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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 On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/683204.html

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