[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 97 (Friday, July 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF MICHAEL J. PARSONS, NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBER OF THE 
             NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS

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                         HON. SHERWOOD BOEHLERT

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2006

  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to recognize Michael J. Parsons, the President/CEO of First 
Source Federal Credit Union on his recent election to the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU). 
Mike Parsons has been a vocal supporter of credit union issues at both 
the state and national levels.
  Mike's election to the NAFCU Board is just one more in a long list of 
accomplishments that has spanned 13 years as President/CEO of First 
Source Federal Credit Union, including his previous service as District 
President for the New York State Credit Union League.
  As the President/CEO of First Source Federal Credit Union, Mike has 
focused on ensuring that his members receive helpful, personal service 
that caters to the needs of individuals and their financial goals. 
Through his credit union, Mike Parsons continuously demonstrates First 
Source's commitment to the financial wellness of the entire community. 
Most recently, Mike worked to have First Source support the Mohawk 
Valley Contractor's Guild, described as an ``incubator for the 
development of small contracting companies in inner city Utica.''
  Mike's involvement to improve the lives of others can be further 
illustrated in his commitment to the Central Association for the Blind 
and Visually Impaired, School and Business Alliance, the Community at 
Sunset, and volunteering with the American Heart Association and 
Upstate Cerebral Palsy Association.
  It is because of the good work of Mike and others like him that the 
credit union movement enjoys the success it has today. Such service is 
the hallmark of the credit union movement and I wish Mike the best of 
luck in his new role as a member of the NAFCU Board of Directors.

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