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Flushing Bank Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at New Elmhurst Branch and Announces Community Scholarship for NYC Kids RISE and Grant for Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens
UNIONDALE, New York, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing
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[{"type":"text","content":"UNIONDALE, New York, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new branch located at 85-15 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, NY and announced grants to support two New York City nonprofit organizations. The event was well attended by local government and school officials and community leaders. At the ceremony, the Bank’s President and CEO, John R. Buran, presented a check to the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program. The community scholarship for the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program will support the kindergarten students at P.S. 110Q. The Bank also presented a grant check to Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens that will help fund their First Time Home Buyer, Affordable Housing and Rental Assistance Programs. John R. Buran, President and CEO of Flushing Bank, stated “We are excited to expand our presence in the diverse, multicultural markets of Queens, further developing relationships with the residents and businesses that comprise this vibrant community. These are notable examples of how we, as a community bank, demonstrate our commitment to the communities through sponsorship of local and cultural organizations with financial and volunteer support. The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program is designed to drive neighborhood-level changes in economic opportunity and mobility by promoting asset building and reinforcing college and career building expectations. We have been active in the affordable housing for many years supporting a number of projects throughout the area. Our grant to Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens will provide support to those individuals and families looking for their first home or for an affordable place to call home. We look forward to working with NYC Kids RISE and Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens to support their missions to assist families in building college savings funds, and to ensure access to safe, affordable housing, respectively.” “Nearly every public-school kindergartener in New York City is stepping up to first grade with a college and career savings account for the first time in history. This was made possible because families, schools, public, private, philanthropic, nonprofit, and community partners came together to reimag...