BRANCHING OUT

IAA Credit Union, Bloomington, Ill., recently held a grand opening for its newest location. A baseball theme complete with "Field of Dreams" playing on new 40 inch flat panel monitors, and baseball jersey clad credit union employees drew almost 400 hundred people from the home offices to enjoy the open house celebrating a new location and corporate headquarters for the IAA Credit Union. Refreshments, prizes and giveaways highlighted the three-hour celebration.

First Community Credit Union, Chesterfield, Mo., celebrated the grand opening of its seventeenth branch recently. First Community members and area residents took advantage of prizes, entertainment and special offers at the new Oakville branch through out the week. Members who opened an account spun the prize wheel for prizes including gift certificates to local restaurants and Cardinals tickets. As a special gift to Oakville residents, First Community arranged for the McGruff Kids Safety ID System team to create free digital photo-fingerprint ID cards for children. Special entertainment included appearances by First Community's mascot, Louie the Loan Star, Fred Bird and McGruff the Crime Dog. First Community gave away free hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn and soda to members who visited the branch. Residents visiting the branch had fun with face painters, clowns making balloon animals and a Fast Pitch game. The new full-service branch includes flat-screen televisions with news feeds, state-of-the-art safety deposit boxes, four drive-up lanes and a 24-hour drive-up ATM.