FREMONT, Mich. – John Buckley, President/CEO of Gerber Federal Credit Union read the Coindexter Jr book The Candy and the Coinbot to second grade students at local schools. The popular book introduces children to the fundamental concepts of money management: earning your own money, spending money wisely, saving towards a goal and giving to help others.
To further solidify the message of good money management, Buckley also presented every student, their teacher and their school library with a copy of the book. Almost 700 books were donated to local schools. These books were donated by Gerber Federal Credit Union with assistance from the Michigan Credit Union Foundation.
During his tour, Buckley visited Pathfinder Elementary School in Fremont, Fremont Christian Elementary School, Grant Elementary School, Patricia St. Clair Elementary in Hesperia, Holton Elementary School, Velma Watson Upper Elementary School in Newaygo and White Cloud Elementary.
“The kids were truly thankful for the books and provided very thoughtful lessons from the story. It was a pleasure to read to them and have them react as they did. We look forward to maintaining and expanding this program in the coming years.” said John Buckley.