Astoria Federal Savings Launches 7th Annual 'Kids Tools for School' Collection Drive August 1-31
August 01 2005 - 11:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
Astoria Federal Savings Launches 7th Annual 'Kids Tools for School'
Collection Drive August 1-31 Public Support Requested to Help
Children in Need, Including Homeless Children, Prepare for the
First Day of School LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ --
Looking to make a difference in the lives of children who need our
help? Join Astoria Federal Savings' 7th Annual Kids Tools for
School(TM) collection drive to be held in every neighborhood
Astoria Federal branch throughout Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
and Westchester from August 1 to 31, 2005. The community program
puts new school supplies in the hands of those children least able
to afford them, before school starts in September. "The worst
experience any child can have is to arrive at school on the first
day without pencil and paper. It hurts their self-esteem, and as a
result some children skip the first week of school," said Astoria
Federal Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing Brian
Edwards. To make it easy for people to get involved, Edwards said,
"We'll accept new school supplies and cash donations in any of our
neighborhood branches in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and
Westchester. Plus, we'll match up to $10,000 in donations and buy
supplies in bulk. The public will also be able to donate at a
variety of community events we're holding in August. Many of the
children who will benefit from the program are living in homeless
shelters or have other special needs. It's a very simple way to
make a big difference in the lives of children who really need our
help." According to Suffolk County Department of Social Services
Department Spokesman Dennis Nowak, some of the supplies will be
distributed to homeless families in the county (many whom are
single-parent families) most in need. "In Suffolk alone, there are
currently 1,400 homeless individuals needing our help of which 400
are school-aged children (K-12). These families live in our
shelters and parents have very few resources to provide their
children with school supplies," Nowak said. "We're thrilled to be
involved because the amount of supplies that we receive for our
children from your customers is overwhelming. These new school
supplies are essential in helping homeless children start off the
school year right and put them on equal footing with their peers,
because they are not left wanting when the teacher hands out the
list of supplies needed." To support the program, Astoria Federal
is holding a variety of events in August with the support of the
local business community: 1. Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 5 p.m.
Cole Bros. Circus and B-103 Radio Station will help support the
Kids Tools for School Collection Drive at the Kmart Shopping
Center, 1075 Middle Country Road in Middle Island, NY. New school
supply donations will be accepted by the staff. 2. Friday, August
12, 2005 at 8 p.m. Cole Bros. Circus and B-103 Radio Station will
help support the Kids Tools for School Collection Drive at the
Smith Haven Mall at Middle Country Road (Route 25) and Nesconset
Highway (Route 347) in Lake Grove, NY. New school supply donations
will be accepted by the staff. 3. Tuesday, August 23, 2005 from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m.: Kids Tools for School Community Collections at
Astoria Federal's Long Island City branch located at 31-24 Ditmars
Boulevard, its Whitestone branch located at 153-17 Cross Island
Parkway and in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 110 Seventh Avenue. These
festive celebrations are designed to raise awareness for the
community cause. 4. Sunday, August 28, 2005 Noon to 5 p.m. WKJY
Kids Tools for School/Love My Shoes Back-to-School promotion and
collection at Roosevelt Field Mall on Old Country Road in Garden
City. Cash and new school supply donations will be accepted by the
staff at the Love My Shoes promotional booth. "We're proud to have
the Long Island Radio Group, a great community partner, working
with us to get the message out, as well as support from Sal Picano
of OST Supply of Farmingdale, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and
the Queens Chamber of Commerce," Edwards added. David Widmer,
President and General Manager of the Long Island Radio Group (KJOY
98.3, Island 94.3, B-103 and WHLI 1100 AM), said, "It's really a
terrific program and we're proud to be a part of it. We look
forward to a great show of support from all our listeners and the
overall community." Part of Astoria Federal's Education First
initiative, the Kids Tools for School collection drive ends August
31. Information about the Kids Tools for School program may be
obtained by visiting http://www.astoriafederal.com/. About Astoria
Federal Savings Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association is the
wholly-owned subsidiary of Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF).
With assets of $22.8 billion, Astoria Financial Corp. is the fifth
largest thrift institution in the United States. Established in
1888, Astoria Federal is the largest thrift depository
headquartered in New York with deposits of $12.6 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 website,
http://www.astoriafederal.com/. Astoria 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 39 individual states. Astoria
originates mortgage loans through its banking offices and loan
production offices in New York, an extensive broker network in 23
states, primarily on the East Coast and in the District of
Columbia, and through correspondent relationships in 44 states and
in the District of Columbia. DATASOURCE: Astoria Federal Savings
CONTACT: Dianne Baumert-Moyik of Astoria Federal, +1-516-327-7863,
Cell +1-516-903-1107, Web site: http://ir.astoriafederal.com/
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