Youth Club - First Community Federal Credit Union

Welcome to the Tree House Club - for our youngest members

Cash, our super saver squirrel, knows the importance of saving for your future and as a Tree House Club member it can be fun. With our new Tree House Club account you will enjoy the following account benefits:

Earn dividends on balances of $5 or more
Special Holiday Savings Account
Certificates of Deposit with low $100 minimum balance
Personalized Statement with fun and educational newsletter
Free gift with new account
Special prize entries with each deposit, new winners monthly!
Website links to educational activities and games
Birthday surprises with special savings offer

We have a website just for you, learn more about money—getting it, saving it, spending it, and borrowing it.

Come back regularly, you'll find something new each month. It's just one more way First Community FCU can help you make the most of your money.

ROCKIN WINNER’s

Aaron Ovesen Andrew Locey

The WINNER’S of the “Register your Cash Buck’s” for kids ages 5 and Under, ages 6 to 10, and ages 10 and over during our Fall Harvest Festival, held Sunday, October 18 for families and kids ages 13 and under were: Ashley Shaw (age 5 and under) won a Boom Box (not available for photo); Aaron Ovesen (ages 6 to 10) won a Camera ; and Andrew Locey (age 10 and over) won an MP3 Player. Congratulations to our winners! Thank you to everyone who attended our first financial literacy festival for kids!

Join the Club - the Club House for teen members age 13 to 17

With this unique account your teen will develop an understanding of what it takes to start young adulthood on the right financial foot:

Earn dividends on balances of $5 or more
Special Holiday Savings Accounts
ATM or MasterCard Check Card with $50 daily withdrawals (subject to approval with parental joint owner)
No Fee Checking (for members age 16+ with parental joint owner)
Certificates of Deposit with low $100 minimum balance
Goal Saver Loan, to build a special savings account and a credit history – see us for details!
Fun Website links
Educational newsletters and more!

C-Note University is the place for great stories, games, and puzzles that can show you how business and the economy work and how you can take control of your financial future.

Come back regularly, you'll find something new each month. It's just one more way First Community FCU can help you make the most of your money.

C-Note Photo Contest

Grab you camera and you could win $100 (or even $1,000) in the current C-Note photo contest.

Go to C-Note web site and register (it's free and easy). Once logged in, you can enter the contest:

Click the Photo Contest Winner link on C-Note's front page;
Click Enter Contest;
Follow the instructions.

When the entry period ends December,31,2008 C-Note editors will select up to twelve finalists.Best of all, at the end of the year, the winners of the individual 2008 C-Note photo contests will be eligible for a $1,000 grand prize.

2009 FCFCU Scholarship winners!

First Community Federal Credit Union is excited to announce the recipients of the 2009 Youth Scholarship.

This is the second year for First Community Federal Credit Union honoring our youth and community by recognizing High School graduates for their achievements. FCFCU awarded four, $2,500 scholarships, and ten $100 awards to the runner up winners. These well deserving seniors showed outstanding merit both personally and academically throughout their High School career. In addition, First Community Federal Credit Union also awarded the four scholarship winner’s High Schools, $1,000 to be used to enhance educational programs in their district..

The scholarship was open to any High School senior that currently attended school in one of ten counties that First Community Federal Credit Union serves. The criteria was based on academic merit, college acceptance, current enrollment in either a trade school or college program for the 2009 Fall semester, and active membership with FCFCU. Each student was asked to write an essay explaining their personal and educational goals, and how this scholarship will help them achieve their goals.

On Tuesday, May 5th Bethany Matecun, Joannah E. Honke, and Jessica Scott, their families, and friends joined the FCFCU staff, along with the Donations Committee who selected the scholarship winners, in celebration of these outstanding seniors’ and their achievements. J.Dalton Parmenter was presented his scholarship award during the Delton-Kellogg Senior Assembly held on Thursday, May 28th. The recipients of this year’s Youth Scholarship are:

James Dalton Parmenter, Delton-Kellogg High School – counselor, Mrs. Dancy. Dalton plans to attend University of Michigan majoring in Pre-Med.

Bethany Matecun, Comstock High School- counselor, Yvonne Sterner. Bethany plans to attend University of Michigan majoring in Pre-Med specializing in obstetrics.

Joannah E. Honke, Mattawan High School – counselor, Mr. Rosevelt. Joannah plans to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College majoring in Elementary Education.

Jessica K. Scott, Portage Northern High School – counselor, Sherri Swinehart. Jessica plans to attend Kalamazoo Community College majoring in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program.

If you would like more information about FCFCU’s Youth Scholarship, or would like to learn more about how your student could apply for the scholarship, please feel free to review our website at www.1stcomm.org. Or, please contact Stephanie Davis at (269) 382-9845 #1101.