Community Connections 2017 Bastille Day 5K & 15K Walk/Run Of course we all know what it’s like to get up early on a weekend, and not want to get out of bed! However, when you’re able to go out and do something for a great cause it makes it worth it right? We… Read More
My Vibe Camping 101: Where to go and how to save Besides being a unique experience, camping is a great way to save money while experiencing all that Pure Michigan has to offer. I have to admit that I wasn’t always an avid camper. But while trying to… Read More
Fresh Look for our Website! When you visit www.ELGACU.com starting April 6, you will see that we’ve given our website a fresh and very practical facelift. We’ve moved some things around a bit, grouped some things more practically, and added a lot more links (the ones our members use most) to the front page. We listened to the questions coming in from those that use our website, … Read More
Quicken Quickbooks FAQ The Quicken and Quickbooks download service that is offered via ELGA’s XpressLink home banking is a fee based service. If you sign-up for the service (by performing a Quicken/Quickbooks download) through XpressLink or via a 3rd party site that utilizes this service you are responsible for any charges that may be incurred for using this service. If you use the … Read More
XpressLink Bill Pay Upgrade In January 2014, ELGA updated our technology to provide better service to our members. This has allowed us to upgrade our current online bill payment provider to the same provider our business members are currently enjoying. Important Dates and Information for members using XpressLink Bill Pay for their personal accounts: XpressLink Bill Pay will not be available from 11:30 am … Read More
2017 Burton Memorial Day Parade When we first heard about the Burton Memorial Day parade the entire ELGA Burton teller line was excited. With two veterans on staff in the Burton branch, and several family members having previously served, we knew this event would be something special for our team. We jumped in with enthusiasm and excitement before we realized a flaw in our plan- … Read More
2017 Mott, Motown & More Celebrity Lip Sync Show On May 18th and 19th I had the pleasure of performing with some of my teammates at the 11th annual Mott Motown and More celebrity lip sync show. This year’s ELGA team consisted of Kitya Shepard, Lanesha Contreras, Ashley Petitti, Jay McDaniel, Candice Shipley, Tyler Caryl and myself. We preformed our rendition of “No Scrubs” by 90’s iconic girl group … Read More
2017 Superhero Run & Healing Hands 5K Walk & Run On Saturday, April 22nd, the ELGA Wellness Club participated in the 2nd Annual Superhero 5K Run. Just a few short weeks later we also participated in the 22nd Annual Healing Hands 5K Walk & Run. I had a great time running both of these races. Both races took place on B-E-A-Utiful spring days where the weather wasn’t cold, but not too … Read More
ELGA Associates Teamed Up for the 2017 Habitat Olympics On Friday, May 5th, five ELGA associates teamed up to represent ELGA Credit Union at the 2017 Habitat Olympics being held at the Diplomat Pharmacy Atrium. Teams from all over Genesee County competed in construction-themed Olympic games. ELGA’s Habitat Olympic games included: Toilet Toss, Ladder Golf, Putt-Putt Golf, Door Toss with Bean Bags, and a few team building exercises. In … Read More
Grocery Budget Challenge Where the Grocery Budget Challenge came from… My husband, Travis, and I have always had a jovial competitive spirit. Looking back at twenty plus years, I can’t even remember which of us spurred on the competitiveness. We would compete at everything we did, from games to the gas pump. We would stop for gas and look at where the gauge … Read More
Pot O’ Gold 4 Mile Run & Walk It was a beautiful balmy day in Flint for the 37th Annual Pot O’ Gold 4 mile Run & Walk. Just kidding, it was small snowstorm, but despite that 40 incredible ELGA Wellness Team members showed up with smiles on their faces ready to rock it even though it was snowing and the wind was blowing. When we all lined up … Read More
2017 Burton Kiwanis Hot Fudge 5K Run & Walk Who in their right mind signs up for a 5k in February – in Michigan? Surprisingly, a lot of people do! In fact, thirty-five ELGA associates were brave enough to take their chances of bearing cold, winter weather and signed up for the Burton Kiwanis Hot Fudge 5K Run & Walk that was held on Saturday, February 18th. It was the kick-off to the Burton … Read More
ELGA’s Financial Fitness Success Coach on ABC12 Newsmaker Recently ELGA’s own Financial Fitness Success Coach, Lori Hawk, was interviewed on ABC12’s Newsmaker. If you’re interested in learning more about this great new, free program that ELGA is offering to help you reach your financial goals, simply click HERE to hear from Lori yourself. You can also click HERE to learn more about ELGA’s Financial Fitness program, view the course catalog or to sign-up … Read More
Happy New Year! Happy New Year! We would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Our commitment has always been putting you, our members, first. Today our membership consists of almost 65,000 members with assets of $480,000,000. If you haven’t heard, 2016 was an amazing year here at ELGA Credit Union. We achieved many milestones as a credit union … Read More
2016 Flushing Candlewalk Parade The Flushing Candlewalk Parade was held on December 2nd in the beautiful and quaint downtown area of Flushing, Michigan. As part of this annual holiday tradition, the streets were lined and illuminated with candles. Each business that lined the main street of downtown also had their own special twist of the candlewalk themed holiday decorations. There were stunning window displays and people from the all over the community marching … Read More
2016 Lapeer Christmas Parade It was a cold and cloudy 40 degrees on early Saturday morning December 3rd when 20 ELGA associates gathered to support the “Light Up Lapeer Parade” for the third year in a row. The event is sponsored by several businesses throughout Lapeer County to pay for the Christmas lights and decorations throughout downtown Lapeer. The ELGA team met at Lapeer … Read More
Resolutions in November It seems as though the stores started putting up Christmas decorations back in October. I see co-workers taking down Halloween decorations and putting up Christmas decorations and we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet. Before you know it, we will be making decisions about what our new year’s resolution will be. In the first week of January gym memberships will be … Read More
2016 Lapeer Fantasy Forest – Oct 8 The 21st Fantasy Forest is happening this Saturday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (the last children admitted to the trail will be at 3 p.m.) at Rowden Park in Lapeer. The cost is $3.50 per child and $1.00 per adult. Bowden Park is located off of M-24 across from McLaren in Lapeer. This is a non-scary, family … Read More
Interview with a Success Coach When I first heard that ELGA was putting together this amazing program, I was eager to learn more. I got to know our Success Coach, Lori Hawk, a lot better through helping her launch the Financial Fitness program. I wanted to share her answers to the questions I had. Tell me what the Financial Fitness program is about? The financial … Read More
Time to Get Financially Fit! Sometimes it just takes a coach to help you reach your goals, including financial fitness. Are you looking for ways to budget more carefully? Save for a college education, a home or new vehicle? Maybe there is a wedding in the future? ELGA is getting ready to roll out a brand new program in early October. We’ll be announcing more in … Read More
Save To Win 2nd Quarter Winners Announcement Last quarter ELGA had four Save To Win Account Winners: (3) $500 Winners and (1) $1,000 Winner. We were recently notified that two more ELGA Members were selected as winners in the second quarterly drawing of 2016. Save to Win is a special certificate of deposit that helps you build savings while also giving you chances to win quarterly cash prizes! … Read More
2016 Bastille Day 15K / 5K Run & Walk If you asked me 2 years ago would I be waking up at 6 am on a Saturday morning to run a 5k I would have laughed hysterically at you for even mentioning it. Fast forward to July 9th, 2016 as I completed my 10th race with my ELGA running family and I feel so proud and refreshed. My 10th … Read More
Davison Festival of Flags Parade ELGA Credit Union associates participated in the Davison Festival of Flags Parade on Saturday June 11th. We were very thankful for the beautiful, sunny, and 90 degree weather on the day of the parade. The parade route took us for a walk through downtown Davison on Main Street where we proudly held a large ELGA banner and passed out candy and bouncy balls to the kids. We … Read More
