SOUTH JORDAN, Utah – Mountain America Credit Union here has teamed with local TV station Fox 13 to pay off one person’s mortgage.
The payoff was the first to be featured as part of Fox 13’s “Dream Team” campaign, which recognizes Utahans who have made unsung contributions to their communities. MACU and Fox 13’s Dream Team showed up to surprise Aleen Spencer at a ceramics class she was leading to surprise her with the unexpected gift.
According to Fox 13, Spencer holds the all-time record for most volunteer hours at the center, and she also volunteers at the Riverton Senior Center as well.
“Aleen’s friends and family tell us she has offered a lifetime of service to others,” Fox 13 reported. “She raised four children on her own; three were adopted. As a young mother, Aleen sometimes struggled to make ends meet. Her children’s school clothes were handmade and she sometimes ironed clothes for her neighbors for extra cash. Through it all, Aleen’s home has been a place with an open door to family and friends in need.”
The TV station said it learned Spencer’s dishwasher and computer at home were broken and needed to be replaced. It had those repaired.
“Mountain America Credit Union took Aleen’s surprise to the next level by paying off the mortgage on her home,” Fox 13 reported.
The vide can be viewed here.