Astoria Federal Savings Donates $100,000 to UNICEF for Tsunami Disaster Relief
January 11 2005 - 10:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
Astoria Federal Savings Donates $100,000 to UNICEF for Tsunami
Disaster Relief Company to Match 2-for-1 Donations Made by 2,100
Employees or Directors to UNICEF, C.A.R.E., or the American Red
Cross LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Astoria Federal
Savings today announced it will make a $100,000 corporate donation
to UNICEF to support disaster relief efforts in South Asia. The
company will also match two-for-one every dollar donated by any of
its 2,100 employees or directors to UNICEF, C.A.R.E., or the
American Red Cross. "This support is needed to help purchase and
deliver lifesaving supplies to those deeply impacted by this
unprecedented disaster," said Astoria Federal Chairman, President
and CEO George L. Engelke, Jr. "It is important that we all do what
we can to make a difference in the lives of people who desperately
need our help." According to UNICEF, $5 can provide an emergency
health kit for one person for three months, with medical supplies
and drugs to cover basic health needs, $87 can provide a basic
family water kit for ten households, with detergent, soap, wash
basin, towels, bucket and water purification tablets and, $188 can
provide one "School-in-a-Box" kit containing basic education
supplies for 80 children during times of crisis. UNICEF, which
spends .94 cents of every donated dollar directly on program costs
to help the world's children and families, is also focusing on
addressing the longer-term needs for education, psychological
support, and replacing lost livelihoods of entire communities. For
information about how to donate to UNICEF, C.A.R.E. and the
American Red Cross, please stop by any one of Astoria Federal's
neighborhood branches, call 1-800-ASTORIA, visit
http://www.astoriafederal.com/ or visit http://www.redcross.org/,
http://www.unicef.org/ or http://www.careusa.org/. 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 $12.2 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 24
states, primarily the East Coast, and through correspondent
relationships in 44 states. DATASOURCE: Astoria Federal Savings
CONTACT: Dianne Baumert-Moyik of Astoria Federal Savings,
+1-516-327-7863, cell, +1-516-903-1107, Web site:
http://www.astoriafederal.com/ http://www.redcross.org/
http://www.unicef.org/ http://www.careusa.org/ Company News
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