Congratulations to the Peachland Pier Project on getting the most votes from our Peachland members and being chosen for the $8,000 donation! The Peachland Senior Support Society and the Peachland Wellness Centre each received a $1,000 donation as well!

Peachland Pier Project
 

Peachland Senior Support Society

Peachland Wellness Centre


Original Blog Post – November 24, 2017

Your Peachland Community Vote are IN! Join us as we celebrate the winners of our $10,000 Community Investment Giveaway!

Peachland Branch
Thursday, November 30 • 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Grand Prize Winner will receive $8,000
Two Other Finalists will receive $1,000

Coffee and muffins will be provided.

Finalists are:
The Pier Project, Wellness Centre, Seniors Support Society.

Address
64 5500 Clements Cres
Peachland BC V0H 1X5
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Our Okanagan Landing Account Manager, Kristine Lidstone, has been out and about doing presentations on Financial Literacy in schools and our community. Her presentation yesterday was to a grade 4 class at Harwood Elementary! The main part of the presentation is how to save, spend and share along with some simple budgeting.

 

 

 

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The Buyer Protection feature covers most retail items of personal property purchased worldwide (including gifts) up to $60,000 per covered account, per lifetime against direct physical loss resulting from theft, damage or destruction when using your MEMBER CARD.

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November is Financial Literacy Month and the Government of Canada has some great articles on teaching children about money.

The holidays are a perfect time of year to teach children about money. Whether you take them gift shopping or they receive money as a present, children of any age can benefit from learning money management skills.

“Financial literacy is an essential life skill, just like reading and writing.” explains Jane Rooney, Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader.

When children are young, parents can begin with basic concepts such as counting and recognizing coins and bills. Then, they can add discussions about needs versus wants, budgeting, and income and expenses. Teachable moments are everywhere — talk about your spending plans when visiting stores or taking out cash from an automated banking machine.

When talking about saving money with children, discuss goals that appeal to them. For example, saving money for a video game or a special activity. As children get older, discuss saving for longer-term goals, such post-secondary education. A savings account is another great tool to teach them how to save, with many financial institutions offering no-fee accounts for children and youth.

Not all families and not all financial situations are the same, but the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) is a great resource is a great resource for trusted, unbiased information for a variety of circumstances. Explore the Canadian Financial Literacy Database for events in your community and learn more at canada.ca/it-pays-to-know.

The  Financial Consumer Agency of Canada has created a Financial literacy quiz! Take this self-assessment to figure out how your skills and knowledge measure up to other Canadians.

Click Here to Take the Quiz

  • The questionnaire takes approximately 8 minutes to complete.
  • You will answer approximately 30 questions testing your skills and knowledge at keeping track, making ends meet, planning ahead, staying informed and choosing products.
  • You may complete all the questions or skip to the end at any time by pressing the “Show results” button.
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We are Investing $10,000 in the Peachland Community in celebration of our new Peachland branch. Each new account that has been opened in Peachland gets to vote for one of three, local, non-profit organizations.

Peachland Pier Project
Peachland Wellness Centre Volunteer Programming
Peachland Senior’s Support Society

The last day to open an account and submit your vote is November 15!

Vero Health Naturopathic Care has recently moved into their new downtown location in Vernon, B.C.  Dr. Shelby Entner has been a practicing naturopathic physician for over 16 years and her clinic in Vernon has undergone some changes over the years.  Originally a  bustling 4000sq ft space with multiple practitioners to now a more individualized practice offering naturopathic medicine, IV medicine and acupuncture, Vero Health’s evolution has followed the path of a less “crazy busy stress” model of practice.

Address: 2920 29th Street  Vernon, BC V1T 5A6

P: 778-475-4265

www.verocare.ca

https://www.facebook.com/VeroHealth/

 

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Our Okanagan Landing branch raised $1,000 with their BBQ for the The Salvation Army – Vernon, BC Food bank!

 

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Vancouver, Canada – October 11, 2017 – Payfirma, one of Canada’s leading payment processing companies, today announced a partnership with VantageOne Credit Union to provide their white labelled omnichannel credit and debit card processing platform to VantageOne members. Through this partnership, VantageOne business members will enjoy:

  • Seven ways to accept payments, including a virtual terminal, mobile payments, recurring billing, traditional terminals, eCommerce, integration APIs, and electronic invoicing,
  • 24×7 customer support,
  • Preferred member pricing, and
  • Detailed payments analytics.

“Payfirma is dedicated to providing merchants with simple and secure payment services, and VantageOne is dedicated to meeting their business members’ expanding needs,” said Chris Farmer, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Payfirma. “This partnership naturally aligns both organizations by providing a cohesive solution that enables our shared customers to increase their revenue at competitive rates.”

Since its inception in 1944, VantageOne Credit Union has been a trusted partner to local business communities across the Okanagan. From personal to small business banking solutions, VantageOne has strategically diversified their services to meet their members’ expanding financial needs.

“We are excited to collaborate with Payfirma and bring their innovative technology and lower rates to our business members,” said Glenn Benischek, CEO of VantageOne Credit Union. “Partnering with Payfirma allows us to deliver greater convenience and fully cater to the financial needs of our business members with best in class merchant services.”

Payfirma’s partner program for financial institutions is built to support banks and credit unions with a first-of-its-kind white label payments platform, master pricing agreement with Central 1, and streamlined member onboarding process. This partnership with VantageOne is Payfirma’s fifth financial institution partnership in 2017, including Canadian Western Bank, Sunshine Coast Credit Union, Your Neighbourhood Credit Union, and Interior Savings Credit Union.

For more information about Payfirma’s payment processing solutions for financial institutions, please visit payfirma.com/partners/financial-institutions. For more information about VantageOne Credit Union, visit vantageone.net.

ABOUT VANTAGEONE CREDIT UNION
Founded in 1944 in Vernon, BC, VantageOne Credit Union is dedicated to the financial well-being of its members, clients, employees and communities. Offering more than traditional banking and borrowing solutions at six branches in the Okanagan, VantageOne has also strategically diversified its services to meet over 12,000 members’ expanding financial needs.

The financial advisory and wealth management division, VantageOne Financial Corp., offers financial planning, investment and insurance services. VantageOne Realty Inc. offers members with the resources and tools needed to take care of every element of purchasing or selling a home. Through VantageOne Leasing Inc., business members access equipment leasing services. For more information, please visit vantageone.net.

ABOUT PAYFIRMA
Payfirma is an award-winning payments company providing powerful payments technology for credit unions, banks, and other financial institutions across North America from one platform. We help our financial institution partners with innovative payments technology, increased revenue, and dedicated support that our partners and their members can count on. Visit us at payfirma.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

 

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