Credit unions offer holiday CD

    Maine credit unions are celebrating the holiday season by offering a unique CD for a very special cause. The “Christmas In Maine” 20th anniversary CD is now on sale at credit unions throughout the state.     This CD, which includes two Grammy Award winners, features all Maine artists, such as Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary, Schooner Fare, Dave Mallett, Windham Chamber Singers, Joan Kennedy and more. The CDs are priced at $15 each from $4 from each CD going to the Maine credit unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger.
    Con Fullam, producer of the CD and the writer of several of the songs on the CD including “The Maine Christmas Song,” said that Maine’s credit unions have such a strong commitment to their communities that it made them the obvious partner for this special project. “This CD is a celebration of all that Maine people do to care for their neighbors during the holiday season and all year long. Maine credit unions capture the true spirit of this time of year with the many ways they care for their members each day, not just financially but socially, as well.
    John Murphy, president of the Maine Credit Union League, said that this partnership reflects the true nature of the credit union movement. “This is a wonderful opportunity to share the credit union philosophy of ‘people helping people,’ both by spreading the spirit of the holiday season in Maine, and raising funds to end hunger in our state.”
    The CD celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Christmas classic, The Maine Christmas Song, and features a rendition by Windham Chamber Singers, as well as a special original version of the song, and a French version performed by twelve-year-old Melanie Dorice Saucier of Fort Kent. It is also filled with traditional Christmas songs, as well as new songs soon to become favorites. Available primarily at Maine credit unions, the CD will be on sale through December 25.
    Since 1990, the Maine credit unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger has raised over $2.3 million to help end hunger in Maine. 100 percent of all funds raised goes to the cause of ending hunger and stays in Maine.