Altura Credit Union Sponsors Picnic for Military Personnel

October 15, 2015
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Altura PicnicRiverside, Calif.� More than 5,000 military personnel and their families were recently treated to a special day of recognition and fun at the 43rd Annual Military Appreciation Picnic held at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif.� Altura Credit Union was a major event sponsor, and a team of 21 employees volunteered for various duties, including assisting in the Kid Zone. The picnic is coordinated and hosted by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and the Moreno Valley Chambers of Commerce to support personnel assigned to the local air base. Hundreds of local volunteers give their time to honor and thank military men and women for their service and recognize the sacrificestheir families make. Numerous local and military-related businesses underwrite the cost of the event, which is free to military personnel and their families. Held at LeMay Park on the air base, the picnic featured a grilled feast of hamburgers and hot dogs, a water zone, popsicle station, live music, and Kid Zone featuring a miniature amusement park, inflatable play structures, face painting and more. Photo:A group of volunteers from Altura Credit Union at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., prepare for the 43rd Annual Military Appreciation Picnic hosted by two local Chambers of Commerce. Altura also was a sponsor for the picnic held for 5,000 military personnel and their families to show appreciation of their service. Altura Credit Union is very proud of its 58 years of service to Members in the Inland Empire.� Altura Credit Union now serves 118,000 Members, has nearly $1.15 billion in total assets and operates 14 branch offices in Riverside County.� Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Riverside and San Diego counties; selected cities in San Bernardino and Orange counties; as well as U.S. Military, U.S. Government and Civilian employees working at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County; and retirees of the United States Armed Forces. �Altura is a past-recipient of the California Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE), the states equivalent of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.�� For more information on Altura, visit www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.
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