As the end of the school year approaches, and summer vacation is on the horizon, the Lansing SAVE program has wrapped up its first-ever virtual school year. The Lansing SAVE program is a partnership between MSU Federal Credit Union, Lansing School District, City of Lansing, and Capital Area United Way. This initiative, now in its sixth year, provides students in the Lansing School District a savings account with MSUFCU to help save for college or trade school. In addition to savings accounts, students receive financial education lessons from MSUFCU's Financial Education Department on topics such as savings, money management, and needs vs. wants. From January through May, 854 financial education lessons were given in classrooms totaling 15,065 attendees and 427 hours spent virtually teaching.

"My son has participated in the program since he was in kindergarten, and he is now in second grade," a parent of a Lansing SAVE student shared with us. "The program is easy to participate in; we take deposits to our local MSUFCU branch and just give them his name and make a deposit. My son has also talked about how excited he is to be saving to go to college. Family members have even been able to deposit into his account as a gift. My son mostly loves the financial lessons, so when Miss Jessica, Miss Cece, or Miss Jamara visit his classroom, it's always a great day."

The Credit Union is always looking for new ways to provide even more value to our members' accounts. MSUFCU's Local Loyalty program is designed to provide deals for our members at a variety of businesses when they use their Credit Union Visa Debit and/or Credit Card. Download the MSUFCU Mobile app, on the App Store or Google Play, to view the Local Loyalty list and learn how you can save money!

Dunham's Sports - As an MSUFCU member, you can now save 10% at every Dunham's Sports location from North Dakota to Alabama, and Michigan, too.

Want to use this discount? Perfect! Let us help. Visit any Dunham's Sports location and use "group number 2063186" at checkout to receive the discount toward any eligible item. This discount is not available for online shopping and some terms and conditions apply. Click here to learn more about this discount.

For a full list of member exclusive discounts and deals, visit us here. Are you a business owner and would like information on how to join MSUFCU's Local Loyalty program? Contact us at [email protected] or call us at 517-333-2424 ext. 2540.

Join us in our partnership with Sparrow Children's Center for the annual Sparrow Toy Drive. The toy drive will be conducted virtually this year, allowing individuals to donate from the comfort of their homes. The drive will run from Monday, July 12 through Friday, August 6.

Items donated benefit young patients during their stay at Sparrow Hospital, where they can visit the Children's Center playroom. While in the playroom, nurses and child life specialists use these items to facilitate a patient's recovery from illness or injury. Those interested in donating can purchase item(s) directly from Sparrow's Amazon wish list found here. During the checkout process, choose to ship directly to Sparrow Hospital- Child Life Department and enter MSUFCU in the Gift Message section for each item.

MSUFCU is proud to support the Sparrow Children's Center in their efforts to provide young patients the space to heal physically and emotionally.