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1st Advantage Federal Credit Union, AFFN Donate $3,000 in Phone Cards to USO of Hampton Roads

Contact:

Mj Dawley
757-886-3373
mdawley@1stadvantage.org

John Broda
973-257-1216
John.Broda@AFFN.org

Release date: July 28, 2005

YORKTOWN, VA--1st Advantage Federal Credit Union and AFFN (Armed Forces Financial Network) have joined together to donate $3,000 in phone cards to the USO of Hampton Roads. 1st Advantage donated $1,500 and was able to double the gift with a matching grant from AFFN. The phone cards provide local soldiers who are deployed overseas, as well as soldiers stationed locally and are separated from their families, with a link to home. "We realize the morale boost that soldiers serving in the Middle East receive when they are able to talk to their loved ones back home, "says Adrian "Casey" Duplantier, Jr., 1st Advantage FCU President/CEO, and "1st advantage is proud to be able to provide so many servicemen and women with that opportunity."

"1st Advantage FCU has traditionally provided outstanding service and support to the troops and their families. AFFN is proud to support 1st Advantage FCU in this giving campaign," said John Broda, AFFN Executive Vice president.

About 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union

Founded in 1951, 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union provides a wide variety of financial products and services to its members. In 2003, 1st
Advantage Federal Credit Union officially became a community charter, meaning membership is open to all who "live, work, worship, or go to school in, and businesses and other legal entities located in the area known as the Virginia Peninsula Region." Our membership of approximately 60,000 is located in all 50 states and around the world. With assets over $390 million, 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union currently operates eight branches from Richmond to Virginia Beach, with another branch scheduled to open in the next year.

www.1stadvantage.org

About the Armed Forces Financial Network
The Armed Forces Financial Network (AFFN) is an electronic funds transfer network serving over 336 defense credit unions and military banks, 90 million cardholders, at over 136,000 ATMs and over 1.2 million merchant/retail locations globally. For more information on AFFN, please visit www.AFFN.org.