(YORKTOWN, Va.) – 1st Advantage FCU held its 5th Annual 1st A.I.D.E. Day on October 8, 2012. While most financial institutions were closed for the Columbus Day holiday, 1st Advantage colleagues were hard at work assisting local non-profit organizations.
Accomplishments:
• 90 surgery bears made for patients at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.
• 551 personal care kits packaged for Menchville House residents.
• 1,500 patient files organized for the Lackey Free Clinic.
• 3,000 pounds of food collected for The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula.
• $1,602 raised from a community sale to benefit Operation Homefront of the Virginias.
1st Advantage was thrilled to be able to work with five deserving organizations who offer incredible support in our local community.
About 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union
1st Advantage Federal Credit Union is a locally owned and operated credit union chartered in September, 1951 as Fort Eustis Federal Credit Union. The financial institution’s assets have grown from $500 to over $567 million as of November 30, 2012. 1A has approximately 57,000 members and operates 11 branches in Southeastern Virginia, with offices in Yorktown, Williamsburg, Newport News, Gloucester, Hampton and Richmond. For more information about 1st Advantage and its products and services, please visit http://www.1stadvantage.org/.