Courtesy Photo Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union team members Jake and Peter present Art in the Loft Executive Director Justin Christensen-Cooper, center, with a $500 check to support programs.

ALPENA — Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) team members Jake and Peter recently

presented Art in the Loft Executive Director Justin Christensen-Cooper with a $500 check for

their 2025 sponsorship campaign. Funds donated will go to support Art in the Loft’s various programs, including Food as Fuel 101, where every Alpena fourth grader gets the opportunity to learn how to make nutritious meals, and Art and the Five Senses, a creative aging art class directed toward seniors living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, as well as many others.

AAACU is proud to support Art in the Loft and the work they do to improve the quality

of life for our community members through art.

AAACU’s donation to support Art in the Loft is made possible by the credit union’s Community

Reinvestment Fund. These funds are comprised of dollars donated back into local

communities, thanks to credit union members who choose to receive their

monthly statements electronically. The credit union pledged to donate $9 annually for each enrolled account, and in 2025, AAACU will donate up to $297,600 back into the

communities they serve.