BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY INITIATIVE BENEFITS CHILDREN WITH CANCER

(Bethpage, NY...December 8, 2003) Bethpage Federal Credit Union (Bethpage) isnt at a loss what to give this holiday season. In a promotion that paraphrases their motto Banking Among Friends," with Shopping Among Friends," Bethpage is partnering with WKJY 98.3 FM Radio (KJOY) at the Roosevelt Field Mall, a Simon property, to attract new friends as credit union members and station listeners, while making a donation to benefit children with cancer.

(Bethpage, NY...December 8, 2003)      Bethpage Federal Credit Union (Bethpage) isnt at a loss what to give this holiday season. In a promotion that paraphrases their motto Banking Among Friends," with Shopping Among Friends," Bethpage is partnering with WKJY 98.3 FM Radio (KJOY) at the Roosevelt Field Mall, a Simon property, to attract new friends as credit union members and station listeners, while making a donation to benefit children with cancer.
   What better way to meet new friends then to partner with our good friends at KJOY," said Bethpage Business Development Assistant Vice President Linda Armyn. This December, open an account with Bethpage Federal Credit Union, tell us KJOY sent you, and Bethpage will make a donation to Michaels Haven, an organization that was formed to provide the first comprehensive cancer awareness program exclusively for children in New York State."
   From December 1 through the 31st, from 10:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. each day, visit Bethpage and KJOY to register to win a Shopping Among Friends Raffle at Center Court -- in front of Macys and The Disney Store -- at the Garden City, NY, Roosevelt Field Mall. Everyone is welcome to fill out a raffle entry to win the weekly drawing for a Simon Mall Visa Gift Card for themselves as well as a friend. Raffle entries can be made at the booth or online at www.kjoy.com. Each week a winner will be announced on air and two of the four drawings will be held at the Mall as a live KJOY 98.3 radio broadcast.
   Barnstable Broadcasting's Long Island Radio Group is proud to partner with Bethpage Federal Credit Union," said President and General Manager David Widmer. We are growing companies reaching out to Long Islanders and we both have great stories to tell. Partnering together at the Roosevelt Field Mall for the holidays is a great way to create awareness for Bethpage and our stations."
The raffle drawings will be held each Saturday through the month of December as follows: On December 6, five winners announced during a live KJOY broadcast, each receiving a $100 Simon Mall Visa Gift Card, as well as a $100 Gift Card for the friend they entered; on December 13, five winners announced during a live KJOY broadcast, each receiving a $100 Simon Mall Visa Gift Card, as well as $100 Gift Card for the friend they entered; on December 20, one drawing with the winner announced on-air receiving a $500 Simon Mall Visa Gift Card, as well as a $500 Gift Card for the friend they entered; on December 27, one drawing with the winner announced on-air receiving a $500 Simon Mall Visa Gift Card, as well as a $500 Gift Card for the friend they entered.
Based in Bethpage, NY, Bethpage Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit organization offering home financing, consumer and business loans, IRAs and other savings accounts, and free checking to over 120,000 members nationwide. Bethpage also provides credit counseling and educational seminars. In addition to its main office, Bethpage FCU currently maintains Long Island branches in Bay Shore, Glen Cove, Melville, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Islandia, Greenlawn, and Hempstead. Bethpage FCU provides its members no-surcharge ATM access at 27 Shared Service Centers throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. More information about Bethpage Federal Credit Union is available by visiting www.bethpagefcu.com.
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