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Credit union funds school projects

Inspirus Credit Union funded 21 school projects through www.donorschoose.org to mark Giving Tuesday, including three teacher requests in Snohomish County:

New reading material, from Dr. Seuss books to Time for Kids magazines, for Michelle Leibbrand’s students at Lake Stickney Elementary School in the Mukilteo School District.

Math and financial education games and learning items for Larua Lipke’s kindergarten students at Riverview Elementary School in Snohomish.

Field trip to a regional Model United Nations conference for Michelle Schwantes’ Model UN students at Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe.

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