LANSING — The Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL) announces four Michigan credit unions are national-level recipients of a 2018 Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Award.

CUNA’s Louise Herring, Dora Maxwell and Alphonse Desjardins Awards recognize credit unions throughout the United States for exemplary community service and financial education efforts.

Locally, Limestone Federal Credit Union was the Dora Maxwell Award first place winner for The Grind Coffee House, a student-operated small business located in Manistique. The Grind was originally founded as an idea to increase youth education surrounding entrepreneurship, career options and business opportunities.

The Grind, which Limestone leveraged a $20,000 Michigan Credit Union Foundation (MCUF) Community Reinvestment Grant to start, held its soft opening in November 2017 after nearly three years of hard work and dedication, countless volunteer hours and constant fundraising.

Awardees were first selected as state-level CUNA Award winners in September before going on to compete at the national level. CUNA National Award winners will receive their awards at the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference in March of 2019.