Portland Co-Operative Credit Union Limited 50th Anniversary

NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 27 VIABLE CONTINUED FROM 10 PORTLAND CO-OP CREDIT UNION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 11 renewing. They lay the foundation for us to rightly recognise all the es- sential and valuable features of our existence so that we can appropriate them rightly for the future. In this regard, we recognise the partner- ship between your institution and its members, and extend our gratitude to the management and staff, both past and present, and to the many faithful members who continue to make the Portland Co-operative Credit Union their place of choice. It is this same partnership between the institution and the people that we believe ismost valuable as it con- tinues to offer hope tomany whose dignity are being threatened. It goes without saying, therefore, that global economic features such as profiteering and institutional domi- nancemust never be given a chance to replace this partnership that you share with the people of Portland. The East Portland Ministers’ Fraternal extends our best wishes and congratulations on this your 50th anniversary celebrations, as you continue ‘to move forward and serve even better’. EAST PORTLAND MINISTERS’ FRATERNAL T HE BOARD of directors of the Portland Chamber of Commerce wishes to con- gratulate the management and staff of the Portland Co-operative Credit Union(PCCU) for taking the organisation through 50 years of invaluable service to the parish of Portland. The PCCU has transformed the re- gion through the principle of inclu- sion; and has found great successes through consistent collaboration within the business community. These partnerships have un- doubtedly shaped the history of our parish, and we are grateful. The investments made in the people of Portland are so very well repre- sented in their ledgers. DANEY-ANN S. THOMAS, JP PRESIDENT & CEO PortlandChamber of Commerce 50 years of invaluable service to Portland F IFTY YEARS in business is no small measure, especially in the financial sector. Having come this far, we pause to look back at our strides in the past, and also to cele- brate our present. We look back at the times we shared, our struggles and the sterling contributions made by our predecessors. We pause to recognise the birth of a new credit union on January 4, 1971 from the merger of two credit unions then operating in the parish on January 4, 1971. We have seen phenomenal growth and stability which resulted in our current status. The sterling leadership of our volunteers has assisted to take us to where we are today, and can be seen in the contribution our credit union has made to the movement, locally, regionally and internation- ally. We have seen our leaders rise to serve at the level of the board of the World Council of Credit Unions, having served as the pres- ident of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League and the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions. We salute you, Mrs Yvonne Ridguard-Harris. In this our 50th year, our general manager serves as the president of the Caribbean Credit Unions Managers Association and sits on numerous boards in the credit union movement. This is a testa- ment that Portland Co-operative Credit Union Limited is making its mark in the movement. We will continue to embrace technology while maintaining the personal touch that has kept us to- gether. Noteworthy is the fact that we have completed the expansion of our head office, and our next step is to build a new office in Buff Bay. Let us continue to offer quality service, to be socially responsible, prudent, and mindful of the needs of the less fortunate. Let us take part in celebrating the past 50 years and look forward to the next with the commitment of continuous development for the credit union and its members. BASIL GRAHAM PCCU President Committed to continuous development for members Let us continue to offer quality service, to be socially responsible, prudent, and mindful of the needs of the less fortunate.