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Foundation: Lapeer County Community Foundation
It's tough to pick the best gift for the little ones on a Christmas list.
But thanks to a partnership between the Lapeer County Community Foundation, ELGA Credit Union, the Lapeer County Intermediate School District, and the county's school districts, the best gift might be an investment into their future.
The LEAF Program, or Lapeer Education Attainment Fund, is a children's saving account program designed to facilitate the saving of money throughout a student's K-12 experience, and anyone can contribute to a student's account.
Now in its fourth year, every Lapeer County kindergartener and first- to third-grade student has the chance to start saving money for post-secondary education as part of the LEAF program.
Each year, the program adds incoming kindergarteners as well as continues the program with the older cohorts.
When that occurs, the total number of LEAF accounts will grow to just shy of 3,700.
Nancy Boxey, executive director of the LGA Credit Union branch, says it's easy for grandparents or other relatives to contribute.
They can either make a deposit into a student's account by visiting any ELGA Credit Union branch or they can set up a direct deposit.
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