Deadline to Purchase Tickets & Sponsorships for 2019 Wegner Awards

Celebrate a Night with the Stars at the Annual Fundraising Gala

The deadline is fast approaching to purchase tickets and sponsorships for Herb Wegner Memorial Awards to be presented by the National Credit Union Foundation. Winners will be honored at the Foundation’s 31st annual awards and fundraising gala on March 11, 2019, in conjunction with the Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C.

Sponsorships and tickets for this black-tie optional dinner are available online or by mail. The deadline is March 1, 2019. There are a variety of sponsorship and ticket levels for this fundraising gala with benefits associated with each.

The awards ceremony celebrates the highest national honors in the credit union movement, gathering hundreds of credit union supporters from around the nation for an evening of celebration and inspiration. Andy Janning, CEO and founder of Man on Fire Enterprises will be returning as the evening’s emcee.

The evening will honor:

• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Diana R. Dykstra, president/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues;
• Outstanding Individual Achievement: Crystal Long, president and CEO of GECU; and
• Outstanding Organization: Nusenda Credit Union Foundation.

Brett Martinez, President/CEO at Redwood Credit Union will be receiving an Anchor Award from the Foundation.

About the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards
The awards are named in honor of the late Credit Union National Association CEO Herb Wegner whose tireless dedication, innovative ideas, and deeds revolutionized the ways credit unions serve their communities. The awards that bear Wegner’s name recognize his spirit of innovative, creative, risk-taking leadership. View this year’s award recipients here.

About the National Credit Union Foundation (ncuf.coop)
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is the charitable arm of the U.S. credit union movement and works as a catalyst to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions. Through grants and programs, the Foundation is strengthening financial well-being, igniting passion and instilling knowledge about the credit union difference, and uniting resources to help credit union people during disaster. Donations to the Foundation ultimately enable credit unions to help their members reach life-changing goals and achieve financial freedom.