August 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1b200e80erlcgo.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Dallas Chapter of Credit Unions</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dallas Chapter of Credit Unions"><B>HOME</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id170.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2008">January 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 2008">February 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id172.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 2008">March 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2008">April 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May CMN Golf Tournament">May CMN Golf Tournament</A>   |   <A HREF="id173.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2008">May 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 2008">June 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id181.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July CMN BowlAThon Benefit">July CMN Bowl-A-Thon Benefit</A>   |   <B>August 2008</B>   |   <A HREF="id174.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September TCUL PAC Golf Tournament">September TCUL PAC Golf Tournament</A>   |   <A HREF="id176.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September 2008 Vendor Fair">September 2008 Vendor Fair</A>   |   <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 2008 ICUD">October 2008 ICUD</A>   |   <A HREF="id178.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 2008">November 2008</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <script language=Javascript1.2>  </script>  </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=255 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dallas Chapter of Credit Unions"><IMG SRC="9e1c8530.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="83" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id165.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meeting Email Reservations"><B>Meeting Email Reservations</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Meeting Calendar "><B>>> Meeting Calendar << </B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Meeting Info"><B>Upcoming Meeting Info</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Associate Members"><B>Associate Members</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Credit Unions for Kids (CMN)"><B>Credit Unions for Kids (CMN)</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Board of Directors"><B>Board of Directors</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TCUL PAC Info"><B>TCUL PAC Info</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id182.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapter Meeting Ideas"><B>Chapter Meeting Ideas</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapter Credit Unions"><B>Chapter Credit Unions</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helpful Links"><B>Helpful Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local Weather"><B>Local Weather</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a1296280.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="a1441360.png" border=0 width="65" height="54" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>August 2008</I></div> <div> August 2008 Chapter Meeting</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="643" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="114"><div> <B>     Who:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="518"><div> <B>Buddy Gill - </B><I><B>Legislation related to financial institutions that we expect to see in the next legislative session.</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="114"><div> <B>     When:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Tuesday,August 19th.  Registration @ 5:30, Dinner @ 6:00pm</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="114"><div> <B>     Cost:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>$30.00 per person </B></FONT><I><B>Buffet Style Dinner</B></I><B>!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(you will be billed or you can pay at the door)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 104 WIDTH="114"><div> <B>     Where:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.pappadeaux.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pappadeaux.com/index.htm"><B><IMG SRC="8f909590.png" border=0 width="265" height="89" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=3520+Oak+Lawn+Ave+Dallas,+TX+75219+us&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.495626,81.738281&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=0" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ge"><B>3520 Oak Lawn, Dallas</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=3520+Oak+Lawn+Ave+Dallas,+TX+75219+us&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.495626,81.738281&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=0" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ge"><B>(214) 521-4700</B></A><B> (</B><A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=3520+Oak+Lawn+Ave+Dallas,+TX+75219+us&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.495626,81.738281&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=0" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ge"><B>map</B></A><B>)</B></div> <div> <I>Buffet Style Dinner!</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="114"><div> <B>    Buffett</B></div> <div> <B>      Menu:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <I>Pappadeaux Salad, Crawfish Etouffee, Fried Shrimp, Blackened Catfish.</I></div> <div> <I>(Dessert - Vanilla Cheescake)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 121 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="94059720.jpg" border=0 width="89" height="114" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <I><B>If you are interested in sponsoring beverages, please contact</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Sammy Shanafelt @ (972) 774-3120</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="596" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 186 WIDTH="586"><div> <B> <a href="id196.htm" target="_top" csb-linktype="URL"><img src="HTMLobj-2730/o.jpg" alt="Click Here for Internet Reservations" border="0" align="bottom" csb-maintain-proportions="0" width="300" height="30" csb-button="Candy-Green" csb-font="" csb-font-bold="True" csb-font-italic="False" csb-font-strikethrough="False" csb-font-underline="False" csb-font-size="12" csb-font-color-o="0" csb-font-color-h="0" csb-font-color-p="0" csb-font-horiz="Center" csb-font-verti="Center" csb-font-left="0" csb-font-top="0" csb-img-hover="1" csb-img-press="1" csb-img-preload="0" csb-img-backcolor="16777215" onmouseout="javascript:this.src='HTMLobj-2730/o.jpg'" onmouseover="javascript:this.src='HTMLobj-2730/h.jpg'" onmouseup="javascript:this.src='HTMLobj-2730/h.jpg'" onmousedown="javascript:this.src='HTMLobj-2730/p.jpg'"></a>  </B></div> <div> <B>or by contacting</B></div> <div> <B>Sammy Shanafelt @ Galleria Credit Union</B></div> <div> <B>Phone: (972) 774-3120</B></div> <div> <B>Fax: (972) 239-2519</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:sammy@gcu.org?Subject=DCCU Meeting Reservations for February 20th, 2008" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:sammy@gcu.org?Subject=DCCU Meetin"><B>sshanafelt@gcu.org</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 579 WIDTH="237"><div> <IMG SRC="a716a8b0.jpg" border=0 width="106" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Buddy Gill</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Buddy Gill’s Education</U></B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">B.S.M., Business, Political Science, 1980 - 1984</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tulane University BSM, Pol. Science, Business, 1980 - 1984</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Episcopal High School HS Diploma, General, 1976 -1980 </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Buddy Gill’s Honors:</U></B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1998 Campaigns & Elections magazine "Rising Star" award </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1990's: two Creativity in Public Relations Awards </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1980's Public Relations Society of America "Silver Anvil" award </div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="579" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="342"><div> <B><U>Session Summary</U></B></div> <div> Advocacy takes on issues critical to every credit union. From the credit union tax exemption to the federal fight for CURIA, Gill reviews the players, issues, and key moves being made in Austin and Washington, D.C. Learn not only what is happening, but how your CU can step in and make a difference with your elected officials.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Bio</U></B></div> <div> Since 2003 Buddy Gill has been the Chief Advocacy Officer and Senior Vice President for the Texas Credit Union League. Ever since he took the reins, TCUL’s lobby team has been rated among the “Top 20 Most Powerful Groups” in the state of Texas by Capitol Inside. It’s worth noting that no banking group is on that list.</div> <bR> <div> Before joining the League, Buddy was the key strategist for the campaign on HR 1151 – the Credit Union Campaign for Consumer Choice. He’s a veteran of 120 political campaigns spanning 40 states and a national speaker on a variety of topics including not only <U>how</U> we play the political game, but how to <U>win</U>.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto:jmaness@texfed.com?subject=Secret Website Drawing for August 2008 Meeting! Must be present to win!&body=Congratulations! You have found the secret link! All you have to do to enter is hit send on this email. Remember, your chances to win are better if you do not share the secret link location! You must be present to win, so make you reservations today!" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jmaness@texfed.com?subject=Secret"><B>Click here for the secret link!</B></A></div> <div> <I><B>Must be present to win!</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>