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Monday, July 14, 2008

7:15 p.m.

Roundtable Pizza

(Near Vancouver Mall)

5016 NE Thurston Way

Vancouver, WA

(360) 892-0450

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• Mary Billy

• Cathryn Chudy

• Kathryn Edgecomb

• Genny Kortes

• Lloyd Marbet

• Robert Tice

• Tamara Tice

SaveCCU has stood by the following principles, developed by the group during the first months of its organization:

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Bob Winterburn
(1938-2006)

We appreciate you for your courage and convictions, and for standing up for us all.

Paying Tribute To Those We Love

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DO YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS ?

Cathryn Chudy’s home, in Vancouver, Washington, was vandalized sometime between June 1, 2007, 7am and June 2, 2007, 3pm. Ms. Chudy‘s phone and address are unlisted which raises the question, who would do this and why?

Please notify the Vancouver Police Department if you have any information regarding this crime: 360.487.7400 ext 3129 case # V07-11433.

More information will be posted as it becomes available. Many thanks to all of you who have given support during this trying time.

Read "Vandalism hits credit union activist" by The Columbian, June 5, 2007.

Save CCU's Selected Litigation Documents

To read, visit Attorney Doug Schafer's Website at www.doug2.com/saveccu.

IN THE AFTERMATH OF INJUSTICE
(What Members Should Know As They Vote)

On November 15, at a Special Meeting called by its five-member majority Board, a tiny fraction of Columbia Credit Union's 62,000 members (approximately 930 out of 1202) voted to remove three Volunteers from their elected positions ( two Directors and one Supervisory Committee Member). Members were also asked to take the extraordinary step of voting to permanently expel these Volunteers from the credit union, as well as preventing anyone involved with SaveCCU (a member advocacy group involved in promoting member rights) from being candidates for Volunteer positions.

On the Columbia Credit Union website and in its December newsletter, CEO Parker Cann pronounced that "the members have spoken and democracy has prevailed." Yet the outcome of the Nov. 15 special meeting represents nothing more than "a triumph of marketing over democracy", according to Doug Schafer, who has represented SaveCCU in seeking judicial review of court decisions that are harmful to member rights, and seeking court intervention when SaveCCU and individual members were expelled from credit union membership.

The "membership decisions" made on November 15 have at least one thing in common with the bank conversion vote that occurred in 2003: in both instances Columbia's Board utilized credit union funds to wage a comprehensive, one-sided public relations campaign to get the membership to vote for what it wanted. The material offered to the membership constituted propaganda rather than an honest presentation of both sides of the issues on which members were directed to vote. Any fair and adequate presentation of the other side of the issues was suppressed. Shockingly, three of the five-member Board majority, who helped orchestrate the outcome of the Nov. 15 special membership meeting, gained their seats on the Board by endorsing the SaveCCU platform, which states in part: "Any issue in front of the membership for a vote will be fairly balanced in all publications and information."
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• THE TRUTH ON THE ISSUES: Detailed responses to CCU's incorrect, misleading statements
CCU members elected candidates who supported SaveCCU's platform in the Sept. 2004 and June 2005 elections.
2005 Winners Pages	2004 Winners Pages

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SaveCCU Still Seeking Mediation

Read SaveCCU's latest response to the majority board, once again seeking resolution through mediation.

What CCU's Majority Board Didn't Want You To Know

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IN APPRECIATION
A heartfelt and respectful thank you goes out from SaveCCU to the following SaveCCU members for their contribution over the past 2 to 3 years as Volunteers for Columbia Credit Union. It took courage and dedication to contribute the time, effort and energy to advocate SaveCCU's platform in the face of such adversity. We appreciate you for being willing to participate in the governance of Columbia Credit Union, representing, in good faith, what you each believed to be in the best interest of its member-owners. As George Orwell wrote: "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."


Emmy Winterburn	Ralph Erdmann	Lloyd Marbet

Bob Winterburn	Gene Yarnell	Cathryn Chudy

Kathryn Edgecomb	LeRoy Wilkerson

SaveCCU wishes to express deep appreciation for attorney Doug Schafer's ongoing contributions in support of SaveCCU's efforts to protect member-owner rights and to advocate genuine transparency and accountability in the governance of Columbia Credit Union.

Emmy Winterburn and Ralph Erdmann resigned their CCU Volunteer positions on 11/15/06. Both remain member-owners of CCU. Cathryn Chudy, Kathryn Edgecomb and Lloyd Marbet were removed from their CCU Volunteer positions on 11/15/06, and expelled from membership. Gene Yarnell and Bob Winterburn were expelled from CCU membership on 8/15/06, thereby removing them as well from their Volunteer positions. LeRoy Wilkerson resigned from his CCU Volunteer position in February of 2006, but remains a member-owner.

Robert Tice was expelled (by the 5-member majority Board) from CCU membership on 8/15/06. SaveCCU recognizes Robert for his generous spirit and for the tireless contributions he has made in advocating for accountability and transparency at CCU. Robert continues to serve as secretary of SaveCCU, and his efforts are greatly appreciated.

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