Hundreds of Indian River Federal Credit Union Members and friends gathered at our Vero Beach office Friday October 23rd to celebrate our 50th Anniversary! And what a celebration it was! Be sure to visit our blog to see photos from the event (the link can be found on the bottom of our homepage, www.irfcu.com).

Members enjoyed burgers and hot dogs fresh off the grill, as well as sodas, bottled water, tea, orange juice from Natalie's Orchid Island Juice Company, ice cream samples from Marble Slab Creamery, and of course, our 50th Anniversary cake! Blue balloons filled the lobby, while Christian FM's Extreme Machine got the party jumping with non-stop music.The first 400 members took home jam-packed goody-bags and hundreds also grabbed their 2010 IRFCU Calendar. One dozen IRFCU Members got even luckier, as their names were drawn as door prize winners. Prizes included gift certificates from Bay Street Pharmacy, Blessings Bistro, Busy Bee Lawn & Garden Center, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Don Aldrich LMT, Eminence Hair Design, Kayaks Etc, and Ocean Grill.

Commissioners Wesley Davis and Peter O'Bryan stopped by to offer their congratulations, as did William Berg of the Florida Credit Union League. Davis thanked IRFCU for being an institution that "gets it," and lives our slogan "Where People Are Worth More Than Money." Berg offered a brief history lesson, telling how IRFCU began in October of 1959 when nine Vero Beach city employees each contributed $5. IRFCU Board Chair H.T. "Sonny" Dean thanked our Members for making the Credit Union a success, and for the priviledge of serving them. Other Board Members, as well as President/CEO Bill Garrett, were also on hand for the occasion.

Our thanks go out to all those who helped make our 50th Anniversary event a success - our volunteers and staff; friends who donated food and/or beverage items, door prizes, goody-bag stuffers, etc; local media who helped promote the event; all those who were able to attend; and most of all, to all our Members! We look forward to serving you for many years to come!!!

Indian River Federal Credit Union is a Not-For-Profit, and has served Indian River County with the same name on our doors longer than any other financial institution! Membership is open to those who live, work, worship or attend school in Indian River County. This Credit Union is insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration, a US Government agency. To learn more about Indian River Federal Credit Union, go to www.irfcu.com, call 770-5020, or visit your local office.