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Nashville Tenn. (June 16, 2016) – The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) has partnered with Operation Homefront in conjunction with the association's 49th Annual Conference and Solutions Expo in Nashville. Attendees today will assemble hundreds of backpacks that will be donated to military families in Nashville that are in need of school supplies.

"Operation Homefront does amazing work for military families and we're delighted to work with them this year," said Lisa Cox, NAFCU's vice president of events. "Credit unions enjoy giving back to their communities, and helping servicemembers and their families. This project is a great way for our attendees to show their appreciation for all that they do for our country."

Based in San Antonio, Texas, Operation Homefront provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers across a network of field offices, and has met more than 750,000 needs since 2002.

Ascensus, CUNA Mutual Group, MasterCard and Triad Financial Services are sponsoring the backpacks, which will each contain school supplies. Attendees at the conference will participate in filling the backpacks and writing a special note for each child receiving one.

NAFCU's Annual Conference and Solutions Expo is headquartered at the Music City Center. The conference continues through Friday, June 17. A complete schedule of conference events is online at www.nafcu-annual.org/agenda. For up-to-the-minute information on the conference, download the NAFCU Annual Conference appand follow @NAFCUon Twitter with the hashtag #NAFCUAnnual.

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions is the only national trade association focusing exclusively on federal issues affecting the nation's federally insured credit unions. NAFCU membership is direct and provides credit unions with the best in federal advocacy, education and compliance assistance. www.nafcu.org.

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Patty Briotta
Director of Public Relations
Office:703-842-2820
pbriotta@nafcu.org