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Looking forward to serving you for another 70 years

HE MANCHESTER Co- High School, Mr F.R. Ricketts and amalgamations, the Manchester Total assets – $ 7 billion
operative Credit Union his assistant, the late Mr Sydney Co-operative Credit Union (1977) Savings – $ 5.14 billion
T(1977) Limited (MCCU) cele- Carter. The study group moved Limited was born. Loan portfolio – $3.47 billion
brated its 70th year of providing fi- from house to house, sharing the Since those days we have moved Total membership – 48,105
nancial services to members in the vision and philosophy of the credit into more spacious offices; em- members
parish of Manchester and those union and the prospects for the ployed professional managers
within a 20-mile radius outside of future. The credit union started and staff; we have expanded both The MCCU is proud to have been
Christiana. The MCCU had its gene- with members coming mainly branches and now have 77 employ- serving the parish of Manchester
sis in 1947 as a study group under from the staff of Holmwood and ees. Our financial performance, as of and its surrounding communities
the leadership of the late principal members of the immediate com- March 31, 2021, boasts the following for the last 70 years. The credit
of the now Holmwood Technical munity. In 1977, after a series of accomplishments: union celebrated this year’s mile-
stone under the theme, ‘Building
Communities … Fostering Growth’.
The credit union’s community out- institutions. This pandemic has been
reach efforts and support for our
difficult for everyone. It is more im-
community during the COVID-19 portant than ever that we protect
crisis has been commendable, such
the most vulnerable and take care
as providing various contributions of our community and make a dif-
to the local healthcare industry, a
ference. We are thankful for the con-
toy drive for Mandeville Regional tinued support from our members
Hospital, providing care packages
over the years, and look forward to
for our senior members, and donat- serving their needs and the needs
ing tablets to various educational
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6 MCCU 70TH ANNIVER S A R Y FEA TURE
NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021