Community Connections Are Farm Box Subscriptions Worth the Cost? Spring is here and we are all ready for some fresh fruits and vegetables! For busy on-the-go workers, students and parents, fresh and affordable produce can be difficult to come by. However, you can n… 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
2018 Fenton Polar Plunge It was a beautiful, but chilly, 25 degree day on Lake Fenton this past Saturday, February 3rd. Fifteen ELGA Wellness Team associates came out to participate in the 50th Annual Fenton Polar Plunge! For those that don’t know what this entails, a Polar Plunge is where you jump, willingly, into an opening cut out in a frozen lake. Though this might sound crazy to … Read More
2017 Clio Candle Walk Parade On the evening of December 1st, several Clio branch associates represented ELGA Credit Union at the Clio Candle Walk Parade. The parade was less than a half mile, but very well attended by the residents of the city. It began at Rogers Lodge by Carter Elementary School, then proceeded onto Vienna road through the center of town, and ended at the Clio Railroad … Read More
2017 Light Up Lapeer Parade It was a warm and cloudy 50 degrees on December 2nd when 18 ELGA associates gathered to support the Light Up Lapeer Parade for the fourth 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 in the parking lot of … Read More
2017 Montrose Candle Walk Parade The annual Montrose Candle Walk was held on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 5PM to 8:30PM. ELGA Credit Union was excited to have the opportunity to support our local community by being at the first Candle Walk Parade in our community. We had our own inflatable Santa and reindeer in the parade as we went through the three block route, handing out candy, … Read More
2017 Thanks For Giving A Swab Bone Marrow Donor Drive On November 20, 2017 in our Administration Community Room, ELGA Credit Union, in partnership with DKMS (We Delete Blood Cancer) hosted a Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive. Hank Graff of Davison also helped sponsor the event, and their employees got involved as well. We titled the event #ELGATHANKSforGIVINGaSWAB. Nearly 20,000 Americans need a bone marrow transplant every year. 70% of … Read More
2017 Goodrich H.S. October Scholar Athlete ELGA Credit Union proudly awarded two Goodrich High School Seniors with plaques as they were selected as Scholar Athletes of the Month. Receiving this award is Morgan Swett. Morgan was nominated for this award because of her devotion to academics, athletics and her community. Morgan is an outstanding academic student who is a member of the National Honor’s Society. She is … Read More
2017 Veterans Honor Run 5K & 11K ELGA’s Wellness Team was at it again….. On November 4th, 2017 ELGA associates and people from all over the community came together at Blessed Sacrament Church in Burton to celebrate our local veterans. It was amazing to see so many people there to participate on such a cold morning. I was also excited to have the chance to honor our local heroes who have … Read More
2017 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer ELGA Credit Union was proud to be part of The Making Strides against Breast Cancer event held on Saturday October 14th in downtown Flint. The main host of the event was the American Cancer Society who brought the entire community together for a 5K walk to represent the survivors, support those currently fighting, and also as an opportunity to remember … Read More
2017 Goodrich H.S. September Scholar Athlete ELGA is proud to be a community partner with Goodrich High School. Today we were honored to recognize two seniors selected as Goodrich’s September Scholar Athletes of the Month! Recipient #1: Ryan Aylmer First to receive this award was Ryan Aylmer. Ryan was nominated for his successes on and off the field! His coach had this to say, “Ryan is the key … Read More
2017 Walk to End Alzheimer’s ELGA Credit Union had the pleasure to participate and help sponsor the Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the third year in a row! The walk was held at the Bicentennial Park in Grand Blanc, MI on September 30th 2017. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise money for support, care and research for Alzheimer’s disease. … Read More
2017 Flushing Harvest Fest This past Saturday was the Flushing Harvest Festival, an event put on by the Flushing Chamber of Commerce every year in celebration of the Autumn season. This year they moved the date of the event up a few weeks in hopes of avoiding possibly chilly weather. However, boy-oh-boy did we get anything but chilly weather this past Saturday, September 23rd! With … Read More
Keeping You Connected to ELGA CU Happenings – 4th Quarter, 2017 As we begin to wrap up the final quarter of 2017, there are many things going on here at ELGA Credit Union. Take a moment to check out our 4th Quarter Newsletter to find out more about: Upcoming Holiday Closed Dates How to free up some extra holiday cash with Skip-A-Pay Mobile Check Deposit on your ELGA Mobile App Community Happenings … Read More
2017 Lapeer Fantasy Forest – October 14 The 22nd Fantasy Forest is happening this Saturday, Oct. 14, 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. Rowden Park is located off of M-24 across from McLaren in Lapeer. This is a non-scary, … Read More
2017 Lapeer Run Drugs Out of Town Another weekend, and another race for the ELGA Wellness Team. The race was held on Sunday, August 20th, 2017 in Lapeer at Rowden Park. This race that we participated in was the 4th Annual Run Drugs Out of Town 5K Run & Walk. It was a beautiful morning for a nice run or walk. The sun was shining and ELGA … Read More
2017 Montrose Blueberry Festival Parade On Saturday, August 19th, the community of Montrose held their annual Montrose Blueberry Festival Parade. ELGA Credit Union was excited and honored to be their main sponsor for this event that marked its 46th year as a community tradition. The Montrose Blueberry Festival Parade draws a crowd of approximately 15,000 viewers and has over 100 group participants entered into the parade itself … Read More
Flint Kids are Strong Flint Kids Are Strong! I’ve been a member of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) Board of Directors for nearly two years. Part of the GFHC mission is to improve the health status of our residents. As you can probably imagine, a primary focus of the coalition during the past two years has been toward the Flint Water Crisis. Recently … Read More
2017 Good Times in Goodrich ELGA Credit Union had the honor of participating in their first experience at Good Times in Goodrich on Saturday, August 5th. It was amazing to watch the town of Goodrich really come alive. We had incredible weather, and overall, the day went perfectly. In the vendor area they had booths set up by several local businesses, such as cinnamon donuts made by Porters Orchard or … Read More
2017 Taste in Fenton It’s the age old question that seems to perplex so many, “What do you want for dinner?” We all also know the pang of frustration when the response to that very question is a shrugged, “I don’t know.” On Wednesday evening the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce helped relieve the stress of deciding what was for dinner, and offered an array of choices that were … Read More
