Goodwill Northern Michigan - Patriot Place $15,000 Donation

On International Credit Union Day, Northland Area Federal Credit Union is proud to support the important work of Goodwill Northern Michigan - Patriot Place. As the Elan Charitable Giving recipient, they will receive a $15,000 donation to help provide housing and support services for homeless Veterans. Patriot Place is Northern Michigan’s only Veterans transitional housing community for Veterans experiencing homelessness. At Patriot Place, Veterans receive support and stability before moving to permanent housing. We're grateful to Elan Credit Card and the Elan Charitable Giving Foundation for their partnership in making this possible.

 

Alpena Trunk or Treat

Our Alpena Team Members had a spooktacular time at the Alpena Trunk or Treat event on Friday, October 25th! Northland passed out candy, coloring books, and stickers to kiddos! Northland also sponsored the "BooThroom" because nothing is scarier than leaving a trunk or treat to use the bathroom! Huge thanks to Stacie, Paula, Savanah, Corey, Massey, Tammy, Matt, and Lexie for spending time with the Alpena community!

 

Northland Supports The Desert Angel

Northland Area Federal Credit Union is proud to support The Desert Angel. The Desert Angel is a Michigan based volunteer organization funded totally by donations. In October of 2001, the Desert Angel was founded to show support to actively deployed military men and women. They pack and send “Miracle Boxes” filled with a variety of items including clothing, letters from home, snacks, and personal care supplies. These “Miracle Boxes” are named after PFC Joseph A. Miracle, a Michigan Soldier who bravely gave his life defending his unit.

On October 14th, in honor of CU Kind Day, Northland team members and volunteers gathered together to package “Miracle Boxes” for The Desert Angel Organization. Northland is proud to support our military. To learn more about The Desert Angel, please visit thedesertangel.org. Thank you to Louise and Charles Blain for your service to our beautiful country and military.

Pictured (Left to Right): Lisa G, NAFCU; Louise Blain, Desert Angels; Charles Blain, Desert Angels; Pete Dzuris, President & CEO of NAFCU; Lexie L, NAFCU; Kathy S, NAFCU; Annie M, NAFCU; and Rainey T, NAFCU

ABWA Fashion Show to Support Local Small Businesses

Our team had a blast at the ABWA Fashion Show in Oscoda on October 10th! The ABWA Fashion Show is an event to support small businesses in the community. The fashion showcases many local small businesses in Oscoda, Tawas, and other surrounding areas! Thanks to our team for attending and donating raffle baskets!

 

 

 

Dinosaur Gardens Falloween

Our Alpena team had a spooktacular time at the Dinosaur Gardens Halloween on October 6th! Our team rocked their Beetlejuice and Addams Family costumes and even snagged an honorable mention award! Thank you Dinosaur Gardens for having us! Thank you to the Alpena Member Service Team, the Marketing Department, and our volunteers for participating!

Pictured: Alpena Member Service Team (Addams Family) Mark H (Beetlejuice), Northland's Lexie (Lydia Deetz), Northland's Matt (Otho)

Farmers Market Kids Day

Northland had a fantastic time serving up free snow cones at the Farmers Market Kids Day Event on Saturday, September 21st! It was a perfect day to spent time with local businesses and families. Thank you to Friends of the Alpena Farmers Market for hosting such a wonderful event. Thank you to Tammy, Stacie, Matt, Lexie, and Caleb for spending time with the Alpena community!

 

Alpena High Homecoming Tailgate Party

Northland team members and volunteers passed out free hot dogs, Pepsi and chips Frito to celebrate Alpena High School's homecoming football game on Friday, October 4th. Sasquatch roamed around the stadium. Our team members also participated in the Homecoming Parade! Thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers.

Sponsored by: Northland Area Federal Credit Union, Auntie Millie’s, and C&S Carriers

 

August Back to School Drive

In August, our branches collected school supplies to support our students in our communities. Thank you to everyone who showed their support for our future generation!

• Our Alpena Branch is proud to donate these supplies to Sanborn Elementary School. Pictured is Northland's Alpena Branch Manager, Jenn (right) and Kori, Principal of Sanborn (left).
• Our Alpena Branch is proud to donate more supplies to Hinks Elementary School! Pictured is Becky Thrasher and Steph Hitchcock (principal) at Hinks Elementary in Alpena.
• Our Mio branch will be splitting the school supply donations between Mio and Fairview Schools. The Mio branch had a total cash donation of $189.74! Each school will be getting $94.87, in addition to all of the items donated by our generous members!
• Our Tawas Branch donated their school supplies and raised $172.00 for Clara Bolen Elementary School in Tawas. Pictured is Amy, Principal, and Northland's Hilary and Renee!

 

2024 Reed City Crossroads Festival 

Reed City and Evart team members attended the Great American Crossroads Festival Kiddy Carnival on Saturday, August 17th! Sasquatch was asked to do a drawing for the main event at the festival. Members of the community had the chance to win a motorized scooter from the Northland table. Northland also handed out fun giveaways and coloring books to kiddos. Thank you team for participating!

 

AuSable Canoe Marathon Finish Line 

Northland served up snow cones and water at the AuSable Canoe Marathon Finish Line in Oscoda on Sunday, July 28th! Sasquatch also made an appearance. Over $460 was raised for the Oscoda Veterans Memorial Park. Pictured (bottom right) is Rose Marie Nentwig and Oscoda Branch Manager, Mike, handing over the raised funds. Thank you to the Northland team for spending time with the Oscoda community and rasing funds for the Oscoda Veterans Memorial Park!

 

Grayling Kids Day

Tuesday, July 23rd, was Kids Day at the AuSable Canoe Marathon in Gryaling. Northland team members, Tim (Kalkaska), Amy (Mio), and Kelli served up snow cones and popcorn to all the kiddos and handed out coloring books. Northland served up over 500 snow cones and bags of popcorn! There were many different activities for kids to do like practicing with a bow and arrow, bouncing in a bounce house, and learning about emergency response vehicles! Thank you Tim, Amy, and Kelli for spending time with the Grayling community. 

 

 

2nd Annual "Reel Fun" Northland Challenge

Northland Area Federal Credit Union and the Thunder Bay River Center hosted the 2nd Annual "Reel Fun" Northland Challenge at the Alpena Duck Park on Saturday, July 20th! The day started at Sytek Park for the Kayak Race! Congratulations to Jonathan M, who took home $1,000 first place prize! Congratulations to 2nd Place: Lawrence B and 3rd Place: Randy R. Thank you to all 19 racers who came out to support the event. The day continued to the Arts & Craft Show and Carnival at the Alpena Duck Park. The Arts & Craft Show brought in 12 small business vendors! All attendees shopped from the vendors, bought tickets to play the carnival games, and kids got to bounce in the bounce house for free! We cannot forget about the Duck Park Doggy Derby. We have over 15 dogs race this year. Northland was able to donate $300 from the Doogy Derby and July Parade Prize to benefit the Alpena Animal Control. We cannot wait for next year!