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Tickets Now Available for NCUF Wegner Awards Dinner
Contact:
Josie Collins
608-231-4397 | jcollins@ncuf.coop
Madison, Wis. – Credit union leaders and supporters can now purchase their tickets for the National Credit Union Foundation Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards (formerly the “Herb Wegner Memorial Awards Dinner”) on March 19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington during the Credit Union National Association’s 2012 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC).
Tickets can be obtained online at ncuf.coop or registrants can also choose to download a printable form, complete it offline and fax or mail their completed form to NCUF. The deadline to purchase tickets is March 2, 2012.
Individual tickets for the three-course dinner are priced at $275 each. Tables of 10 are priced at $2,750. The estimated value of the tax-deductible portion of each ticket purchase price is $125.
“The name has been updated but that is all that has changed about this special gala event,” said Bucky Sebastian, NCUF Executive Director. “Attendees will again leave inspired and impressed after hearing the stories of this year’s exceptional Wegner Award winners.”
The awards ceremony will celebrate the highest national honors in the credit union movement, specifically:
- Lifetime Achievement: Bill Eckhardt, President/CEO of Alaska USA Federal Credit Union.
- Lifetime Achievement: Tom Dorety, President/CEO of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union.
- Outstanding Organization: Invest in America
Click here to learn more about this year’s award winners.
Resource Links:
National Credit Union Foundation Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards Information
(At ncuf.coop under “Events> 2012 NCUF Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards”)
(At ncuf.coop under “Events> 2012 NCUF Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards >Dinner & Ticket Information”)
Download the new NCUF dinner logos (.jpg):
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About the National Credit Union Foundation (ncuf.coop):
The National Credit Union Foundation is the US credit union movement’s primary national philanthropic program provider, fundraiser and grant-maker. Through NCUF grants and programs, credit unions provide widespread financial education, create greater access to affordable financial services, and empower more consumers to save, build assets, and own homes.
NCUF is funded primarily by investments in the award-winning Community Investment Fund (CIF) and by generous Corporate Supporters led by the Credit Union National Association and CUNA Mutual. All NCUF donors provide support that empowers NCUF and state credit union foundations to make a real impact in the credit union community.
The National Credit Union Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization. NCUF continues to earn the Better Business Bureau seal of approval as an “Accredited Charity” for meeting all 20 BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for national charities.