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20 May '12

We're record breakers with the world's largest hug!

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Congratulations to ICA Member the Savings and Credit Co-operative “Santa Maria Magdalena” in Peru who organised a co-operative hug involving 10,738 people on St Valentine’s Day in the city of Ayacuchu.  The event named “Embrace the World’s largest co-operative” secured them a Guinness World Record for the most couples hugging simultaneously! Manuel Mariño ICA Regional Director for the Americas took part sharing the global message of “Together we’re better”.