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Annual Meeting and Sustainability Fair

Chris Lynn — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:08:58 +0000

The third-annual MFCU Sustainability Fair is Tuesday, March 23rd 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Come find out just how easy it is to make your life a little greener, by checking out a variety of green businesses and non-profits. Our Annual Meeting will also take place during this event, which starts at 6:00 p.m. Our new Board of Directors will be introduced during this time. If you have not voted, please do so here.

In addition, you’ll enjoy light refreshments from Biga Pizza and the chance to win prizes throughout the evening.

This event will be carbon-neutral, thanks to Clear Sky Climate Solutions. Make it even greener by riding your bike or riding the bus!

The ‘Green’ is continuing…

Chris Lynn — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:27:14 +0000

The ‘Green’ is continuing with the use of electronic signature pads by the loan officers at Russell Street. With the signature pad, loan officers don’t have to print loan documents for members to sign. From there, the documents are put into our secure document database without the need for printing and scanning. It’s all done electronically! It also eliminates the need for loan officers to spend time “building” files before they send them on (to be filed in a big room with other paper from other loans). These signature pads can also be used for new account documents. Look for the signature pads to be deployed at the rest of our branches in the coming months. Next time you get a loan from Missoula FCU, you may not even touch a single piece of paper…

Highway Cleanup

Chris Lynn — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:12:06 +0000

Missoula Federal Credit Union Staff will be doing a highway cleanup on Saturday (7/18) between Third Street and Mullan. C’mon by and say hi… no honking though, don’t want to scare anyone

Platinum Status Achieved!

Chris Lynn — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:31:24 +0000

We received confirmation today that the LEED review is final and Russell has been certified at the Platinum level! We earned a total of 57 points, 5 more than the threshold for Platinum. This is a very high achievement.

We checked into the other Platinum projects: Under LEED NC 2.2 (our version) there are 12 Platinum in the U.S. as of last month, and we are the first in Montana. Under the previous version (NC 2.1) there are 46 in the U.S., including 1 in Billings (“Home on the Range” is the name). So we are in rare company indeed.

To learn more about the LEED certification program, visit the U.S. Green Building Council website.

Hooray for Shredders!

Lisa Hensley — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:33:06 +0000

The huge industrial shredders, that is. Our Member Shred Day was a terrific success, with members bringing in more than 2800 POUNDS of paper. Yes…pounds! That’s a whole lot of landfill space that can now be used for those weird singing fish plaques that pop up around the holidays. Ahem.

Our thanks to Tear It Up for their shredding services, and for being super-friendly. And guess what? They even make home visits! Give Brandon Sorenson at call at 543-6898.

And thanks to our members for stopping by on a beautiful, blustery Saturday to drop off their paper! We’re seriously considering doing another shred event this fall, so keep your eyes on our web site at www.missoulafcu.org

Happy Spring!

Southside Construction Update 4/23

Chris Lynn — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:42:02 +0000

In order to get the permit from the DEQ for the extraction well for our ground source cooling system, we have to test the sustainable flows from the well for 72 hours. We’ll be pumping 350 gallons per minute for 72 hours…you do the math…it’s a LOT of H2O!!! The testing will be happening next week (Monday through Thursday).

The big challenge has been what to do with all that water. It will be pumped through a PVC pipe from the well to the storm drain on the corner of Brooks and Dore. The pipe will be crossing the sidewalk in front of our entrance and the contractor will be building a ramp over it (and probably painting the ramp some amazingly bright color) so members entering the building will see it and not trip over it.

Our Southside branch has become a pretty active construction zone and we encourage anyone planning to visit the lobby or drive up to be extremely cautious of dump trucks, back hoes, dozers and the like. Conditions may be changing regularly, so it will be important to stay alert and aware of the situation. Our motto through this project is “ Short term pain for a long term gain!”

Sustainability Fair – Annual Meeting

Chris Lynn — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:29:07 +0000

We’re again planning our Sustainability Fair, in conjunction with our annual meeting, on Tuesday, March 17th at the Holiday Inn Parkside from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Last year’s event was very successful and well-received, and we’d like to again take the opportunity to provide information to our members about how you can make your daily choices more eco-friendly.

Here is a list of vendors and groups that will be handing out information and giving demonstrations. Let us know you are coming by confirming your attendance on our MFCU Facebook page.

Vendors and Groups:

MUD
Missoula In Motion
Northwestern Energy
Mountain Water
Watershed Education Network
Sustainable Business Council
Sustainability Initiatives Team
Missoula Valley Recycling
Home Resource Center
Solar Plexus
New Era Plumbing & Heating
Sustainable Systems
MRTMA
Missoula Textiles
Russ Hellem/ Energetechs
EKO Compost
Nature Boy/Walking Stick
Fresh Natural Cleaners
MFCU/MMW
CTA Architects
Construction Site Services
The Green Light
Women’s Voices for the Earth
Montana Renewable Energy assosiation
Missoula Community Co-op
Petes
North Slope Flooring
Five Valleys Land Trust
Clark Form Coalition

Cutting down on Printed Reports

Chris Lynn — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:02:07 +0000

Here at the Missoula Federal Credit Union we have been cutting down on printed reports. We had our staff take a look at each report that is printed on a monthly basis and decide if it was really needed, at least in paper format. If it was deemed not necessary, it was sent back to the IT Department and they would eliminate this from the monthly report printing process and instead put in our electronic database where it can be viewed in digital form if needed.

Since we started this several months ago, we have eliminated many reports that did not need to be printed. Those reports total approximately
41,758 PAGES of greenbar paper per year. We will be saving at least that for the upcoming year, not to mention every year afterwards!
In addition to the paper savings, for every ton of paper not used, it saves:

3.5 cubic yards of landfill space
17 thirty foot (pulp) trees
7,000 gallons of water
380 gallons of oil
4100 kwh of energy
$670/year in paper costs

…Not to mention the storage space requited for the greenbar reports that were printed and filed!