(YORKTOWN, Va.) – On January 15, 2013, 1st Advantage FCU presented a check for $10,000 to The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula. As a local credit union, 1st Advantage recognizes its responsibility to take an active role in supporting organizations that contribute to improving our community. With the holidays past and The Foodbank shelves empty, 1st Advantage is proud to step up and help replenish those shelves at a time of great need. “Hunger does not take a vacation,” said Donna Tighe, Food Drive Coordinator at The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula. 1st Advantage believes that organizations such as The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula contribute significantly toward improving our community. 1st Advantage is proud to support such a well deserving organization.
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 $562 million as of December 31, 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 www.1stAdvantage.org.