Monthly Archives: March 2023

(March 31, 2023 5:40 PM ET) American 1 Credit Union announced it is pledging $16,000 to the Community Involvement Scholarship Program to 16 high school students in 2023. Since the inception of the American 1 Scholarship Program in 2004, American 1 has provided $224K in scholarships to 224 students.  American 1’s Skip-a-Pay program funds the scholarship program. The credit union allows their members to skip one month’s loan payment for a fee of $25, and a portion of the fee benefits the scholarship fund. “Scholarships are a fun and rewarding piece of my job,” said Erica Estelle, Community Partnership Manager for American 1. “Giving thousands of dollars to deserving young community members each year further showcases our dedication to being boldly generous in the communities we serve. We don’t just say we support the community; we prove it every day.” American 1’s need-based scholarship focuses on how an education will improve the student’s individual life and community. Scholarship applications are due April 7, 2023. For more information and an application, visit www.american1cu.org/scholarships.

Students from Northwest High School make their pitches during CEO Challenge:  Launch.  Photo courtesy Lenawee Now. (March 30, 2023 2:12 PM ET) Earlier this month, the final part of the CEO Challenge: Launch took place at the Jackson Area Career Center. At this event, 13 teams of 3-6 high school students from Jackson and Lenawee  Counties gave a business pitch in front of a panel of judges.  After the initial Elimination rounds, the final three teams went against each other to compete for the grand prize of $1,000.  In this year’s Launch event, 13 teams pitched their business concepts for the opportunity to win cash prizes awarded to the first, second, and third-place winners. Also, teams could win awards for the most innovative idea or best presentation.  Launch begins with 2 score-in rounds where teams pitch to two different panels of judges.  The teams’ scores for each round are combined and the top 9 teams are entered into a bracketed head-to-head competition to determine the winners.  After much deliberation and careful consideration, the judges determined the order of the top three teams:  In third place, was Digital Wisdom, created by a team from Northwest High School. This start-up was on…

Mayor Mahoney delivers State of the State address.  Photo by Adam Bragenzer, JTV. (March 29, 2023 6:30 PM ET)  Jackson Mayor Daniel Mahoney delivered the 2023 State of the City Address tonight at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center. The City of Jackson provided a text version of the Mayor’s address: Thank you Mr. Willis for the introduction - Good evening. My name is Daniel J Mahoney. I want to thank God for grace and guidance. My mother and father for raising me to be the human I am, my brother and pastor Shaunta Patton for his spiritual advice, my other siblings, my team and circle of friends for keeping me grounded, my 5 daughters Callie, Sophie, Livi, CeeCee and Ila for reminding me daily of my reason why and my wife Semaj for being my best friend, my partner, my therapist, a listening ear and a supporter of everything I do. I want to acknowledge and thank all clergy and any elected officials from the county and state that might be present tonight, Thank you to all the City of Jackson staff and Council members who are here tonight and those not here but tuned in, it’s truly been…