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Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Recognition Award
Purpose
To promote social responsibility among credit unions by formally recognizing their social achievements.
Categories
- Credit union chapters
- Less than $5 million in assets
- $5 - $20 million in assets
- $20 - $50 million in assets
- $50 - $100 million in assets
- $100 - $200 million in assets
- $200 - $500 million in assets
- More than $500 million in assets
Eligible Activities
The Dora Maxwell Award recognizes credit unions and chapters for external activities that help other people and/or strengthen the structure of a community. This includes community involvement projects, volunteerism, educational activities and fundraising. Featured activities must take place between June 2008 and June 2009. Sample activities include:
- Helping solve core community problems, such as housing, transportation, hunger, or literacy
- Food, clothing, or school supply drives for the needy
- Raising money on behalf of charitable organizations, such as the United Way or Credit Unions for Kids®
- Helping an organization or agency with events or projects, such as coaching a Special Olympics team
- Tutoring or reading to students at a local school
- Sponsoring a community volunteer of the year award
Procedure
Submit a project binder or spiral bound notebook, along with the completed entry form and checklist. Support materials should be included in the binder or notebook. Entries are due to MCUA by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 17.
Click here to download the Dora Maxwell entry form and checklist.
For more information, contact Halley Hayden, hhayden@mcua.org, (314) 542-1360, or (800) 392-3074, ext. 1360.
