Wings Financial Federal Credit Union Partners with Airline Ambassadors

APPLE VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Throughout the month of December, Wings Financial Federal Credit Union, will donate $5 to the non-profit Airline Ambassadors for every new member joining Wings Financial. The month-long partnership joins one of the largest credit unions in the United States and the first credit union dedicated to employees of the air transportation industry with one of the industry’s largest non-profit humanitarian organization.

“Airline Ambassadors is a wonderful organization that provides service to children and families around the world,” Paul Parish, Wings Financial FCU president and chief executive officer. “We are delighted to partner with them and to be able to give aviation professionals around the world another great reason to consider joining Wings Financial.”

“Wings Financial understands the aviation industry and understands our organization’s membership,” said Nancy Rivard, founder and president of Airline Ambassadors. “Our members are constantly on the go and work across the globe; here’s a chance for them to tap the resources of a great financial organization and to help us extend our mission even further.”

Airline Ambassadors provides humanitarian aid to children and families in need as well as relief and development to under-privileged communities worldwide. They escort children, hand-deliver humanitarian aid to orphanages, clinics, and remote communities, raise public awareness and involve youth in humanitarian efforts around the world. Airline Ambassadors was founded by flight attendant Nancy Rivard in 1992. The group is, in large part, made up of pilots, ground crew, flight attendants and other people involved in the airline industry.

Wings Financial has long been among the leaders in the credit union industry in serving the aviation industry. Founded in 1938, the credit union has established a broad range of industry partnerships including agreements with airlines such as AirTran, JetBlue Airways; Sun Country Airlines, and Colgan Air and has been named the official financial institution of aviation organizations such as the Organization of Black Airline Pilots and the Airforwarders Association.

About Airline Ambassadors

Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization affiliated with the United Nations and recognized by the US Congress. It began as a network of airline employees using their pass privileges to help others and has expanded into a network of students, medical professionals, families and retirees who volunteer as "Ambassadors of Goodwill" in their home communities and abroad. It provides a way for members to share their unique skills and talents to care for others and bring compassion into action.

AAI provides humanitarian aid to children and families in need as well as relief and development to under-privileged communities worldwide. We escort children in need, hand-deliver humanitarian aid to orphanages, clinics, and remote communities, raise public awareness and involve youth in humanitarian efforts around the world.

About Wings Financial

Wings Financial Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Apple Valley, Minnesota, is a member-owned, full-service financial institution. Wings Financial is among the country's largest credit unions with nearly $2 billion in assets and 120,000 members worldwide and is the first credit union to be dedicated solely to those working within the air transportation industry in the United States. Wings provides financial services to the employees of more than 30 airlines, numerous aviation vendors and every government agency that touches the air transportation industry.

Wings operates 18 branch offices around the country-most of them at or near airports, and an ATM network that offers over 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs coast to coast.