Attention store managers, branch managers, co-operative employees – refer someone you know! Sign up for our 2009 youth leadership seminars! They’re a blast! You’ll get to meet great people from around the Atlantic Provinces. Check The Know for more details. http://www.acyl.coop/english/know.htm
ACYL Canoe Cove, PEI – April 30, 2009
ACYL Gros Morne, NL – May 21-24, 2009
Fast Co-op Facts
Co-operatives provide over 100 million jobs around the world, 20% more than multinational enterprises. In Canada, co-operatives and credit unions employ over 155,000 people.
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I’ve always been a girl who loves body art. Needless to say, I was so excited to get my first tattoo done this summer. The fact that I’ve never really loved needles meant I was pretty nervous too! Thankfully, I had a great group of people to make sure the whole experience went well.
I found a tattoo parlour that I really liked and came highly recommended. I went in to talk to the guys who work there and get their help with the design. They were really patient as I asked them to move one star there, turn that star a bit back, and change the size of that one. After we got my design all worked out, I set up an appointment and began getting butterflies in my tummy! My friends Jordan and Kate immediately volunteered to come along with me for emotional support. On the big day, they were allowed to come in the room while I was getting the tattoo done, which was a huge help! Yes, getting the tattoo did hurt, but it wasn’t that bad. I didn’t cry or pass out, like a lot of people the guys in the tattoo parlour have seen.
Now I have a wonderful tattoo that I love and have gotten tons of compliments on! I was worried my mum might not like it, but she thinks it’s beautiful, and she wants me to come with her to help design her own tattoo! I have a lot more tattoo ideas in mind, and I can’t wait to get inked again. – Bethany Mayne (ACYL participant, Creative Director and facilitator)
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Impact: The Co-operators Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership
180 university and college students from across Canada explore real sustainability solutions with national business and sustainability leaders. September 24-27, 2009 Guelph, Ontario
All conference expenses paid! Apply before February 27, 2009.
ONE is a campaign and advocacy organization backed by 2 million people from around the world and every walk of life who are committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.
Watch what they have to say!
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an annual conference that defines its mission as "ideas worth spreading". The lectures, also called TED talks, cover a broad set of topics including science, arts and design, politics, culture, business, global issues, technology and development, and entertainment.
You will find some of the most inspirational, thought provoking, and controversial members of our society speaking at this conference and guess what….you can see it all right here: www.ted.com
Helping those in the 3rd world! Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world.
You can credit this man (Muhammad Yunus) for such an inspirational endeavor! I will be taking part, will you? Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
AARP’s U@50 presents ‘Lost Generation’ – enjoy!
Heroes ~ Zeroes
Bloggers Needed
ACYL is looking for bloggers! Is there anyone interested in givin’ it a shot, if so give me a shout! A big thank you goes out to Liam, Patrick, Blake, Bethany, Matt and Megan who will be blogging for ACYL. WICKED! Great response so far!
THE ‘GOOD STUFF’
The NBTA Credit Union presents a minimum of five education awards of $1000 each. These awards are available to students whose parents are members of the NBTA Credit Union as well as to any member of the NBTA Credit Union. Visit www.nbtacu.nb.ca for more details.
Tell us who your Community Champion is and what makes them a champion. Nominations are being accepted until Friday, March 13, 2009 so stop by any Advance Savings Credit Union branch to fill out a nomination form or visit www.advancesavings.ca to make your nomination online.
The recipient of this award will be honored at our Annual General Meeting in April and will receive a $500 donation to the charity of their choice!
Featured Co-op
The Danes are living proof that community-owned power can go a long way to create a renewable energy future.
In the 1970’s, three rural Danish families banded together and installed a wind turbine, creating the world's first green energy co-op. Today, the Middlegrunden co-op owns and operates the world’s largest off-shore wind farm outside Copenhagen harbour. Wind turbine manufacturing is Denmark’s top export and wind power co-ops are a nationwide movement with more than 100,000 family members. Together the co-ops have installed 80% of Denmark's turbines which now account for 10% of the entire country's electricity needs. Danes anticipate 50% of their electricity will come from wind by 2030.
I’ve always been a girl who loves body art. Needless to say, I was so excited to get my first tattoo done this summer. The fact that I’ve never really loved needles meant I was pretty nervous too! Thankfully, I had a great group of people to make sure the whole experience went well.
ACYL is looking for bloggers! Is there anyone interested in givin’ it a shot, if so give me a shout! A big thank you goes out to Liam, Patrick, Blake, Bethany, Matt and Megan who will be blogging for ACYL. WICKED! Great response so far!
