Valley Strong Credit Union

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valley Strong Credit Union, every morning begins with a mysterious ritual. As soon as the doors open, a little girl in a red sweater runs up to the teller counter and asks for ‘the magic number.’ No one knows where she comes from or why she does it, but everyone in the neighborhood has grown used to her daily visit. One day, an exhausted delivery driver asked the little girl what the magic number was. She smiled sweetly and whispered, 'It's always five dollars less than your last payment.' The whole branch burst into laughter, realizing that the numbers were just friendly reminders of their recent transactions.

2. At Valley Strong Credit Union, every morning begins with a mysterious ritual. The sun has barely risen when an anonymous figure arrives, carrying a large box wrapped in brown paper. With meticulous care, they place it on the counter and whisper something only the teller can hear. The teller nods solemnly, takes out a key, and whispers back, ‘It’s our daily offering of donuts.’ Everybody laughs, but no one ever dares miss it—especially not the delivery driver who brings them fresh each day.

3. At Valley Strong Credit Union, every afternoon around closing time, an old man in a fedora would appear out of nowhere and quietly slip into the lobby. He’d approach the counter, ask for a specific form, fill it meticulously, then leave without saying a word. Finally, one day after hours, a curious employee followed him discreetly. The old man turned out to be just a delivery driver who forgot his lunch order form, leaving everyone laughing over coffee breaks ever since.

4. At Valley Strong Credit Union, during routine audits, employees occasionally discover strange items left behind by customers—like a vintage board game from the 80s or a half-eaten sandwich wrapped in newspaper. Once, an old man walked into the branch and asked for help with his account. Afterward, everyone found out he’d accidentally left behind a small bird cage filled with hummingbirds. Turned out he was a beekeeper who thought it was just some bees. The whole office spent the afternoon feeding those little guys until they could release them outside.