80th Anniversary Celebrations

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80th Anniversary Celebrations

Our heart and focus is People & Place.

Our roots go back to 1942 when 10 school employees came together with a vision of building a credit union — a financial institution based on people helping people. Today, we are celebrating our 80th anniversary with our 57,000+ members as the longest-established, locally headquartered financial institution on the Central Coast. While a lot has changed over the last eight decades, our commitment to our community and members hasn’t.

Activities & Commitments

to celebrate 80 years of awesome.

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Member Appreciation Days

We’re hosting pop-up events each month with a different surprise, from special treats, chances to win prizes and more.

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Charitable
Giving

We’re recognizing the local nonprofits that help make the Central Coast the best place to live by giving $500 each to 80 worthy organizations.

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Community Preservation

We’re building a more sustainable community for the next 80 years by doing 80 local acts that have a global impact.

Member Appreciation Days

We 💙 our members.

Throughout the year, we’re hosting special pop-up events at our branches and online. From giveaways and chances to win prizes, it’s just another way we say thank you for your loyalty.

Stay tuned for a new surprise each month, which will be listed below:

Friday, August 26

Surprise: Coming soon

Stay tuned~

Friday, July 29

Surprise: It’s #ILoveMyCreditUnion Day!

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*Terms and conditions apply — Instagram giveaway details here and Facebook giveaway details here

Friday, June 24

Surprise: Chance to win* a personal shredder ($100 value)

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Friday, May 27

Surprise: Chance to win* a $100 gift card to Shell gas at each branch.

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*Terms and conditions apply. See website for details.

Friday, April 29

Surprise: Chance to win* an $80 gift card on social media.

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Friday, March 25

Surprise: Chance to win* an $80 gift card to a local business

Promotion has ended.

Local Businesses include: Cal Poly Ticket Office, Spencer’s Fresh Market, Pizza Republic, SloDoCo and Spyglass Inn Restaurant.

Friday, February 25

Surprise: Cooooookies!

Visit any of our six branches across the Central Coast on Friday, February 25 and pick up an individually-wrapped Cowboy Cookie, while supplies last.

80 nonprofits

x $500 each

donated back to our community

Charitable Giving

a boost for the do-gooders

Did you know? SESLOC was formed in 1942 with just $500 in assets. Because of you and the support from our community, we have grown to more than a billion in assets over the last 80 years.

To honor this achievement, we’re giving $500 to 80 local nonprofits. Funds may help support programs or simply offer lunch or a little treat for all of the hard-working staff and volunteers.

Our incredible staff is nominating their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations throughout the year. Each month we will announce eight of the selected nonprofits (beginning in March and through December).

See the eight selected local nonprofits for each month. Please consider donating to these worthy organizations.

80 Years: August Charitable Giving Roundup

We've asked our incredible staff to nominate their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations. Here are the eight groups we've selected for August:

80 Years: July Charitable Giving Roundup

We've asked our incredible staff to nominate their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations. Here are the eight groups we've selected for July:

80 Years: June Charitable Giving Roundup

We've asked our incredible staff to nominate their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations. Here are the eight groups we've selected for June:

80 Years: May Charitable Giving Roundup

We've asked our incredible staff to nominate their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations. Here are the eight groups we've selected for April:

80 Years: April Charitable Giving Roundup

We've asked our incredible staff to nominate their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations. Here are the eight groups we've selected for April:

80 Years: March Charitable Giving Roundup

We've asked our incredible staff to nominate their favorite 501-(c)(3)-designated organizations. Here are the eight groups we've selected for March:

Local Acts → Global Impact

Community Preservation

Local Acts → Global Impact

By working together, we can build a more sustainable community for generations to come. In honor of 80 years of operation, we are completing 80 local acts of sustainability by year end.

We are participating in community activities to clean our environmental spaces, encouraging members to use our digital and paperless banking solutions among members, championing initiatives that reduce our carbon footprint, and more.