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Belle Sherman Elementary School Students

On a Tuesday afternoon, students in the Cornell Cooperative Extension's directed SIFE (Students with Interrupted Formal Education) program at Belle Sherman Elementary can be found hard at work learning about money and getting hands-on banking experience depositing money into their Student Credit Union accounts at Alternatives. The students, all refugees from Burma, range in age from 2nd to 5th grade.

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COME TO OUR ANNUAL MEETING!
With Guest Speaker Meizhu Lui

Mark your calendars now and plan to attend Alternatives Annual Meeting on May 18.

We are fortunate to have as our guest speaker Meizhu Lui, Executive Director of United for a Fair Economy, a national non-profit organization that tackles the growing economic divide. Co-author of a new book, The Color of Wealth: the Story Behind the US Racial Wealth Divide, Meizhu will expose the growing economic inequality in our society, and highlight the enormous economic gap between whites and people of color. She will unearth the roots of this inequality, and talk about what we can do to get back on track toward a fair economy.

The Annual Meeting also features:
The Volunteer of the Year Award
The Youth Volunteer Award
The Jeff Furman Award for a Socially Responsibility in Business

Join us for dinner, a short business meeting, awards and a speaker you don't want to miss.

WHAT: Alternatives Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, May 18, 2006
TIME: Dinner at 5:30 PM, Meeting starts at 6:15 PM
WHERE:Women's Community Building, 100 West Seneca Street, Ithaca