Young Savers

AHOY THERE! Young ladies and gentlemen,

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Penn E. Pincher. I am a pirate...an unusual pirate, however. Permit me to tell you my tale.

Once upon a time, I was a rough and brutish rogue. I grew up as an orphan and did anything I could to survive. I began to rob merchant ships in an effort to gain wealth. I learned to live off of other’s efforts, and was always looking for the easy way to get money. I especially listened for clues to find buried or secret treasure, thinking I could get rich quick.

After many years of following clues and maps to buried treasure, I had found none. I had to hire scoundrels to work for me, only to find they stole from me whenever they could. They took so much from me, I almost lost my schooner, the good ship "Jolly Rancher." I became very disillusioned, but it was the only life I knew.

As a last resort, I decided to pillage the ship of a wealthy trader. Once on board, I led a mutiny against the captain. I had him to rights in his quarter and planned to steal the entire ship and its cargo. I boldly declared my name and intentions, and the captain just stared at me in awe. He said, "My name is Captain Bill Pincher. You are my long-lost son! You don’t need to steal this ship. She belongs to me and, as your father, I will share all of her great bounty with you. I am just happy we found each other! Let us celebrate this joyous occasion!" Then, to prove what he said was true, Captain Bill produce a picture of a beautiful woman and a baby. It was exactly the same as the picture I carried always of my mother!

With that, Captain Bill and I chased all of the scoundrels off the boat. Then, we sat down to a celebration feast. I was glad to have a family once again!

When I asked my father how he had done so well for himself, he told me that he had found a well-kept secret of buried treasure. My curiosity peaked, I asked him to explain. He showed me that he followed a special treasure map to the "X" and found buried treasure. I was stunned to discover that his treasure map was called a "Savings Plan" and the "X" was the location of the Isabella Community Credit Union. I found out that the "buried" treasure was really called interest or dividends and when I bury [deposit] my gold pieces in the Credit Union, ICCU will add more pieces to them. In fact, the longer I leave them "buried," the more gold pieces I get!

That was many long years ago. Now when I have shipmates, they are no longer scoundrels, but good boys and girls from all over the Isabella County area. I no longer yell "Plunder…Steal…Mutiny," instead, I say "SAVE…DEPOSIT…EARN!"

Won’t you come on board and be my shipmate? All you have to do is join the TREASURE HUNT SAVINGS CLUB™ AT Isabella Community Credit Union.

Welcome Aboard Matey,
Penn E. Pincher

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