PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- �Service Credit Union was the presenting sponsor of the second annual Salute Our Soldiers event organized by Veterans Count and hosted in Nashua. More than 360 people gathered recently to raise funds for soldiers and their families who are deployed or returning home from service.
"Service Credit Union is proud to sponsor this patriotic event to help Veterans and their families," says Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. "It is our responsibility to assist the people who served our great country and are in need of assistance. It follows the credit union philosophy of people helping people."
Nearly $200,000 was raised at the event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua. The funds will be used to help veterans and their families with employment, housing and medical needs. Money raised from the dinner will help to fund care coordinators who help New Hampshire military members, veterans and their families who are in need of short-term, emergency help or services.
To learn more about Veterans Count, visit www.nh.easterseals.com. To seek services from Veterans Count, call 621-3456.
Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution with nearly 180,000 members worldwide, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 41 branch locations including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire (excluding Coos County), 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA., and all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense employees and their families. With over $2.3 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 24 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, and 16 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany.
