Helping children in need prepare for the first day of school
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Could you imagine starting
school without even a pencil or notebook? Surprisingly, thousands of
children do each year, but Astoria Federal is asking for the public's
support to erase this problem with their 8th Annual Kids Tools for School
Collection Drive.
This community program puts new school supplies in the hands of those
children least able to afford them, including hundreds of homeless
children. Astoria Federal has once again teamed up with various schools and
organizations to distribute the supplies before school starts in September.
New school supplies, or cash donations for supplies, can be dropped off
at any neighborhood Astoria Federal branch throughout Brooklyn, Queens,
Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester during the month of August. Astoria Federal
is committed to "Putting people first" in the neighborhoods they serve, and
will match up to $10,000 in cash donations to purchase supplies in bulk.
"We are very proud of this important program, because it sheds light on
a big problem that most people aren't aware of," said Astoria Federal
Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing Brian Edwards. "It can cost
parents hundreds of dollars to get their children the necessary supplies
for school and, for many, this cost is too burdensome to handle. Since this
program began, we've collected over six tons of supplies to help children
in need, many of whom live in homeless shelters or have other special
circumstances."
Astoria Federal is proud of the support they are receiving this year
from their many program partners including: OST Group, Inc., Long Island
Rail Road, BJM Promotions, Inc., Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Queens
Chamber of Commerce, Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, Girl Scouts of
Nassau County, Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, Junior League of Long Island,
Junior League of Brooklyn, The Long Island Radio Group, Anton Publications,
Herald Community Newspapers, Newsday's Parents and Children Magazine, The
Garden City News, The Queens Courier, Public Access TV Corp. - Great
Neck/North Shore, Ocean Printing Company, and The Ethical Humanist Society
of Long Island.
The Kids Tools for School Collection Drive is part of Astoria Federal's
Education First initiative, which includes the Student Savers and Bank-at-
School programs, as well as The First Home Club(TM) to promote
homeownership. These programs and others were all designed to encourage
lifelong learning in the communities Astoria Federal serves. For additional
information about Astoria Federal's Kids Tools for School Collection Drive
visit http://www.astoriafederal.com.
Astoria Financial Corporation, the holding company for Astoria Federal
Savings and Loan Association, with assets of $21.6 billion is the sixth
largest thrift institution in the United States. Established in 1888,
Astoria Federal is the largest thrift depository headquartered in New York
with deposits of $13.4 billion and embraces its philosophy of "Putting
people first" by providing the customers and local communities it serves
with quality financial products and services through 86 convenient banking
office locations and multiple delivery channels, including its enhanced
website, http://www.astoriafederal.com. Astoria Federal commands the fourth
largest deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which
includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population
exceeding that of 38 individual states. Astoria Federal originates mortgage
loans through its banking offices and loan production offices in New York,
an extensive broker network covering twenty-six states, primarily the East
Coast, and the District of Columbia, and through correspondent
relationships covering forty-three states and the District of Columbia.
SOURCE Astoria Federal Savings
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CONTACT:
Tara Rogers of Astoria Federal Savings,
+1-516-327-7863, trogers@astoriafederal.com
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