USALLIANCE Blog

What is International Credit Union (ICU) Day?

ICU day has been celebrated in October since 1948 and was designed to create awareness and celebrate how credit unions change their members' lives worldwide. This year marks the 74th anniversary of ICU Day.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Dan O'Brien and I'm a solution architect here at USALLIANCE.

This is my third year running the Boston Marathon. It’s also my third year running on behalf of the organization Credit Union Kids at Heart, which works with Boston Children’s Hospital to fund research on pediatric illnesses. This year we’re supporting research on Moyamoya disease, Sturge-Weber syndrome, pediatric brain cancer, and Cerebral Palsy.

I'm Dan, your typical family man, solution architect at USALLIANCE, and marathon runner for a cause.

This is my third time running the Boston Marathon with Credit Union Kids at Heart. This great organization funds many research projects at Boston Children’s Hospital to fight pediatric diseases. Running the Boston Marathon is definitely not an easy task, but I’ve found it’s easier when you’re passionate about your cause and also get into a strict training schedule.

It was right after the devastating 201 Boston Marathon when Dan O'Brien joined USALLIANCE.

Loving husband and father, it wasn't long before Dan discovered Credit Union Kids at Heart, an organization that works with Boston Children's Hospital to fund several pediatric research projects. This is where a project became a passion and ultimately turned a solution architect into a cause-driven marathon runner.

USALLIANCE Financial is celebrating their 50^th anniversary in 2016.

The world was a different place in 1966- back when you could buy a new car for $2,000 and The Beatles were all the rage.

What was life like in 1966?

1. Star Trek, the iconic sci-fi TV series premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966. Also premiering in 1966 was Batman, Mission Impossible, That Girl, and The Monkees.

2. Can you believe the Super Bowl is 50? The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs played in Super Bowl I- then known as the AFL-NFL Championship Game. The Packers won by a score of 35 to 10.