May 8 application deadline for 40 households to receive 3-month internet accessibility
LANSING, MI (April 13, 2021)
LAFCU, in partnership with the Michigan Credit Union Foundation, has opened applications for the LAFCU Hotspot Program.
As part of the program, 40 or more hotspots with three months of internet connectivity will be given to selected applicants from the mid-Michigan area. The application deadline is Saturday, May 8.
“The pandemic has illuminated the disparity that exists with regard to internet access,” said Kelli Ellsworth Etchison, LAFCU chief marketing officer and chief diversity officer. “Because access to the internet is vital to many necessary endeavors, LAFCU is offering this community giveaway to help students participate in distance learning and for adults to connect to online education, job searches, health care information, public assistance and other critical services.”
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LAFCU offers $10K in college scholarships, $2K in charity donations
Winner selection based on 1-page essay about pandemic impact; application deadline March 31
LANSING, MI (February 2, 2021)
LAFCU is accepting applications for its unique 2021 Write to Educate Essay Contest beginning Feb. 1. The contest awards $10,000 in college scholarships and donates $2,000 to charities in the names of the winners.
Four high school seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to an accredited Michigan college or university beginning fall 2021. Each winner selects a charity to receive a $500 donation from LAFCU. The entry deadline is March 31, 2021.
Applicants are asked to write a one-page essay that examines the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic on society, addressing such topics as human interaction, education, the economy, tourism, etc. Winning essays will be published in the Lansing State Journal, community sponsor of the contest.
Pandemic crisis moves LAFCU to double number of scholarships
Credit union awards $10,000 in scholarships, $2,000 in charity donations for its annual write to educate essay contest
LANSING, MI (December 16, 2020)
Four recent high school graduates have each won a $2,500 college scholarship through LAFCU’s Write to Educate Essay Contest.
The winners are Abigail Payment, Ovid; Adam Eichenberg, St. Johns; Madeline Smith, Grand Ledge; and Jack LaFevre, South Lyon.
Typically, two winners are selected for this annual contest, but with the state’s stay-at-home orders closing schools and interrupting seniors’ final classes, traditions, graduation ceremonies and possibly college plans, LAFCU decided to support more graduates.