Summit Credit Union’s Co-Op Connection takes place on Oct. 7
Madison-based financial cooperative celebrates local co-ops
MADISON, WI (October 4, 2023) — Media Invite: If you wish to attend the Co-Op Connection event, contact Jason Waller at 608 698 5948 or Jason.Waller@summitcreditunion.com for photo or filming opportunities and interviews.
- When: Saturday, Oct. 7, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
- Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, next to the Dane County Farmers’ Market
Summit Credit Union’s twelfth Co-op Connection will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, next to the Dane County Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Oct. 7 between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Many Wisconsin cooperatives will take part in the event to celebrate the movement.
“We are honored to host the Co-op Connection event again this year,” said Summit Credit Union CEO & President Kim Sponem. “Our cooperative structure is what sets credit unions apart and this event is a great way to collaborate and show our community what Wisconsin cooperatives have to offer.”
Co-op Connection is hosted by Summit Credit Union and sponsored by the Willy Street Co‐op, The Wisconsin Credit Union League, UW Center for Cooperatives and Wisconsin Farmers Union. It offers a variety of family-fun activities and prize drawings from participating co-ops. There will be representatives from a variety of sectors joining us this year, including grocery, farming, housing, interpreter and co-op education organizations.
This event promotes cooperative principle number six: cooperation among co-ops. It also allows the public to discover and learn about cooperatives in their community, our common guiding principles, and the benefits of co-op membership. It also provides an opportunity for the co-ops to develop strong and lasting relationships with one another.
About Summit Credit Union (WI)
Established in 1935, Summit Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative. Summit holds $6.8 billion in assets and has more than 252,000 members and 967 employees across 57 locations throughout Wisconsin. Since 2002, Kim Sponem has been CEO & President of Summit Credit Union, formerly known as CUNA Credit Union/Great Wisconsin Credit Union.
Recognized for its excellence in employee engagement, in 2021, 2022 and 2023 Summit was named both a Top Workplace in the USA by Top Workplaces USA and a Top Workplace in the Madison area by the Wisconsin State Journal. In 2023 it has added a Top Workplace award in Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
For more information, visit www.summitcreditunion.com or call 608-243-5000 or 800-236-5560.
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