What the Wegner Awards dinner means to the credit union movement

The CUNA GAC is right around the corner, and with that comes our favorite day of the year at the Foundation – the Wegner Awards Dinner! Each year we spend months preparing for the awards gala, making sure that every detail from the staging to the red carpet is perfect. While it is a great opportunity to break out the black-tie affair and network with credit union professionals from around the world, the awards dinner is about so much more than that.

It is about that feeling you get when you are surrounded by over 900 like-minded individuals who are all filled with passion and hope for the financial futures of their credit union members. It is about the four award winners who will share their life stories with us and leave us humbled and grateful to be part of such a powerful movement.

And this year, we are gearing up to celebrate 30 years of the Wegner Awards Dinner. 30 years of incredible leaders, organizations and programs in the credit union movement who have inspired us to go out and make a difference.

The Wegner Dinner embodies everything that the credit union movement is –passion, purpose, and most importantly, people.

You don’t have to take my word for it. Hear what this dinner means to some of your credit union peers live from the red carpet at the 2017 awards:

2018 Wegner Dinner promo from CUNA on Vimeo.

There is still time to purchase tickets and sponsorships for this year’s event! Click here for more information on how to do so.

By attending the Foundation’s dinner, you are not only supporting our amazing winners and their accomplishments, but you are contributing to the primary fundraising event for the Foundation. Your support of this inspirational evening allows the Foundation to sustain and expand initiatives to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions.

We hope to see you at the 30th Annual National Credit Union Foundation Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards on February 26th in Washington DC!