Credit Union Supports Wounded Veterans

Hanscom AFB, Mass.� Hanscom Federal Credit Union made its latest visit to support wounded veterans and their families at Fisher House Boston, this time partnering with the Armed Forces Financial Network to bring a little financial relief in a difficult time. Fisher House Boston is a 20-unit facility that provides free accommodation for families of veterans receiving medical treatment at a VA Boston Healthcare System facility. Hanscom FCU delivered 20 pre-paid debit cards worth $50 each to Fisher House guests to help pay for food, gas, personal items and other expenses. The cards were supplied by the Armed Forces Financial Network (AFFN) Thank You Card program. Starting in 2005, AFFN has given out roughly $390,000 to assist military service members and family with care, comfort, and food while staying at a Fisher House. "Continuing our partnership with the AFFN Thank You Card program is the perfect accompaniment to our personal quarterly Fisher House trips," said Hanscom FCU Chairman of the Board Paul Marotta. "We visited earlier this winter to prepare a meals for guests. Being there �gave us a better understanding of just how much $50 can mean when youre away from home, focused on helping a loved one get better." Since 1991, the Fisher House Foundation has donated 60 "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers located in the United States and Germany. It has provided more than four million days of lodging, and now serves over 17,000 families per year. AFFN was founded in 1985 to provide U.S. Military personnel -- active, reserve, dependents, and retired -- with access to their funds through ATM and POS terminals at or near U.S. Military bases worldwide. AFFNs mission is to increase the versatility of participating financial institutions to better serve the U.S. Military. They currently serve over 352 defense credit unions and military banks, 93 million cardholders, at over 500,000 ATMs and over 2 million merchant/retail locations globally. Hanscom Federal Credit Union, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., serves 49,417 members across the country and overseas through 16 branches, over 100,000 service centers and surcharge-free ATMs, 24-hour telephone service and a web-based branch.