Community Connections Fenton Adopt-A-Pet Picnic 2019 Saturday, July 13 was a beautiful day for Fenton Adopt-A-Pet’s annual picnic fundraiser. Funds raised are used to provide food and shelter for the animals, helping to pay for supplies and utilit… Read More
Community Connections 2018 ELGA Scholarship Recipients On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, ELGA Credit Union hosted their annual Scholarship Reception to announce the award recipients of the 2018 scholarship program. In the weeks prior ELGA Board Members and asso… 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
2019 Flint Superhero Run On April 27, 2019 roughly 45 ELGA associates met at the Flint Farmers’ Market in varying degrees of costumes, from my own Marvel hero pajama pants all the way to Kathy Beard’s full Wonder Woman costume, along with other DC favorites Batgirl, Batman, Superman, Super Girl and The Flash were all in attendance. The opening weekend of Avengers: Endgame could … Read More
2019 ELGA Scholarship Winners Announced We are excited to announce the winners of the four Carmen Lee Wilbur Scholarships and one Giving Back Scholarship! The Carmen Lee Wilbur Scholarship is awarded to outstanding high school students, and the Giving Back Scholarship is awarded to a college student. The students are selected based on their academic achievements as well as their dedication to serving community. Keely … Read More
ABC12 Family Expo 2019 Saturday, April 13th was the ABC 12 Family Fun Expo at the Frankenmuth Event Center. As in years past, ELGA Credit Union was there to have some fun with our community. I have participated in this event for the past 5 years after hearing about how much fun it is. A lot of families in the community come out for … Read More
Bowl for Kids Sake 2019 On Friday February 22nd, 22 teams from ELGA Credit Union participated in the annual Gary Haggart Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake! The event celebrated its 40th year this year, and was hosted by Galaxy Bowling Lanes in Grand Blanc. ELGA is blessed to consistently have an incredible level of associate participation, as well as the support of … Read More
Bone Marrow Donor Drive 2019 In partnership with DKMS (We Delete Blood Cancer), ELGA Credit Union hosted a Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive on February 15, 2019. Hank Graff Davison also helped to sponsor the event. We had a Valentine’s Day theme and the event was named “Share the Love ♥ Give A Swab.” Tracy’s Story In May 2015 I found out I was pregnant … Read More
Burton Kiwanis Hot Fudge Run 2019 What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend than running for FUDGE? Chocolate was on everyone’s mind on Saturday, February 16th at the 7th Annual Burton Kiwanis Hot Fudge 5K Run & Walk. It was a brisk 25 degree as over a hundred runners and walkers met at Bentley Middle School in Burton to get their bibs on and head … Read More
Davison Christmas Parade Did you hear the Christmas Carols? Did you see the Christmas Lights? Did you feel the Christmas Magic? Thirteen ELGA associates along with their families felt the spirit of Christmas as they gathered on Main Street in the heart of Davison on Friday, December 7th, 2018 to walk in the Davison Downtown Hometown Christmas Parade. The theme this year was … Read More
Light Up Lapeer Parade 2018 It was a beautiful, yet chilly December 1st morning for the 2018 Annual Light Up Lapeer Parade to kick off the Christmas season. Over 20 cheery ELGA associates and their families showed up to walk in the Charlie Brown themed parade. Charlie Brown himself showed up to walk with ELGA, along with his pals Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock! Some … Read More
Montrose Candlewalk 2018 The Montrose Candlewalk was in full effect on Saturday December 1, 2018. The event kicked off with a parade in which ELGA associates could be spotted with their decorated truck and ELGA Antlers. At the end of the parade were the guests of honor, Santa and Mrs. Claus. The event was held in a 2 block radius that consisted of … Read More
YMCA Santa Run 2018 Is there a better way to start off the month of December than dressing up as Santa Claus with 2,000 other people and doing a 5K? This is what my ELGA Wellness Team did! Since this is the last race of the season for the ELGA Wellness Team, I wanted to start it off right. Before the race we visited The … Read More
International Credit Union Day 2018 Today is the 70th anniversary of International Credit Union Day. This year’s theme is “Find Your Platinum Lining.” The traditional gift for 70th anniversaries is platinum. It is also a play on the saying “every cloud has a silver lining.” On International Credit Union Day, credit unions all over the world celebrate the history and the “People-not-Profit” philosophy. This year’s theme … Read More
Davison Trunk or Treat 2018 On Friday, October 12th, downtown Davison came alive with many people and businesses lining the streets for the annual Trunk or Treat. The ELGA team felt very fortunate to be included in passing out candy to thousands of children from 6pm-8pm. We chose the theme “Sesame Street” and turned our big ELGA truck into a giant Cookie Monster. Other decorations … Read More
Flushing Harvest Fest 2018 On Saturday, September 29, 2018 ELGA Credit Union had the honor of participating in the annual Flushing Harvest Fest. As someone who grew up in Flushing, this is a tradition that the residents look forward to all year long. With a scarecrow contest, pie eating contest, beard contest, face-painting, games and much more, Harvest Fest really has something for everyone … Read More
Grand Blanc “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” 2018 For the fourth year in a row, ELGA Credit Union had the pleasure of participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s! The walk was held at Bicentennial Park in Grand Blanc on September 29th, 2018. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise money for support, care, and research for Alzheimer’s disease. Not only does it … Read More
2018 Lapeer Fantasy Forest Event – October 13 The 23rd Fantasy Forest is happening this Saturday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (the last children admitted to the trail will be at 3 p.m.) at Rowden Park in Lapeer. The cost is $4.00 per child, $1.00 to just walk the trail. Rowden Park is located off of M-24 across from McLaren in Lapeer. This is a non-scary, … Read More
Lapeer “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk On Saturday, September 29th the “Out of the Darkness Community Walk” to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention took place at Rowden Park in Lapeer. It was the culmination of Suicide Awareness month and it was certainly an event to remember. Over 400 people attended the 11th anniversary of this event. ELGA Credit Union had over 50 people … Read More
Mid-Michigan Fall Events You Won’t Want to Miss Fall is in the air, which means a whole new season of fun family activities is upon us! Check out the list of events below where you can find the ELGA Family! Flushing Harvest Fest Saturday, September 29 | 9:30 AM – 4 PM Main Street in Flushing will be lined with homemade scarecrows created by the community and … Read More
2018 Good Times in Goodrich Festival ELGA Credit Union had the honor of participating in the second annual Good Times in Goodrich Festival on Saturday, August 4th. It was amazing to watch the town of Goodrich really come alive. We had incredible weather and an amazing community spirit that traveled throughout the daily events. We started our day out bright and early at Goodrich High School for the … Read More
