Pentecostal Credit Union release single about money management

Wednesday 17 January 2024

Members of the Pentecostal Credit Union’s (PCU) Youth Shadow Board are keen to educate and inspire their peers, are getting ready to release ‘Invest in Me,’ a song encouraging young people to spend their money wisely.

The Youth Shadow Board is a leadership development programme where PCU junior savers act as a governance board to not only develop themselves in the financial sector, but to develop PCU in membership growth and successful marketing campaigns.

In order to effectively communicate their message about financial management, the Youth Shadow Board enlisted the musical expertise of MOBO award winning gospel artist Lurine Cato MBE. She worked alongside them to write and record the song.

Moses Williamson, Chair of the PCU Youth Shadow Board, said: “The Youth Shadow Board really enjoyed working with Lurine on ‘Invest In Me’, writing the lyrics and recording the song.  It’s not every day you get to work with a music artist who’s won a MOBO, and record a song with a positive message to encourage teens to spend their money better.”

Lurine Cato MBE, said: “I love working with young people especially on projects that involve them tapping into their creativity and enjoy watching them dig deep into expressing themselves in a creative way.

“It was fun working with the PCU Youth Shadow Board in writing the lyrics, adding the music and creating the video for Invest in Me.  It was a lot of fun and they really enjoyed it.”

The Youth Shadow Board have already started sharing the song on social media.  Shane Bowes, PCU CEO, said “We are getting a good response to it.  My hope is that thousands will listen to it during this lockdown, and that it will get them thinking about how to make money work for them effectively instead of spending it on things that they don’t need.”

You can view the song on the Credit Union’s YouTube channel here.