By: Lena

Lena @ 12:06 pm

Celebrate the Season and Help Make the Holidays Happier with Michigan First!

2008 Holiday Brights Schedule

“Blanket Days” – Help Keep Someone Warm
November 10 – December 31
Evergreen, Gratiot, New Center, Wayne & Wyoming Branches

Bring a new twin-size blanket to any of the branches listed above for the American Red Cross “Blanket Days for the Homeless” Campaign.

Our Spectacular Holiday Lights Turn On For the Season!
Monday, November 24
Evergreen Branch, 27000 Evergreen Road

Arts & Crafts Holiday Bazaar
Thursday, December 4, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Friday, December 5, from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Evergreen Branch, 27000 Evergreen Road
Purchase gifts from a variety of specialty vendors and take home holiday gifts for friends and family.

Santa Day – See Santa & His Live Reindeer!
Saturday, December 13, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Evergreen Branch, 27000 Evergreen Road

• Picture with Santa*
• Clowns
• Face Painters
• Magician
• Bring in a new twin size blanket for “Blanket Days” on Santa Day
• and be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card
• (one entry per person).**

Holiday Blood Drive
Wednesday, December 17, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Evergreen Branch, 27000 Evergreen Road
There will be a Holiday Blood Drive, hosted by The American Red Cross and Michigan First Credit Union. Register at www.givelife.org with sponsor code “mifirst.”

*$3 each or 2 for $5 with $1 donated to the “Blanket Days” Campaign.
**Michigan First employees, volunteers, and their immediate family are not eligible. Must bring in a new twin-size blanket on 12/13/08 to be entered into the drawing. One entry per person. Subject to change. Must be at least 18 years of age to participate. See Credit Union for details.

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Lena @ 1:26 pm

Come and join us during this year’s “Art in the Park”. There will be plenty of opportunities to shop as artists booths will line Southfield Road and the Municipal Park. Enjoy court open for fabulous foods or simply stop by to listen to the music in the gazebo. To relax, try one of the Michigan brews offered at the mini pub this year.

Don’t forget to look for the Michigan First Credit Union booth to enter into a special drawing!

Where: Lathrup Village Municipal Park

27400 Southfield Road (Between 11 and 12 Mile Roads)

When: Saturday, June 21

10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 22

11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Have you been at this event before? Tell us about it by writing a comment on the blog.

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Lena @ 1:20 pm

Michigan First Credit Union sponsored the Scholar’s Lecture and Spelling Bee at the Ford
Freedom Awards, an annual fundraiser for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American
History. Pictured below are Michael Poulos, President/CEO of Michigan First Credit Union; Keke
Palmer, star of the film “Akeelah and the Bee”; and Rob Bettie, the Community Relations
Specialist with State Farm Insurance.

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Lena @ 10:57 am

Michigan First Credit Union proudly announces it will be donating $9,300 to The Heat And Warmth Fund (THAW) as a result of its fundraising efforts during the “December Brights: Glowing Green” event. The check will be presented to THAW during the fifth annual Winter Survival Radiothon for THAW at the Boll Family YMCA in Detroit. The donation will be broadcast live at 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, February 9.
You can hear Michigan First radio spots broadcast daily throughout the week on WWJ 950 AM.  In addition, the spots will also be played 3 times per hour between midnight – 5 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, February 9.
Michigan First is an official sponsor of the WWJ Newsradio 950 Winter Survival Radiothon for THAW. In addition to the $9,300, Michigan First donated a PlayStation 3 prize pack valued at more than $500, which will be auctioned off during the 31-hour on-air extravaganza.

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Lena @ 12:30 pm

Michigan First Credit Union continues to demonstrate its commitment to the Detroit-metropolitan community by sponsoring three charitable events this holiday season: the Salvation Army’s Annual Holly Berry Boutique and Annual Civic Luncheon and Benefit for Children’s Programs, the Special Olympics “Decorating for Dreams” campaign and the 41st Annual Detroit Urban League Guild Gala. Michigan First was a major sponsor of the Salvation Army’s annual benefit held annually to support a special youth initiative fund that works to help keep the Salvation Army’s programs innovative and effective. In addition, Michigan First was one of the community sponsors of the “Decorating for Dreams” campaign hosted by the Special Olympics of Michigan. The Credit Union sponsored a holiday ornament that hung on the 24-foot Christmas tree in Northland Center in Southfield. The 41st Annual Detroit Urban League Guild Gala also benefited from the major sponsorship of Michigan First Credit Union. The Guild, the largest and oldest volunteer arm of the agency, is an organization of women, men and young adults who work in support of the Urban Leagues commitment to equal opportunity for all persons. The funds raised at these charitable events will help sustain growth of youth programs, raise awareness of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and support equal opportunity initiatives in the Detroit-metropolitan area.

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