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Founding member David Spear went on to serve the credit union in various capacities, including being a member of Embold\u2019s volunteer Board of Directors for many years. David stepped down from the Embold Board just shortly before his death in 2010. During his tenure, the Credit Union changed its charter to serve the whole community and renamed itself Clackamas Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n
Just this year, the Credit Union rebranded again to its current name, Embold Credit Union, after expanding its charter to serve anyone in Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Yamhill and Washington counties.<\/p>\n
Over its 65-year history, Embold has worked to honor the original mission it was formed to serve \u2013 being a force for good in the community and a trusted financial partner to its member-owners. Embold provides low-cost financial services, advice, and training to its members and supports numerous nonprofit organizations through volunteer hours, donations, and partnerships.<\/p>\n
This year, we remembered and honored David Spear by christening our new Community Center meeting room the \u201cDavid D. Spear Auditorium\u201d. Located just a few miles down McLoughlin Boulevard from Embold\u2019s original headquarters building, the Community Center and David D. Spear Auditorium are intended to provide low-cost meeting space for local nonprofits and other community partners.<\/p>\n
During his last few years as a member of the Embold Credit Union Board of Directors, David documented his memories of the Credit Union\u2019s origins on paper, and he concluded by stating, \u201cI would like to say that I am proud and pleased with the success of the Credit Union and to thank all of its members for making it successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
We couldn\u2019t agree more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"