Press Release - May 28, 2009

For immediate release
 
FIRST FEDERAL OF LAKEWOOD DONATES $3,500 TO CLEVELAND FOODBANK IN FIFTH YEAR OF ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP
 
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — May 28, 2009 — First Federal of Lakewood donated $3,500 to the Cleveland Foodbank for its annual branch-wide checking account promotion. First Federal donated $5 for each checking account opened Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2008.
  
“I am very proud to participate in this worthy cause for our fifth consecutive year, especially during these troubling economic times when many of our friends and neighbors are suffering through job loss and require services like the FoodBank,” said Gary Fix, First Federal of Lakewood president, CEO and managing officer.  
 
The Cleveland Foodbank uses donated funds to make food available to local hunger centers for free. Each donation of one dollar allows the Foodbank to provide enough food for three nutritious meals for local hunger centers to distribute to local families.
 
 “This year, demand for the Cleveland Foodbank’s services are up 21 percent from a year ago,” said Julie Anne Simmonds, director of fundraising for the Cleveland Foodbank. 
 
ABOUT THE CLEVELAND FOODBANK
The Cleveland Foodbank’s mission is to alleviate hunger by providing food and support to agencies that feed the hungry in Northeast Ohio. The Foodbank solicits, collects, sorts, and distributes nonperishable food, fresh produce, perishable and frozen food, and prepared meals to local hunger centers and other nonprofit agencies.  Visit www.clevelandfoodbank.org for additional information.
 
First Federal of Lakewood, with 12 full-service branch locations in Northeast Ohio and First Federal Lending offices in Columbus and Solon, Ohio, has total assets exceeding $1 billion.  Founded in 1935, First Federal of Lakewood is a community savings and loan institution with a deep-rooted tradition of financial strength, stability and integrity.  Visit www.FFL.net for additional information.
 
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