Northland Area FCU Serves Lunch to 350 Veterans

Northland Area Federal Credit Union capped their 60th-anniversary celebration by serving lunch to 350 military veterans in northeastern Michigan. 

Northland, as part of the Message of Thanks committee joined the officers of the Ralph Holewinski VFW Post 1518 to host the second annual Message of Thanks, veterans’ recognition luncheon Friday, Nov. 10, at the Gaylord Eagles club.

The luncheon included fellowship, guest speakers and recognition for the military veterans from each branch of the United States armed forces.

The honored guests enjoyed lunch, music, raffles, a photo booth, haircuts, a rifle squad honors and VFW honor guard to salute our nation’s fallen heroes.

Michigan 1st Congressional District Representative, Jack Bergman was a special guest speaker.  Bergman previously served as a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant general and is committed to supporting policies that ensure Michigan’s credit unions can continue to provide high-quality, low-cost financial services to their members.

Bergman challenged the veterans and others who attended to “get out there” and continue to serve in their communities.

Northland was founded in 1957, on Wurtsmith Airforce base to serve the service men and women and their families who lived and worked on the base in Oscoda, MI. 

Northland CEO, Pete Dzuris said, “We are proud of our military heritage, and we owe our American Veteran men and women a deep debt of gratitude for their patriotism, for their service and their sacrifice.”