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USAgencies: Helping the Community by Giving 5% Back!

by Jon Elias

With all the doom and gloom in the news recently, It’s always nice to hear about businesses doing something right in the world. Especially when it hits so close to home. For the past few months, USAgencies Credit Union, one of our partners, has been giving back to the local community through its Platinum Visa Program. 

With just the swipe of a credit card, members at USAgencies Credit Union are giving back to the local community, Launched as a benefit of being a Platinum VISA cardholder in 2008, the credit union has committed 5% of net income from this card to investing in charitable efforts. Since its inception, the program has given back more than $18,500.

With the roll out of their new brand identity in late July, USAgencies has reignited their community giving efforts online. Organizations seeking donations can now visit USACU.org and submit their request.

“Our giving efforts are informed by the philosophy that we want to be a consistent resource for our members in their financial lives,” says Kasey Rockwell, Director of Credit Union Relations. “The Community Giving Team works to ensure that approved requests and credit union giving efforts are a reflection of the membership groups we serve.”

Details about this program can be found at USACU.org/giving.

Good on you, USAgencies, for doing something right for the community. We are proud to be partnered with such a proactive Credit Union such as yourselves!

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Portland Pedal Power is Partnering With USAgencies!

by Jon Elias

IMG_20140828_084212Imagine a relationship with trustworthy experts who actually listen, who genuinely care and who put your needs first – not what you’d expect from bankers, but that’s exactly what you get at USAgencies Credit Union. That’s why Portland Pedal Power is very proud to announce that we’re partnering with USAgencies!

USAgencies connects you with the whole spectrum of financial services, offering super convenient anytime-anywhere banking with personal one-on-one service, access to tens of thousands of ATMs nationwide, 24-hour phone banking, online and mobile banking, and thousands of shared branches across the country helping make the little stuff easy as pie.

When you become a member of USAgencies, you’re joining one of the best member-driven credit unions in the Pacific Northwest, and bonus: you’re also joining an active community of awesome Oregonians just like you.

So why consider USAgencies? Membership with USACU is about being part of something bigger than yourself. It’s about putting your money and your support behind a cooperative institution that truly has your success as our focus.

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Riding with North St. Bags, Part 3

by Brook

The bag was designed, the bag was built, the bag went out on the road on deliveries in downtown Portland. The verdict? We love it.

Thanks to PPP rider Colin Wagner, who came up with the idea for the new bag, and North St. Bags owner and designer Curtis Williams, who made the bag for us, our delivery shifts are that much easier because we have one less thing to worry about when we’re on the road. The bag is convenient, adaptable and durable and it’s defense against the elements can handle whatever weather we get from the crazy Portland climate.

Take a look at Part Three of this video series, as PPP rider/mechanic Dan Fitz gives his review of the bag:

PPP & North St. Bags, Part Three: The Bag from Portland Pedal Power on Vimeo.

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Riding with North St. Bags, Part 2

by Brook

After meeting Curtis Williams, owner and designer of North St. Bags, at the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show in the fall of last year, the riders at Portland Pedal Power were in for a treat: new, waterproof hip bags to use while out on deliveries in downtown Portland.

After designing and manufacturing the bag, which is now available on North St.’s website, Curtis welcomed us into his workshop to tell us his part of the story:

PPP & North St. Bags, Part Two: The Process from Portland Pedal Power on Vimeo.

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Riding with North St. Bags

by Brook

When Portland Pedal Power riders head out on a delivery shift, there are a few necessities that they need to carry with them: a cell phone, PPP cards, a receipt book and some petty cash. Until last fall, we were using a random assortment of bags that weren’t well-suited to the job or the Portland climate. Then we teamed up with local bicycling bag manufacturer North St. Bags, and the rest is history.

Colin Wagner, one of our longest tenured riders, recently took some time to tell the first part of the story:

PPP & North St. Bags, Part One: The Idea from Portland Pedal Power on Vimeo.

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