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Air Force Federal Credit Union makes donations

To help JBSA-Lackland AFB Fisher House “Fill’er-Up” for the holidays

Air Force Federal Credit Union (Air Force FCU) presented a check in the amount of $2,500.00 and donated over 500 pounds of food and non-perishable items as part of the “Fill’er Up for the Fisher House” food drive  for the Lackland Air Force Base Fisher House on Wednesday, December 20 2017.

Each year Air Force FCU has a month long food drive that encourages members and employees to bring canned goods, paper products and non-perishable food items to any Air Force FCU branch. The items donated are for the families staying at any one of the three Fisher Houses on JBSA-Lackland AFB during the holidays to make their stay as comforting as possible.

“We are very appreciative to all those who contributed,” said Dwayne Hopkins, Executive Director of Fisher House, Inc. “It’s a reminder during this holiday season of the deep caring this community and the credit union has for the military and their families. There is full confidence that every dollar spent on donations and all donated food or paper goods will go to directly to the military families staying at our Fisher Houses.”

This is the 11th year that the credit union has held the “Fill’er-Up for the Fisher House” donation drive. Each year the participation in the donation drive from the Air Force FCU family has increased, and has spread to involve the credit union’s community partners.

“The Fisher House is a pillar in the military community and Lackland AFB,” said Bob Glenn, Air Force FCU President and CEO. “They provide unique support to the military and their families during their most trying times. It is our way of supporting their mission. We have for many years and we will continue to do so in the future.”

(L-R) Brian Posten (Business Development Officer at Air Force FCU), Dwayne Hopkins (Executive Director of Fisher House Inc.)


About Fisher House, Inc.

Fisher House is a public-private partnership with the military that provides families with living quarters and support when coping with specialized medical situations. The JBSA-Lackland AFB Fisher House is a home-away-from-home for the families of seriously ill or injured patients receiving treatment at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. For more details, visit www.fisherhouseinc.org.

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