Jackson, MI, August 11, 2016 Michigan Community Credit Union is pleased to announce that their quarterly Forward Thinking Grant has been awarded to East Jackson Elementary School. The Forward Thinking Grant was developed to help great educational ideas and projects become reality through financial assistance. The Credit Union is happy to assist projects or ideas that are educationally related and enrich the lives of students and participants.
East Jackson Elementary School received $1,540.00 to help purchase handheld microphones for seven classrooms. According to Assistant Principal, Jill Arcaro, the students at East Jackson Elementary will benefit from using microphones during discussions, presentations, and reading out loud. "The microphones help students gain confidence as they read and speak, as well as allowing other students to hear them more clearly, thus helping with comprehension skills," said Jill.
The school continues to raise enough money for 21 microphones via school lock-ins, fundraisers, and assistance from the ISD. Their hope is to have a handheld microphone for each classroom by the end of first semester. The Forward Thinking Grant awards quarterly. The amount disbursed per request is flexible and will be dependent upon the individual request, the number of requests overall, and the funds available. More information and the application are available at Michigan Community Credit Union"s website, www.micommunitycu.com.
About Michigan Community Credit Union Michigan Community Credit Union is a full-service financial institution, serving people who live, work, worship or attend school in 16 Counties in Southern Michigan. Michigan Community Credit Union has over 16,000 members across southern Michigan with more than $147 million in assets. The credit union has multiple Financial Education school partnerships. The credit union continually reinvests in its membership and community with some of the area's best interest rates on loans and dividend rates on savings accounts, competitive checking accounts, low fees, scholarships and Forward Thinking Grants. To find out how you can join, call 877.894.5033, visit micommunitycu.com, facebook.com/micommunitycu, or stop by any branch location.
