The Boardcast

UFirst Community Service Scholar

CEO Linda Bourgeois and Marketing Director Jody Carpenter attended the Community Service Donor-Scholar Breakfast on March 26, 2008. UFirst, in cooperation with the Plattsburgh College Foundation, awarded Kimberly Lashmet a Community Service Scholarship which assists her with tuition, room and board in exchange for a service commitment. Ms Lashmet volunteered at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center. Her supervisor at the TBI center was Melissa Mose. The Community Service Scholarship Program has three goals:

To nurture the scholars' existing commitment to service and to build their lifelong commitment to service

To help the local community by providing volunteer leadership

To help Plattsburgh State University recruit students who will become leaders for their peers 

Congratulations Linda Bourgeois

UFirst CEO Linda Bourgeois has been named to the Board of Directors of the New York Credit Union Foundation. The New York Credit Union Foundation supports those initiatives that express the credit union difference and the movement’s "people helping people" philosophy.

Diane LaVigna-Wixted, executive director of the Foundation, announced the appointment. "We are pleased to appoint Linda, who has a strong understanding and passion for the credit union philosophy, to our Foundation Board," said LaVigna-Wixted. James Mack, chairman of the NYCUF Board of Trustees added, "Ms. Bourgeois is a strong advocate of the ideals of the Foundation and the credit union movement and will be a welcome addition to the board."

UFirst FCU Featured in Strictly Business

The April issue of Strictly Business features an article on new construction in the North Country entitled "A Look at Four New Buildings in Plattsburgh". The new UFirst FCU Center of Operations is highlighted in an article by Carolee Smith. Look for the April, 2007 issue. The illustrated article on UFirst FCU is on page 14.

Congratulations UFirst FCU

                                    

UFirst FCU has received the highest rating of 5 stars from Bauer Financial Inc. All United States banks and federally insured credit unions are rated by Bauer Financial Inc. No credit union pays for this service, nor can they elect to avoid it. Institutions given the 5 star rating are considered superior in their performance and are recommended by Bauer Financial. Bauer Financial is an unbiased third party that has been rating credit unions and banks from a depositor's perspective since 1983.