SeaComm Federal Credit Union Supports Fort De La Présentation Project

OGDENSBURG, NY January 11, 2011 -- SeaComm Federal Credit Union has contributed $5,000 to the campaign to begin rebuilding Fort de la Présentation which is now raising funds to construct the Interpretive Center and infrastructure on Ogdensburg’s Lighthouse Point.
“We’re grateful SeaComm has chosen to make a capital gift to our Interpretive Center project as an extension of their long-time support of the Fort Association,” said Fort Association President Barbara O’Keefe. “We encourage financial institutions to join SeaComm by supporting one of many individual naming opportunities, or supporting the business challenge underway to raise $50,000 for the administrative offices for the Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Association at the Interpretive Center.”
SeaComm’s own grassroots development from the vision of 10 men and $50 in 1963 to assets exceeding $420-million today exemplifies the community spirit shared by the fort project. The Fort Association continues to overcome obstacles and burdens that could have overwhelmed them in their drive to promote the project rooted in our history and attractive to tourists.
"History is rich in the North Country. We are extremely privileged to be living in an area that was immersed in and at the same time pivotal during the French and Indian War," said SeaComm President and Chief Executive Officer Scott A. Wilson. "We are pleased to provide this contribution to assist the Fort La Présentation Association capitalize on that fact and support the rebuilding of Fort de la Présentation in Ogdensburg.”
“We are assisting the association by heightening their ability to attract needed tourism and thus have a significant impact on the future of the regional economy," Mr. Wilson added.
SeaComm Federal Credit Union joins Community Investment Services Incorporated, a subsidiary of Community Bank, in inviting other financial institutions to donate to this phase of the Fort development project. The Ogdensburg Kiwanis Club also initiated a Service Group Challenge in May.
Information on the Campaign and Interpretive Center can be found on the Fort La Présentation Association website – www.fort1749.org.

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For more information the media may contact:
Barbara O’Keefe Tammy J. Harrigan
President Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Fort La Présentation Association SeaComm Federal Credit Union
315-393-3315 800-764-0566 ext. 543