ESL Federal Credit Union
For Immediate Release:
December 12, 2011
For more information, contact:
Francine Patella Ryan
ESL Public Affairs Manager
fpatella@esl.org
585.336.1089 or 585.261.6220 (cell)
ESL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION GENESEO OFFICE CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVESARY
1200th Member Receives Recognition and Gift
Rochester, New York... In acknowledgment of the first anniversary of the opening of ESL Federal Credit Union's Geneseo office, members of the Geneseo community, town officials, and ESL members and employees held a special celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3. The highlight of the event was the recognition of the 1200th member, Gary Wilson, who opened a checking account at the Geneseo office last week.
Wilson received $500 from ESL. In addition, ESL contributed an additional $500 to World of Wildlife Educational Encounters (WWEE), on behalf of Wilson, who selected the charity. The check presentation was held today at the Geneseo office. Geneseo Village Mayor, Richard Hatheway, Ph.D., professor emeritus, geological sciences, State University of New York Geneseo and Dawn Murphy, WWEE board treasurer, also attended the check presentation. Disc jockey, Jeremy Newman, from radio station WBEE was also on hand for a live remote. During the remote, Newman raffled several prizes to area residents.
Founded by George Eastman in 1920, ESL Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution with $4.0 billion in assets. ESL employs more than 600 people locally and has about 300,000 members world-wide. The company was recently ranked 16th as one of 2011 Best Small and Medium Workplaces in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute and presented by Entrepreneur® - the second consecutive year the company was named to the list. Access to the credit union includes 19 branch locations and more than 40 ATM locations, a Contact Center, and Internet online and mobile banking channels. The company is headquartered at 225 Chestnut Street, in Rochester, and can be found on the Internet at esl.org.
Dawn Murphy, WWEE board treasurer (left) and Gary Wilson, 1200th new member of the Geneseo Branch