Kadence's
Story

On the road to powerful independence.

Meet Kadence. She is a high school student and active resident of Mt. Pleasant, where her grandparents have been Lake Trust members for many years. Her story starts on the road to Alma, en route to her part-time job at an animal shelter.

It’s 5AM. The road from Mt. Pleasant to Alma is remote, lined with forests and fields that won’t experience sunlight for another two hours. Only one car traverses the inky landscape. It’s 18-year-old Kadence, making a familiar drive for the early shift at a local animal shelter. Suddenly, three deer jump out onto the road. Kadence swerves to avoid the first two, but unfortunately hits the third. She stops on the road shoulder and frantically calls her grandmother for help. After a few calming words, reality begins to set in for Kadence. She is safe and unharmed — but her first car is totalled. And for a busy high school student with jobs that require transportation around rural Michigan, that poses a real challenge.

“The main thing that draws me to Lake Trust is definitely the family energy.”

Family is at the center of Kadence’s life, and at the center of her story. Her grandparents are always a phone call away, ready to offer guidance, support, and financial advice. They are also long-time Lake Trust members and frequently visit the Mt. Pleasant branch. So when Kadence started to learn about her options for purchasing a new car, a Lake Trust auto loan was the first suggestion from her grandmother.

Kadence might be one of the younger personal banking members at Lake Trust, and her journey to financial wellbeing is just beginning. But she isn’t embarking on that journey alone.

She says, “The people at Lake Trust definitely make me feel at ease and very comfortable. I could come to them with anything.” Even though her lifestyle and ambitions are often driven by independence, Kadence knows that her family and support system will always empower her ambitions.

That’s the power of embracing support.