Dora
Maxwell & Louise Herring Awards
The Dora Maxwell and Louise Herring Awards call on credit unions to fulfill the words of pioneer Edward A. Filene when he said, "there is an urgent need to bridge the chasms in human society, and cement the brotherhood of man." The Awards honor two "founders" of the credit union movement whose careers were characterized by tireless work on behalf of their communities and credit unions.
The Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award recognizes model credit union, chapter or multiple credit union group efforts to strengthen local institutions and materially improve the lives of nonmembers through community outreach programs other than personal finance education. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, raising funds for a charity, community involvement projects, such as a volunteer fair, building low-income housing, or collecting contributions for a food bank. (Note that lobbying on behalf of school personal finance curriculum requirements now falls under this program, while teaching personal finance in schools remains with Desjardins.)
The Louise Herring Philosophy in Action Member Service Award recognizes the efforts of a model credit union to materially improve members’ lives through programs offered to its members other than personal finance education. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, member programs for groups that are often economically or otherwise challenged and programs that do an extraordinary job of encouraging money management and consumer financial education. (Note that operating a student-run in-school branch now falls under this program, while teaching personal finance in schools remains with Desjardins.). Only individual credit unions are eligible to enter.
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