Vice Chairman Hood Honors UNFCU Staff Member Timothy Challen
February 4, 2009, Alexandria, VA - National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Vice Chairman Rodney E. Hood honored United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) Business Development Officer Timothy Challen with the Vice Chairman’s Award for Distinguished Service on January 30, 2009, at the UNFCU Representative Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
“For his commitment and perseverance, Tim Challen truly personifies the credit union mission of ‘People Helping People,” Vice Chairman Hood said making the presentation. “After being shot by armed robbers in Nairobi, Africa, while working to open and establish a UNFCU office in East Africa, Mr. Challen made the decision to address the crime using positive change. Through courage and dedication to a vision of a brighter future for the citizens of East Africa, Mr. Challen turned his vision into reality as founder of the Kilimanjaro Initiative.”
Vice Chairman Hood Honors UNFCU Staff Member Timothy Challen
Utilizing the positive impact of sports on youth and society, the Kilimanjaro Initiative provides the youth of East Africa with opportunities to take a constructive role in their communities. To learn more about the Kilimanjaro Initiative, please visit their website www.kilimanjaroinitiative.org.
The National Credit Union Administration is the independent federal agency that regulates, charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, also operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), insuring the deposits of over 89 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the majority of state-chartered credit unions.
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