‘It’s a Wonderful World’ for local artists at Cara CU Art Awards

Excitement was in the air as over 150 people attended Cara Credit Union’s Prize Giving Night in Manor West Hotel, Tralee.Inspirational artists attended from Tralee, Castleisland, Killorglin, Ballyduff and Causeway along with their teachers and their families. The theme of this year’s Credit Union Art Competition from U 7’s to Adult categories was the ‘It’s a Wonderful World’ . Speaking to Siobhan Donnelly, Marketing Manager of Cara Credit Union, “ Prizegiving Night is a great night for our winners and their families and is testimony of the commitment students, parents, teachers and schools give to the support of our youth activities. We were delighted to see so many of our schools encourage their students to participate in the Credit Union Art Competition. All 1st prize winners will now go on to represent Cara

Credit Union at Chapter 23 (regional level) of the competition.” what’s to come this year.”

Siobhan, continues; “ We have just recently launched a youth Mastercard® debit card for our younger members aged 12 to 16. The Youth Current Account allows younger members to build a budget, save and manage their own account in a safe and secure manner.

Cara Credit Union can confidently say that the ‘future is in safe hands’ judging by the level of interest our younger members have in the Credit Union movement via our Art Competition and Credit Union Quiz, which will be held on Sunday 29th January 2023. Prizegiving night follows on from the Education Awards, where 7 lucky third level students each received €1,500 towards their studies.