Kids Craft Fair at Festival in the Park 2009

URW had a presence at the Festival in the Park this year once again! We sponsored the Kids Section - and we had a "Visor Tent" where the kids could make their own visors to wear. They loved it - and of course we just had to get a few pictures! Thanks to Mary Beth Jordan and Sherry Moore for lending a helping hand to the Marketing Department!

URW Scholarship Recipients 2009

A fewof URW's Scholarship recipients have dropped by the office recently, so of course, we couldn't resist a picture! Daniel Eames, Christopher West and Dylan Whitlow are three of five recipients this year to recieve $500 towards their college tuition this coming year. Also receliving scholarships this year are Caroline Wood and Katelyn Murray. Girls - come by here so we can take your picture too. Congrats to all our deserving scholarship recipients this year! They will be recognized at this year's annual meeting on June 6th at the Carrington Pavilion.

A Baby 'round the corner

Jamie and Amanda Rising are due any time now to welcome their beautiful baby girl into their family. Jamie tries to be "Mr. Cool, Calm and Collected" but we know he's about to "bust" - the countdown begins.....any by the way, just in case you didn't get to the celebration that his coworkers had for both Jamie and Amanda - here is just one photo that tells all - Jamie will make me pay for posting this, but it will be well worth it.

Winner of Gift Card

Congratulations to Bryashia Jones, winner of the $50 gift card, that was drawn for on Youth Day at the Credit Union. Bryashia is the daughter of Brian and Aremethia (Meme) Jones, and has her own account with URW. By making a deposit into her account the week of Youth Day, she was automatically entered into the drawing. Congratulations again, Bryashia!

Cake Day at DRMC Branch!

URW sponsored Cake Day at the Credit Union at the DRMC Branch on Friday morning, May 15, '09. We always like to thank our members by feeding them! And we also used this as a tool to explain our Credit Union to those who didn't know what we have to offer. For some of the employees that couldn't get to the credit union, we delivered!

AWARD WINNING CREDIT UNION!

URW is proud to announce that we have received the "Medium Business of the Year Award" given each year by the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. The Board of Directors along with some of the staff were present to watch as Cheryl Doss, URW's CEO accepted the award on behalf of URW. This is a shining accomplishment for the Credit Union, and we are excited to have been chosen! Thanks to the Chamber and to the Committees that chose the winners. Also awarded that evening were Showcase Magazine, Small Business of the Year, Virginia International Raceway, Large Business of the Year, Ken Moss of Piedmont BioProducts, Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, and Tom and Linda Powers of Power Signs, Enduring Entrepreneurs of the Year. Congratulations to all.

VACUL Annual Meeting in Reston, VA

Of course, it wasn't Vegas! But the Board of Directors, some of the Supervisory Committee and Marketing Director went to Reston to represent URW at the VACUL Annual Meeting. The first evening there, we had a wonderful buffet that was a casual "meet and greet" kind of atmosphere. There was a DJ and dancing for those that chose to do so.

The next morning, the Annual Meeting took place, with Senator Mark Warner as keynote speaker. Senator Warner is an advocate for Credit Unions, but came across as a straight-shooter as he explained why he supported (this instance only) the "cram-down" bill. He said basically that, like it or not, the government needed to do something to boost the housing market, thus he did not take the same stand as the VACUL on the issue.

That afternoon there were many good workshops to choose from, and we all attended something. To end the day, VACUL hosted a banquet, with entertainment from the famous - or maybe it's "infamous" Capitol Steps. There were hilarious and we all had a great time watching them.

There was not a lot of time for sight seeing, but I'm sure that everyone probably got a chance to look around the wonderful Reston Town Center, with its delightful shops and restaurants. All in all, it was a great learning experience, and URW was well represented!

Successful Drive for House of Hope!

URW has been a drop off point for the House of Hope. Last week we took a car-load of items to Steve Anderson for his shelter....needless to say, he was pleased, and we want to take this opportunity to thank all those who donated! URW members are the greatest!

Governor Tim Kaine's annoucement

URW had a presence at the Governor's annoucement of the Robertson bridge construction. Rep. Tom Perriello spoke as well, and the event was also attended by Rep. Don Merricks, and Rep. Danny Marshall. Pittsylvania County Administrator Dan Sleeper, along with Linda Green, President of the Dan River Business Development Center and Jeremy Stratton, Economic Development Director for the City of Danville were also at this wonderful announcement. The City of Danville has received stimulus money to construct a 4-lane bridge at the Robertson Bridge site. This will increase the economic development potential for the city - which is a good thing not only for URW, but for the entire community. Right now 20,000+ vehicles use the bridge everyday, and this is expected to increase rapidly in the coming years - so congratulations from URW to the City and community of Danville!

...and then came the Spring Fling!

URW sponsored WAKG's Live Remote at the Spring Fling. We set up under their tent, and helped promote the credit union's work all day on Saturday, April 25th, 2009. Many thanks to WAKG for plugging URW everytime they were on the air! Garry and Sherry spent the day talking to people, many were already members - and I (Debbie) spent time with the camera - (yeah, the easy job!)

Successful Youth Day!

Youth Day at URW was a successful event! The City of Danville Fire and Rescue "loaned" us vehicles, complete with Fire Fighters and Rescue Workers to explain their work; the Police Dept.'s Tim Scearce was on hand making identification cards with fingerprints for the kids. We had the Rock Climbing Wall here - from Fun-Time Amusements on North Main, and of course, free hotdogs, chips and sodas from the Coke Trailer (compliments of Coca Cola Bottling Co.) and manned by our own workers from our great Retirees Club! Alex and Sandra were here with a live radio remote from WBTM - we had a great day!

Congratulations to our iPod winners, Chelsea Lavinder and Benjamin Hudson, and also to the $50 gift card winner Bryashia Jones! And for more pictures of the fun, click here: http://urwyouthday.blogspot.com/