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ICCU's Student-Run Credit Union (SRCU)
The Student-Run Credit Union, operated in partnership with the Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center at the Mt. Pleasant High School 
is closed for the summer.  A grand re-opening will be held in September 2010.

Special thanks to co-op student tellers Lorrin and Sam, who were Accouting students in Mrs. Lockwood's class. ICCU appreciates the MPATC/MPHS co-op program, and is proud to hire, train and teach young people about careers in credit unions and smart money mangement.

Both Lorrin and Sam (left) will work at ICCU's Isabella Road office until school starts in the fall.  Sam will be attending CMU, while Lorrin (right) will start her senior year at MPHS.  Two new co-op student tellers have been hired, and will being training at ICCU prior to the start of the 2010/11 school year. 

Hours:  Open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. when school is open.

Location:  The credit union is located inside the Mt. Pleasant High School (north entrance) to the right of the main doors near the AP's office.  (Ask any student for directions.)  Proudly operated in partnership with the Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center (MPATC).

Who Can Use It? Available to all MPHS students, all 
Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center Students (MPATC) - see below, and all MPHS/MPATC faculty and staff  members.  ICCU members are welcome to use the credit union when inside the high school, just like any other branch.  MPHS is a closed campus, and if you are a guest you must register with the Principal's office, first.

Details:  All transactions are posted immediately - just like any other ICCU branch office --(online, realtime!) The branch is coordinated in partnership with the Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center and Mrs. Lockwood's Accounting class.   Co-op student tellers are hired each year, trained during the summer months, and are bonded and insured for your protection.  The student tellers are under the direct supervison of an ICCU team member at all times.

ServicesThe Student-Run Credit Union branch is a full service ICCU office, where you can make a deposit, apply for a loan, get an ATM or Debit card, or ask a question about money, budgeting and saving money. 

Good Press on CMU Public Radio about ICCU's Student-Run Credit Union -- Check it out!

"Buck the Norm"     

A cool credit union site
about staying out of the (normal) downward
debt spiral.  Four stars!

"Money and Stuff"

Get help to "grab hold" of your future, created by very creative Ohio Credit Union people. 

 

Click on the icon on the left to learn more about the history of credit unions.  Information is  provided in a fun and interesting format so it's "not too boring!"  Check it out, you just might enjoy it.

 

Student Fun-Friendly Websites

Kid's Discover Michigan 
Disney
 
Nick At Nite
NASA For Kids
Yucky Site 
Crayola Crayons

Girl Scouts
of American website

Money Crossword Puzzler  
Word Search
Hangman: Credit Union Terms
Unscramble the Money
Credit Union Concentration  
Credit Union Quiz 

 

 

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ICCU Treasure Hunt Club
A special savings program for young savers age 12 and under. 

Ahoy Kids! Your hunt for buried treasure should begin at your Credit Union! If you are between the ages of 5-12, join Penn E. Pincher the Pirate and learn the importance of saving money. Penn E. Pincher will show you how depositing your money in your TREASURE HUNT SAVINGS CLUB account will help you find "buried" treasure, better known as interest or dividends.  Click here to read Cap’n Penn E. Pincher’s story.

Upon enrollment, you will receive a special membership card and passbook, along with a complete list of rules for the program. For every $5 you deposit, you will earn a gold coin, which you can save to purchase items in our Treasure Chest "Store."

AHOY THERE! Young ladies and gentlemen,

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Penn E. Pincher. I am a pirate...an unusual pirate, however. Permit me to tell you my tale.

Once upon a time, I was a rough and brutish rogue. I grew up as an orphan and did anything I could to survive. I began to rob merchant ships in an effort to gain wealth. I learned to live off of other’s efforts, and was always looking for the easy way to get money. I especially listened for clues to find buried or secret treasure, thinking I could get rich quick.

After many years of following clues and maps to buried treasure, I had found none. I had to hire scoundrels to work for me, only to find they stole from me whenever they could. They took so much from me, I almost lost my schooner, the good ship "Jolly Rancher." I became very disillusioned, but it was the only life I knew.

As a last resort, I decided to pillage the ship of a wealthy trader. Once on board, I led a mutiny against the captain. I had him to rights in his quarter and planned to steal the entire ship and its cargo. I boldly declared my name and intentions, and the captain just stared at me in awe. He said, "My name is Captain Bill Pincher. You are my long-lost son! You don’t need to steal this ship. She belongs to me and, as your father, I will share all of her great bounty with you. I am just happy we found each other! Let us celebrate this joyous occasion!" Then, to prove what he said was true, Captain Bill produce a picture of a beautiful woman and a baby. It was exactly the same as the picture I carried always of my mother!

With that, Captain Bill and I chased all of the scoundrels off the boat. Then, we sat down to a celebration feast.
I was glad to have a family once again!

When I asked my father how he had done so well for himself, he told me that he had found a well-kept secret of buried treasure. My curiosity peaked, I asked him to explain. He showed me that he followed a special treasure map to the "X" and found buried treasure. I was stunned to discover that his treasure map was called a "Savings Plan" and the "X" was the location of the Isabella Community Credit Union. I found out that the "buried" treasure was really called interest or dividends and when I bury [deposit] my gold pieces in the Credit Union, ICCU will add more pieces to them. In fact, the longer I leave them "buried," the more gold pieces I get!

That was many long years ago. Now when I have shipmates, they are no longer scoundrels, but good
boys and girls from all over the Isabella County area. I no longer yell "Plunder…Steal…Mutiny," instead, I say
"SAVE…DEPOSIT…EARN!"

Won’t you come on board and be my shipmate? All you have to do is  join the TREASURE HUNT SAVINGS CLUB™ AT Isabella Community Credit Union.

Welcome Aboard Matey,
Penn E. Pincher

ICCU in the Classroom  
Credit Union employees volunteer their time in the classroom as Junior Achievement (JA) volunteers, and classroom educators on a variety of financial topics from savings, to the wise use of credit, budgeting and money management, to interviewing skills, cooperatives and much more!

ICCU's VP of Operations, Jenny Hoyle serves on the JA Board of Directors; ICCU's VP of Community Development, Heather Harris serves on various state and local educational committees, and the board of directors supports and encouraged youth financial literacy education, as part of ICCU's mission.

From kindergarten to high school, students are learning about smart money management and saving one classroom at a time.

To schedule a (free) consumer focused EDUCATIONAL session, please contact Heather in Community Development at 989-773-5927 ext. 241, or send her an email at: hharris@ICCUonline.com.

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Isabella Community Credit Union
Service Locations: 2400 S. Isabella Road
and 2100 E. Remus Road (West M-20)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 427, Mt. Pleasant MI 48804-0427
989.773.5927
Fax: 989.773.6469