BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Fiserv is starting to use its financial powerfor other than just business moves in the credit union industry.Just a few months ago it gave $300,000 to the Filene Institute tofund research and now it has contributed $25,000 to supportAmerica's Credit Union Museum in Manchester, N.H. The money will goto restoration and maintenance of the museum. Roger Kuhns,president of Fiserv's Western Credit Union Division, was on hand topresent the donation. Fiserv's was one of two contributions made tothe institution. Bill Raker, president and CEO of U.S. FederalCredit Union, Burnesville, Minn., and chairman of the MinnesotaCredit Union League, also presented one-of-a-kind credit unionhistorical artifacts to museum board chairman Gordon Simmons andexecutive director Peggy Powell. Hank Klein, recently retired CEOof Arkansas Credit Union, Jacksonville, Ark., and sponsor andcontributor to the museum, also was on hand during thepresentation. "Keeping the history of credit unions alive is vitalto the continued philosophical growth and development of the creditunion movement," said Simmons. "Fiserv's contribution will go along way in preserving the movement's past and, by extension,supporting the future of credit unions in this country." Themission of America's Credit Union Museum is to tell the human sideof the credit union story. The museum commemorates the founders andsite of America's first credit union, St. Mary's Cooperative CreditAssociation, in Manchester, N.H. in 1908. The purpose of themuseum, opened during International Credit Union Week in October,2002, is to tell the story of the movement in a way that willinvolve, inspire and personalize the experience for visitors.