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P r o f i l e s i n e x c e l l e n c e M a i n e — A P h oto P o rt r A i t o f t h e P i n e t r ee S tAt e 129 Maine State Credit Union prides itself in offering outstanding service to its members and continues to embrace the core values of offering diverse products. The credit union offers a robust range of products, including savings and checking accounts, share cer- tificates (CD's), money market, club accounts, individ- ual retirement accounts, health savings account, and coverdell IRAs. For its younger members, the credit union offers a youth savings program, Monty Moose Youth Savings Program, the Credit Union Succeed Teen Club and the Free4ME checking account. The pooling of resources to provide loans is one of the keystones of the credit union movement. Though that pool of resources has gotten much bigger and more complicated, Maine State Credit Union's loans are made in the same co-operative way they were in 1935. As a credit union, its members are a group of people helping others in the community get the credit they need while keeping every member's financial resources secure. Maine State Credit Union offers a full range of lend- ing products and Visa credit cards to meet its members, financing needs, including fuel, auto, home and per- sonal loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, pre- approved loan drafts and overdraft protection loans. In addition, the credit union has always made ser- vice its priority. Maine State Credit Union offers a va- riety of options to help its members get their banking done when they want, how they want. Options include online banking and bill pay, CUe Statements, Touch Tone Teller, shared branching locations and SURF net- work ATMs, eAlerts! and MSCU Mobile. Maine State Credit Union is committed to being a socially responsible organization in the communities in which its members live and work. The credit union values improving its community through involvement in fundraising, volunteering and general concern, and creating a positive image through community efforts and the commitment and dedication of its employees to social responsibility. In 2007, Maine State Credit Union won the Dora Maxwell Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Social Responsibility Program. Each year, Maine State Credit Union supports over 40 community organizations and causes dedicated to im- proving its community. These organizations help sup- port youth growth and development, education, finan- cial education, healthcare, nutrition and fitness, sports and athletics, personal development, ending hunger, ending homelessness, advancements in technology, arts, culture and music, and many more. Maine State Credit Union also awards twenty $1,000 scholarships to gradu- ating high school seniors each year. The credit union is an avid supporter of the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign to End Hunger. Maine State Credit Union has been the top fundraiser for the Cam- paign to End Hunger every year from 2006 to 2011, and it was the first credit union in Maine to raise over $40,000 in one year for the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign to End Hunger. Through fundraising ef- forts supporting the elimination of hunger in Maine, Maine State Credit Union has raised over $250,000 to date. Throughout the year the credit union holds a number of fundraisers, including the annual Walk to Stop Hunger in the spring and the spaghetti dinner and auction in the fall. From its humble beginnings beneath a stairwell in the state house building 77 years ago, Maine State Credit Union has since become the largest credit union in Maine. Maine State Credit Union has been a champion of Ending Hunger in Maine for 13 years. In that time over $250,000 have been raised in large part by the annual Walk to Stop Hunger held at Capitol Park in Augusta. Here Normand Dubreuil, CCUE, CCE, president and CEO of Maine State Credit Union cuts the ribbon with Linda Johnson, from Spectrum Generations, as they begin the annual Walk to Stop Hunger P h o t o B y M a i n e s t a t e c r e D i t u n i o n

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