WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.230 --> 00:00:02.400 My name is Elle Lamas, 2 00:00:02.400 --> 00:00:03.990 and I'm the owner of Rukus Party. 3 00:00:03.990 --> 00:00:06.390 We're a planning and full decor company 4 00:00:06.390 --> 00:00:08.040 in Riverside, California. 5 00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:11.700 And I have been a member with Altura since 2003. 6 00:00:11.700 --> 00:00:13.560 We specialize in branding, 7 00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:17.220 and so, Altura Credit Union has reached out to us 8 00:00:17.220 --> 00:00:18.570 and they're letting us help them 9 00:00:18.570 --> 00:00:21.600 with their re-grand opening of one of their branches. 10 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:25.800 So, we really wanna provide some awesome balloon decor 11 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:28.500 to be interactive with their new patrons 12 00:00:28.500 --> 00:00:29.400 that are gonna be coming in, 13 00:00:29.400 --> 00:00:32.100 and kind of give them that special wow factor. 14 00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:37.020 So, we are kind of a two-person-man-team show here. 15 00:00:37.020 --> 00:00:39.060 I do most of the balloon decorating 16 00:00:39.060 --> 00:00:41.760 as far as the design of it, 17 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:44.190 and then kind of finishing touches. 18 00:00:44.190 --> 00:00:45.450 My fiance, Robert, 19 00:00:45.450 --> 00:00:48.600 who is my partner in most things in life and in business, 20 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:50.730 he usually helps me do a lot of the heavy lifting 21 00:00:50.730 --> 00:00:51.563 and the prep work. 22 00:00:51.563 --> 00:00:55.173 So, we work in tandem as a team, and it's just us. 23 00:00:56.190 --> 00:00:57.900 The reason I love Altura Credit Union is 24 00:00:57.900 --> 00:01:01.260 because they have always provided opportunities for me. 25 00:01:01.260 --> 00:01:02.670 It's a lot of firsts. 26 00:01:02.670 --> 00:01:04.620 It was my first purchased vehicle was 27 00:01:04.620 --> 00:01:05.670 through Altura Credit Union, 28 00:01:05.670 --> 00:01:08.700 my second vehicle was through Altura Credit Union, 29 00:01:08.700 --> 00:01:10.290 and my first business account. 30 00:01:10.290 --> 00:01:12.480 Opening up my business was with Altura. 31 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:15.270 And they've always had a lot of support. 32 00:01:15.270 --> 00:01:17.580 They offer a lot of different avenues 33 00:01:17.580 --> 00:01:18.900 for growing your business. 34 00:01:18.900 --> 00:01:20.250 And what's really important to me 35 00:01:20.250 --> 00:01:23.010 with Altura is that, as a business member, 36 00:01:23.010 --> 00:01:25.890 they are an Inland Empire-based business 37 00:01:25.890 --> 00:01:29.610 that supports and invests in their community. 38 00:01:29.610 --> 00:01:31.560 I opened my business here in Riverside 39 00:01:31.560 --> 00:01:34.620 and it's important for me to service my community, 40 00:01:34.620 --> 00:01:38.250 and I feel like Altura and I share in that goal. 41 00:01:38.250 --> 00:01:39.630 As a business member, 42 00:01:39.630 --> 00:01:44.130 I would really encourage people to be members with Altura 43 00:01:44.130 --> 00:01:47.280 because they know our community. 44 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:49.410 Altura's gonna provide you with, like, 45 00:01:49.410 --> 00:01:53.790 real inside information about where you live and work 46 00:01:53.790 --> 00:01:55.710 because this is who they service. 47 00:01:55.710 --> 00:01:57.090 My name is Elle Lamas, 48 00:01:57.090 --> 00:01:58.890 and I'm the owner of Rukus Party, 49 00:01:58.890 --> 00:02:01.200 and I wanna thank Altura Credit Union 50 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:03.873 for supporting its business members in a real way.