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Young & Free: Alberta

Common Wealth Credit Union
(now Servus Credit Union)

Alberta
The Young and Free campaigns typically kick off with a contest, where young adults show off their talents in online videos, such as this one created by the original "spokester," Larissa Walkiw. Her stick-figure animations went viral in 2008.

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Young & Free: Texas

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union
Lake Jackson, Texas
Deandre Upshaw, TDECU's 2009 spokester, uses a mixture of Hip Hop and video of a road trip to a thrift store to teach young consumers about the importance of saving money.

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Young & Free: Ontario

United Communities Credit Union
Ontario
One of the goals of the social media campaigns is to instill a sense of fun and energy into the adult world of financial relationships. Here, 2010 spokester Keith Reinhart encourages young viewers to play a game with him.

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Young & Free: St. Louis

Vantage Credit Union
Bridgeton, Mo.
The Young & Free videos carry the message that credit unions are a better place for young consumers because they don't charge the fees that banks do. Here, 2010 Vantage Credit Union spokester Rob Cartwright creates a mock sports program urging viewers to root for their credit union.

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Young & Free: Alabama

Listerhill Credit Union
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Spokesters will often document things that define Generation Y, such as this Flash Mob which Listerhilll spokester Chris Anderson captured.

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Young & Free: South Carolina

South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Charleston, S.C.
2010 and 2011 spokester Darryl Laplante uses psychedelic colors and his hipster persona to show people how to navigate South Carolina Federal's Young & Free site.

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Young & Free: Tennessee

ORNL Federal Credit Union
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Spokesters will frequently create videos about local events to emphasize the credit union's ties to its community. Here, Alex Oliver travels to the nearby Women Today Expo.

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Young & Free: Mississippi

Mississippi Credit Union Association
Jackson, Miss.
Sometimes the videos have nothing to do with finances at all, and they are meant simply to engage young members. Here, 2010 spokester Sarah Dale Simpkins demonstrates how to make duplicates of keys at home.

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Young & Free: Michigan

Michigan First Credit Union
Lathrup Village, Mich.
Michigan First Credit Union announces its search for a spokester.

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