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A special thank You from Mark C. Meyer CEO Filene Research Institute

This was forwarded to me from one of our firefighter credit unions and I thought I would share it with everyone.
Grant

Credit Union Colleague, 

As one of the Nations 161 credit unions specifically organized by the police or fire departments of your communities please accept this email as heartfelt thank you to your credit union members who work tirelessly to protect communities across the USA.

We at the Filene Research Institute are inspired by the efforts of your credit unions to serve these brave individuals and enable them to achieve their financial dreams.

On the 13th Anniversary of 9/11 we do not forget the 343 firefighters, 23 NYPD officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers who put themselves in harms way, and lost their lives to rescuing the victims of our Nation's worst terrorist attack.

In memory, Mark

Mark C. Meyer, J.D. | CEO | Filene Research Institute | 612 W. Main Street, Suite 105, Madison, WI 53703 | (o) 608.661.3741 | (m) 608.513.1107 | filene.org

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