AUSTIN, TX – North Star Credit Union was among 180 credit unions nationwide named as winners of the prestigious Diamond Award – the Marketing, PR & Development Council’s annual competition for marketing excellence.

North Star Credit Union received the following recognition: Financial Education for its financial education awards that focused on Star Saves for an Adventure, a children’s book written by Melissa Cox, with contributions by Rachel Indihar, Alicia Dahl, and Melissa Holmes. Their efforts also included reading more than 1,000 hours in area schools including Star’s book. Students had a chance to draw how they earned money to save and classrooms were awarded with pizza parties.

The Marketing, PR & Development Council of America’s Credit Unions also announced the list of all winners for its annual Diamond Awards, recognizing the best marketing campaigns in the credit union industry from the past year. Credit unions, advertising agencies, and associations submitted 1,400 submissions for the prestigious awards. In all, 180 organizations from 42 states were selected as winners.

“We are truly thrilled to celebrate North Star Credit Union and the other Diamond Award winners with such a prestigious recognition,” said Lesli Bishop, Co-Chair of the Diamond Awards and Chief Marketing Officer at Family Savings Credit Union in Gadsden, Ala. “These credit unions not only reflect the core values of the credit union movement, but they exemplify the forward-thinking and innovative strategies within our industry.”

For more than 30 years, the Diamond Awards have celebrated the excellence in credit union marketing.

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About America’s Credit Unions           

America’s Credit Unions is the unified voice for not-for-profit credit unions and their more than140 million members nationwide. America’s Credit Unions provides strong advocacy, resources and services to protect, empower and advance credit unions and the people and communities they serve. For more information about America’s Credit Unions, visit AmericasCreditUnions.org.

About Councils:

Councils is a member-led, collaborative community of credit union leaders providing vibrant peer interaction, new ideas and innovation to foster professional development while advocating for the overall success of the credit union movement. There are eight Councils with a network of more than 8,000 credit union professionals. For more information, visit americascreditunions.org/councils. 

CONTACT: Melissa Cox, 218-410-7019 or mcox@northstarcreditunion.org for additional information.

Star has written two books. The first one is currently available on Amazon and the latest one will be out next month.