People Helping People Day Events
First New York Federal Credit Union encourages staff to make a positive difference in our community by donating money, goods or volunteering time to local non-profit organizations.Every month, employees are given the opportunity to dress "business casual" on People Helping People Day, when they make a contribution to the designated charity.Our members also lend a helping hand by contributing donations in the collection boxes set up on the Teller Line.
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October 2011 Hillary Wetzel, Director of Special Events for the American Cancer Society, accepts a check from Anita Cercone. |
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September 2011 Gary Striar, CEO for the American Red Cross, accepts a check from Anita Cercone. A collection was taken up by employees and members to help the victims of the flooding in Schoharie and Schenectady counties. |
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August 2011 Eileen Eldred accepts a check on behalf of the Lustgarten Foundation to Cure Pancreatic Cancer from Victor Valentino, First New York Loan Officer. |
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July 2011 Kateri Brown, Development Manager for the Northeast Kidney Foundation, accepts a check from Gloria Friello, First New York Loan Operations Administrator. |
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June 2011 Gary Striar, CEO for the American Red Cross, accepts a check from Victor Valentino, First New York Loan Officer. A month-long collection was taken up by employees and members to help the victims of the Joplin, Missouri tornado. |
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May 2010 Gloria Friello, First New York Loan Operations Administrator, presents a check to Brad Shear, Executive Director of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. |
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April 2010 PHP Rep, Anita Cercone presents a check to Janine Kruiswijk, Executive Director of the Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region.
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March 2011 First New York Lending Officer, Victor Valentino presents a check to Karen Wendling, Division Director of the March of Dimes. |
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February 2011 First New York Lending Officer, Victor Valentino (L) presents a check to Christopher Burke (R), Executive Director and CEO of the Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany (NABA). |
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January 2011 PHP Rep, Anita Cercone presents a check to Ashley Edwards, Executive Director, American Heart Association. |
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October 2010 Robert Baker (L) and Kathleen Samaniuk-Hayes (R) accept a check and 140 pounds of food donations from PHP Representative, Anita Cercone (C). |
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September 2010 Kimberly Jess, Community Outreach Manager of the Animal Protective Foundation, and Love the Cat (who, disappointed that he can't spend the check on catnip, resolves to find himself a new forever home!) accepts a check from Karen Ryan, First New York Graphic Designer/Webmaster. |
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August 2010 Eileen Eldred accepts a check on behalf of the Lustgarten Foundation to Cure Pancreatic Cancer from Victor Valentino, First New York Loan Officer. |
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July 2010 Gloria Friello, First New York Loan Operations Administrator, presents a check to Nicole Stack, Associate Director of Signature Events at the Albany Medical Center Foundation, to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. |
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May 2010 Doug and Mary Lyall (right) accept a check for the Center for HOPE presented by Gloria Friello, First New York Loan Operations Administrator.
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April 2010 Anita Cercone, First New York Collector, presents a check to Richard Lauricella, Vice Chairman, Easter Seals and Kevin Mullen, Corporate Development Associate, Easter Seals, in support of Camp Colonie.
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March 2010 PHP Rep, Gloria Friello presents a check to Karen McGann and Bonnie Kriss of the Joan Nicole Prince Home - Schenectady Community Home, Inc. |
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February 2010 PHP Rep, Gloria Friello presents a check to Meredith S. Cohn, Senior Director, American Heart Association Start! Heart Walk. |
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January 2010 PHP Rep, Anita Cercone presented this check to Karen Austin-Spinelli, RN, BSN, Director, ALS Regional Center at St. Peter's Hospital. |
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Special PHP Event Gary Striar, CEO and E. Kristen Frederick, Director of Development and Communications for the American Red Cross, accept a check from Victor Valentino, First New York Loan Officer. A special collection was taken up by employees and members to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
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