In October, we held our 2025 Annual Members’ Meeting for Self-Help Federal Credit Union in Sunnyside, WA. In this blog post, we give a brief overview of what was shared, including a clip highlighting the evening.

Overview

After an opening reception honoring the local culture complete with tacos and Charro Horses (aka dancing horses), Suzy Fonseca, Self-Help's regional president for Washington, welcomed everyone to the meeting.

After some brief updates, board member elections, a financial review, and remarks from our CEO, we presented our most recent legacy video: Go Out and Do More, which explores the legacy of our branches in the Yakima Valley of WA.

We also had the pleasure of learning from a handful of guest speakers from organizations that we are honored to partner with, who discussed their work with Self-Help and within our communities. These speakers included:

• Antonia Mende, Housing Counseling Manager at OIC of Washington
• Tonantzintla “Tona” Chacón, Executive Director at Community for the Advancement of Family Education (CAFÉ)
• Chaune’ Fitzgerald, Founder and CEO at WOW – Women of Wisdom
• Caty Padilla, Executive Director at Nuestra Casa

We are so grateful to be working with folks at these organizations who are doing incredible work.

We Hope You’ll Join Us in 2026

Thank you to all of our members and partners who were able to attend the 2025 Annual Members’ Meeting! In this coming year, we will continue to support all of our communities in achieving ownership and economic opportunity. We appreciate you taking the time to join us and are eager to welcome you again in 2026.