After our press release a reporter from the local daily newspaper, the Waterloo Region Record, contacted Abhi. She interviewed him and arranged for a photograph. Our project was featured in the newspaper a couple days later.
Local students want to start Canada’s first credit union for the university and college community here.
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The students like the idea of a banking system run by its own membership, with a special focus on offering money management advice, better returns on investment, and other benefits.“If we can work on helping students manage their money more wisely and offer services that make financial sense, we might be able to make a real difference,” said Chen-Wing, who also works as a copy editor at the Waterloo Region Record.
— Local students look to launch credit union for university and college community Waterloo Region Record 6 April 2010
Follow the link to read the full article. The story was limited by the space in the newspaper, but covered the project well. It unfortunately didn’t acknowledge Megan Chan’s contribution in co-founding the project and her strong contribution to developing the idea.
After the article we heard from a lot of different people voicing their support and offering advice and assistance.
- Media release about launch of Waterloo Banking Project 21 April 2010