Pensacola, Fla.- November 16, 2012--- Pen Air Federal Credit Union has donated 75 turkeys to the Naval Air Station Pensacola USO for its annual Thanksgiving feast for those in uniform who cannot make it home for the holiday.
The turkeys were delivered to the USO office earlier this month in time for preparing and cooking. The USO started this Thanksgiving tradition five years ago, and Pen Air FCU has supported the USO and the troops each year. The Thanksgiving meal is expected to feed between 1,500 and 2,000 troops and their families, up from 1,200 last year.
“Without Pen Air Federal Credit Union’s donation, there is no way we could pull of the Thanksgiving meal,” said USO Director, Heidi Blair, “I am always overwhelmed with gratitude with their donations.”
The USO is a non-profit organization with a mission to support the active military serving our country. The Pensacola USO is located at the Pensacola Regional Airport with a second location aboard NAS Pensacola. The USO receives all its financial support from private donations. These donations help provide support for programs that assist deployed personnel and their dependents.
“The men and women who serve our country deserve a huge token of gratitude. Pen Air Federal Credit Union is proud to help in this small way to ensure they have a warm holiday meal while they are away from their families,” said Pen Air FCU President/CEO, Stewart Ramsey.
For more information about the USO and how you can help, visit www.uso.org/Pensacola.
Pen Air Federal Credit Union is the largest and oldest local credit union headquartered in Pensacola, Florida with $1.2 billion in assets. Pen Air FCU currently has 19 branches in Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama, including four student-run credit unions at area high schools. Pen Air FCU is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial institution originally chartered in 1936 to serve civil service and military employees assigned to our military bases in the area; it now serves over 1,000 other workforces and their immediate families. To learn more about Pen Air FCU, visit www.penair.org.
For more information, please contact Libby Morris at 850-505-3200, Ext. 4151 or morrli@penair.org.