Members Advantage Credit Union offering college scholarships

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Jan. 2, 2019 - PRLog -- MACU is heavily involved in the community, and its scholarships are a reflection of the organization's focus on positively impacting Northwest Indiana. "Our community has done a tremendous job promoting post-secondary education, and we are honored to be part of helping our local students reach their academic goals," said Frank Beachnau, MACU President.

Bob Havens, Executive Vice President, added, "Our scholarships not only benefit the student recipients, but they also help that student's family as well as our community as a whole. When we educate our future workforce, we are investing into our own community and economy. It's a win win."

Available scholarships include the following:

Gail Walker

In 2010, MACU established the Gail Walker Memorial Scholarship in memory of the former board member's years of service. It is awarded annually to a graduating high school senior, college freshman or sophomore in the amount of $1,000 to students with academic achievement.

Leona Bruno

The Leona Bruno Scholarship was established in 1994 in memory of the first manager of MACU. Annually, it is awarded to a graduating high school senior with scholastic achievement in the amount of $1,000.

The deadline for scholarship applications is Monday, February 11. Please call (219) 874-6943 or (toll free) (877) 874-6943 with any questions. For scholarship qualification criteria and to apply, please visit www.macuonline.org/college-scholarships.

Members Advantage Credit Union is a locally managed, nonprofit, full-service financial institution. Membership is available to anyone who lives or works in LaPorte, Porter or Lake County. Members Advantage has locations in Michigan City and Portage. For more information, call 1-877-874-6943 or visit www.macuonline.org.