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(“Member Bulletin Board” continued from page 2) BELCO IN THE COMMUNITY:

Belco hosted its annual “Souper Bowl” tSaturday, April 13 – Free Community
Cookoff & Bake Sale at its Harrisburg Shred Day, 9am-12pm at our Eastgate
Operations Center on Feb. 1. Several Dr. branch in Carlisle. Bring us your
branches also held bake sales; thanks to all sensitive documents that are no longer
who donated. The event raised $1,000 for needed to be securely destroyed. Limit of
Mission Central in Mechanicsburg. 10 boxes per vehicle.

t Saturday, May 4 – Community Day
& Garden Faire. Held in downtown
New Cumberland from 9-3, the event
features arts and crafts vendors, plant and
produce vendors, food and entertainment.

tThursday, May 16 – SACA Fiesta.
Friends and supporters of the Spanish
American Civic Association come together
and celebrate the organization’s work in
Lancaster’s Latino community. The event’s
trademark is its spread of Latino foods,
including dishes from Puerto Rico,
Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador and Peru.

(“Healthy Financial Habits” continued from page 4)

during your working years, and growing your long-term savings to provide you
income during your retirement. If you don’t have access to a retirement account
through your employer, you can make automatic contributions into an Individual
Retirement Account (IRA) instead. Automatically depositing part of your
paycheck into a retirement account means that money never lands in your
checking account, so you won’t be tempted to use it elsewhere.
All of these strategies are based on the idea that our spending rises to meet our
income. We somehow always find a way to spend the money that is available to us. By
using automation to transfer money toward meeting financial goals, we can ensure
that we spend our money on what we intend to. It limits the resources that are
available to spend on things that don’t line up with our goals and enables us to stay on
track.
Through our credit union’s partnership with GreenPath, you have free access to
confidential, one-on-one financial counseling, debt management services, and
financial education tools designed to help you achieve your financial goals. To learn
more or talk to a counselor for free, call 877-337-3399, or visit www.greenpath.com.

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