LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU has awarded $5,000 in scholarships to two college-bound high school seniors through its 2019 Write to Educate Essay Contest.
Daisy Manzer and Julia Pate won based on their one-page essays about diversity. For the community component of the contest, Manzer and Pate are each directing a $500 donation from LAFCU, a total of $1,000, to Haven House. The East Lansing nonprofit provides emergency housing and support services for one- and two-parent families with children.
“The LAFCU Write to Educate Essay Contest focuses on values important for our next generation of leaders,” said Kelli Ellsworth Etchison, LAFCU’s chief marketing officer. “These young women are role models. They have learned that recognition from just one person can be the catalyst to positively change a person’s life and strengthen a community.”
The essay contest provides two $2,500 college scholarships to high school seniors and asks each winner to select a charity to receive a $500 LAFCU donation.