an annual occasion to acknowledge both the important role credit unions played in creating opportunities for their members and communities and the achievements of the pioneers who laid the foundation for ongoing credit union success.
On January 17, 1927, the Credit Union League of Massachusetts celebrated the first official holiday for credit union members and workers. January 17 was chosen because it was the birthday of America’s “Apostle of Thrift,” Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), who early credit union founders believed symbolized “the life and teaching embodied in the spirit and purpose of credit unions.”
In 1948, the U.S. Credit Union National Association (CUNA) decided to initiate a new national Credit Union Day celebration. CUNA and CUNA Mutual Insurance Society set aside the third Thursday of October as the national day of observance. By then, many more of America’s credit union leaders believed there was a need for an occasion that would bring people together to reflect upon their credit unions’ history and achievements and to promote the credit union idea across the country. Today, CUNA, with its network of affiliated state credit union leagues serves 90 percent of over 8,000 credit unions in America, which are owned by nearly 90 million consumer members. For more information, visit www.cuna.org.
During the 1950s, CUNA’s World Extension Department provided technical assistance and philosophical guidance for credit union development around the world. By 1964 so many countries had established credit union movements that CUNA’s mission was formally expanded, and CUNA International was launched.
Each year, new movements joined the credit union family and an increasing number of people were interested in celebrating their uniqueness and unity with a special holiday that could be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of religion, political beliefs, cultural differences or language. By 1971, substantial worldwide credit union progress led to the creation of World Council of Credit Unions, Inc. (WOCCU) to assist others in establishing and maintaining viable credit union movements in countries across the globe. In Canada, Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Great Britain and the South Pacific, national and regional credit union federations and confederations were established to support and endorse credit union development. To aid in the process, WOCCU created the first “International Credit Union Day” materials that were used around the world.
World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) became the leading advocate and trade association and development agency for credit unions worldwide. It continues to promote sustainable growth of credit unions and financial cooperatives across the globe. As instruments of economic and social development, credit unions have been able to empower people around the world to grow through access to high quality and affordable financial services.
Today, there are 46,377 credit unions in 97 countries. Together, they are making a difference in the lives of 172 million members.
In 1993, operating under its vision of “Quality Credit Unions for Everyone”, WOCCU with USAID grants and support from Ukrainian National Credit Union Association credit unions in the USA worked together to re-introduce, develop and promote credit unions in newly-independent Ukraine. The Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada (CUCUC) together with the Canadian International Development Agency also funded programs for credit union development.
Today, Ukrainian credit unions serve almost two million members organized in over 700 credit unions nationwide. They continue to work with WOCCU, and individual credit unions and associations in Canada and the US on various training programs to help advance the principles of economic democracy and mutual self-help.
To promote, sustain and strengthen the credit union for future generations around the world, WOCCU holds an annual international conference to bring together credit union volunteers, professionals and renowned international leaders to celebrate successes, review challenges, discuss innovative ideas and practical strategies.
Calgary, Canada hosted the 2007 conference on July 29, attended by over 2,500 delegates from over 60 countries. Leaders from around the world shared experiences and developed connections. The agenda focused on: effective credit union models, building strong credit union associations, serving the underserved, effective volunteer and professional leadership, small business and agricultural lending, reaching the youth market and general membership growth. Representing Ukrainian FCU were Chairman Wasyl Kornylo and Tamara Denysenko, CEO. Attending the event were Canadian-Ukrainian credit union officials including Olha Zawerucha, President, Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada and Dr. Andriy Olenchyk, Commissioner-Director of the Department of the State Commission for Regulation of Financial Services markets of Ukraine.
