USA Federal in Partnership with the Armed Forces Financial Network Donates $1,000 to the Fisher House in San Diego FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: | Nicole Anderson Vice President of Marketing
USA Federal Credit Union
nanderson@usafed.org
(800) 220-1872 |
San Diego, Calif., January 4, 2006 – The Armed Forces Financial Network (AFFN), in partnership with USA Federal Credit Union (headquartered in San Diego, California) presented a donation in the amount of $1,000 to the Fisher House at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California. Jim Bedinger, Director of Military Affairs for USA Federal Credit Union, made the presentation to David Esposito, Manager of the Fisher House, Naval Medical Center San Diego. The check recipients are military families who are staying at the Fisher Houses during this holiday season. The gift checks are redeemable at any Department of Defense Commissary and are for assistance with holiday meal expenditures. Pictured Left to Right: Jim Bedinger, (Director of Military Affairs for USA Federal Credit Union), Dave Esposito (Fisher House Manager), and Mrs. Dave (Bel) Esposito (Fisher House Volunteer). | 
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AFFN banks and credit unions have partnered together with AFFN, granting nearly $300,000 to ‘military focused’ organizations serving our global military and defense communities over the past two years. It is through their generosity that troops and their families are receiving direct benefits during such a critical time in our nation’s military history. “AFFN is proud to be in partnership with our DCUC Credit Unions, such as USA Federal Credit Union, which has historically taken care of the troops and their families at home and while deployed worldwide,” said David Weber, AFFN President/CEO. He added, “Now, more than ever, our participating partners are showing their patriotism, spirit, generosity, and true colors – red, white, and blue!” The AFFN military community support program, which includes the 2005 AFFN matching grant effort, has provided direct support to our troops and their families. This support includes such services as care and comfort, communication, entertainment, financial literacy education, and family and children programs. About AFFN
AFFN is an Electronic Funds Transfer Network founded in 1985, serving over 337 defense credit unions and military banks, 92 million cardholders, at over 181,000 ATMs and over 1.2 million merchant/retail locations globally. To learn more about AFFN, please visit www.AFFN.org. About USA Federal
With more than 60,000 members and $680 million in assets, USA Federal Credit Union (headquartered in San Diego) operates 19 branches, including locations in San Diego, Murrieta, and Temecula (CA), Las Vegas (NV), Japan and Korea. Members of this non-profit financial cooperative include the military, civilians and select employee groups. Founded in 1953 at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, USA Federal offers a full range of financial services including business services and consumer savings, checking, mortgage and home equity loans, auto loans, debit and credit cards, share certificates of deposit, and IRAs. Online services include eStatements, online banking and bill pay with Money HQ and online loan applications and approval. Additional services include the BALANCE financial fitness program, and investment and retirement planning offered by MEMBERS Financial Services. This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Visit www.usafedcu.org or call (800) 220-1USA (1872) for more information. About Fisher House
The Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful of times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. To learn more about Fisher House, please visit www.fisherhouse.org. ### Note: USA Federal maintains the above information for archival purposes, which is presumed accurate upon release, however, data may become outdated over time and affect accuracy. |
