JACKSON, Mich.–Michigan Community Credit Union is celebrating its 80th anniversary with events scheduled throughout this year.
The celebration began in January, and will continue on throughout the year with Prize Patrol Days. Prize Patrol Days will happen once a month throughout 2016, and will take place at alternating branches. During these Prize Patrol Days, 80 scratch-off tickets will be given out to members; 71 of the tickets will win a limited edition 80th anniversary mug, eight of the tickets will win a $50 VISA gift card, and one lucky member will win $500.
Prize Patrol Days are not scheduled, so members are being encouraged to visit Michigan Community Credit Union’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for more details.
“Thirty years ago, I was privileged to attend a dinner to honor former board members at our 50th year anniversary, when we were known as Educators and Employees Credit Union,” said Board Chairman Victor Marshall. “It was very interesting to hear them describe the ‘early days’ when the board chair and directors would walk the halls of Jackson High School and collect money in a shoe box so that someone could buy a car. Receipts were written on a 3x5 card and the interest rate paid on the savings, as well as the loan rate, were better than that of other financial institutions. In many cases, the member did not even qualify for a loan from a standard financial institution. The joke was, that if you qualified for a loan, you didn’t need one.
Today, Michigan Community CU has grown to $147 million in assets and more than 17,000 members.
The credit union has also created a video related to the 80th anniversary that can be watched here.