(Woodbury, MN – August 23, 2018) – Ideal Credit Union marked its 5^th Annual Community Appreciation Celebration by giving away $6,600 in cash prizes, including a $1,000 daily grand prize for adults age 18 and over, $100 a day for youth age 17 and under, and $3,000 in donations to local area food shelves. The celebration was held over the course of two weeks, starting August 7-16, 2018. Attendees enjoyed over 2,100 hamburgers and had a chance to win fun prizes, visit with kid’s club mascot Bucky Bear, and to give back to our local communities.

Each year credit unions around the world come together to celebrate International Credit Union Day to raise awareness of the credit union movement and highlight the important financial partnership we have with our members. This annual event has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since 1948.

(Woodbury, MN –November 19, 2019) – Ideal Credit Union’s popular $1,000 Holiday Debit Card Giveaway is back for another four weeks this holiday season. Ideal CU has held this yearly holiday promotion since 2012 and has given away $28,000 to 28 lucky members. To qualify, members with an Ideal CU personal checking account simply use their Ideal CU Debit Mastercard® or My Rewards™ Gold or Platinum Debit Card for purchases and earn a chance to win one of Ideal CU's four weekly $1,000 random drawings. Members earn 100 bonus entries into the weekly drawing when they make 25 or more purchases a week.

(Woodbury, MN – October 8, 2019) Chee Thao has been promoted to branch manager of Ideal Credit Union’s Inver Grove Heights office. Thao will coordinate branch operations and take an active role in the Inver Grove Heights community.