DFCU Financial donates $10,000 to Novi Educational Foundation
Novi's newest financial institution makes a statement about supporting education and the local community
January 27, 2012 Photo: L to R, Bob Schram, Mark Shobe, Dr. Steve Matthews

NOVI, MI - In a strong showing of support for the community and education, Novi's newest financial institution, DFCU Financial, donated $10,000 to the Novi Educational Foundation (NEF) on Thursday evening at their new Novi branch office.

DFCU President Mark Shobe formally presented the check to Novi Schools Assistant Superintendent Bob Schram and Superintendent Dr. Steve Matthews in front of several local dignitaries. Schram is also the Executive Director of NEF.

It was explained that the NEF helps the schools by providing support where limited school budgets can't today, and that the money would be used for such program as the Leader in Me, which teaches Novi students the Seven Habit of Highly Successful People.

Novi Mayor Bob Gatt was in attendance, along with Mayor Pro-Tem David Staudt, Council Members Andrew Mutch and Wayne Wrobel, School Board Trustee Dennis O'Connor, and several city administrators.

DFCU put on a first-class show for the presentation at their beautiful new office, with catering provided by none other than Mary Brady herself, proprietor of Diamond Jim Brady's restaurant in Novi. A six-piece band providing background music during the event.

DFCU's Novi branch office is located on Ten Mile Road just west of Haggerty.  The Novi office branch adds 10 new jobs to the local area directly.

DFCU is one of the state's oldest financial institutions, tracing it's roots back to the 1930s. It has been operating exclusively in Michigan ever since. Headquartered in Dearborn, DFCU is Michigan’s largest credit union with $3 billion in assets. In the past year, DFCU also donated $10,000 each to the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Dearborn schools.

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