mwww.newbuffalotimes.com
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021 17
Financial literacy comes alive for students with Bison Credit Union
N
BY FRANCESCA SAGALA
PUBLIC NOTICES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE VILLAGE OF GRAND BEACH 48200 PERKINS BLVD GRAND BEACH, MI 49117 (269) 469-3141
ow students at New prizes, New Buffalo Elementary School Buffalo Elementary School Principal Adam Bowen said. At the end won’t have to wait until of the year, a raffle will be held for an they’re grown-ups with a Apple iPad Mini. bank account to learn that Bowen said that Honor Credit Union January 19, 2022 a “penny saved is a penny earned.” approached him about opening the February 16, 2022 Students cut the ribbon on the credit union in the school nearly three March 16, 2022 the new Bison years ago. April 20, 2022 Student Credit “The big thing is May 18, 2022 Union, which is a just trying to teach June 15, 2022 division of Honor kids about savings July 20, 2022 Credit Union, and financial August 17, 2022 September 21, 2022 the morning of literacy and why October 19, 2022 Monday, Nov. 29. it’s important,” he November 16, 2022 said. Students lined up *December 14, 2022 The week to make their first before official deposits REGULAR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD Thanksgiving, Friday, Dec. 3. ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE representatives School MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE Student bankers assist customers from Honor counselor Angela *DECEMBER MEETING with their first deposits Credit Union Robertson, who 7:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME gave a one-hour serves as the staff training session sponsor for the to the student bankers. The students, credit union, said that any student can INTEGRITY • EXPERIENCE • SUCCESS who all received identical blue Bison make a deposit. Students can start an Student Credit Union T-shirts, were account with as little as a $1 deposit. taught how to fill out a deposit slip and A group of six fifth grade bankers, deal with different scenarios in their with the help of representatives from CHICAGO, IL • NEW BUFFALO, MI new banking careers. Honor Credit Union, then take their MARK A. LAROSE “The kids have to start off counting money and set up their accounts. ATTORNEY AT LAW the cash box to make sure everything’s “So, you just open an account with MLAROSE@LAROSEBOSCOLAW.COM correct - after all the deposits are made, a dollar and every other Friday, you CONTACT US REAL ESTATE: Full Service Residential, Commercial, Easements, Beach Rights NEW BUFFALO can come in and bring cash, bring they have to match the slips with the 269-469-8440 checks and we’ll get them all set up,” cash box to make sure everything equals CHICAGO BUSINESS LAW: Corporations, Partnerships, LLCs, Sole Proprietorships 312-642-4414 Robertson, who said she works with out,” Robertson said. TOLL FREE INJURY LAW: Serious Injuries, Wrongful Death, Accidents 877-500-1965 students on career exploration, said. WWW.LAROSEBOSCOLAW.COM Students will be able to make deposits obertson said she on Friday mornings, before school approached teachers in 30 N Whittaker St 30 N Whittaker St 30 N Whittaker St begins. Students must bring a form the fifth-grade classrooms, Bar by night Deli by day Deli by day to the table of bankers, which is set asking which students are up in front of the Bison Afterschool mathematically inclined as Enrichment (BASE) office to make a well as which ones have good people deposit. Deposit slips are filled out by skills, as students will be dealing with the students and then carbon copied, so their fellow classmates when they that they and the bank both get a copy. make deposits. Staff members are also welcomed to Student bankers were also asked to go make a deposit. through an application process. Throughout the year, students will “They had a real job application that be entered into special prizes, so the they had to fill out and they had to talk more deposits they make, the better with their parents and bring it back,” Open 6 days Open 6 days Open Thursday-Monday O chance they have at winning different Robertson said. davidsdeliandcoffee.com davidsdeliandcoffee.com thefalsefrontbar.com
R