THE 2011 International Credit Union Day theme highlights the important economic and social contributions credit unions make to their communities worldwide. Credit unions continually demonstrate their ability to improve the lives of individuals, families, communities and countries around the world, and have done so for generations. As we celebrate International Credit Union Day this October and prepare for the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives in 2012, we celebrate, with more than 186 million people worldwide, that we’re all part of building a better world.