SAFE Credit Union is proud to hold its third annual American flag collection drive through Tuesday, June 30. The drive invites the public to bring in old and damaged flags for proper retirement.
SAFE members and the general public can bring flags to any of SAFE's 18 branches in the Greater Sacramento area and to its Folsom headquarters. SAFE is partnering with the Aerospace Museum of California to host a collection box as well.
"We are so excited to provide this service for the third year to ensure that people can have their flags that are ready for retirement honored in the right way," says SAFE Credit Union Chief Technology Officer Mike McCarthy, who served in the California Army National Guard.
SAFE will forward the collected flags to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6604 in Folsom for them to arrange retirement ceremonies under the U.S. Flag Code.
| SAFE Credit Union Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Mike McCarthy served in the U.S. Army and National Guard. |
SAFE’s heritage stretches back to 1940, when it started as a credit union serving Army Air Corps personnel at what would later become McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, now home to McClellan Park.
While being a member of the credit union no longer requires military affiliation, today SAFE proudly continues to celebrate and support its many employees and members who are active National Guard and reservists, veterans, and families of active and retired military. The credit union has also awarded several grants and scholarships to nonprofit organizations supporting veterans and their families
SAFE Credit Union branches:
- Antelope Branch, 7887 Walerga Road
- Citrus Heights Branch, 7475 Madison Ave.
- East Elk Grove Branch, 9312 Elk Grove Blvd.
- East Sacramento Branch, 6341 Folsom Blvd.
- El Camino Branch, 3560 El Camino Ave.
- Folsom Branch, 2740 Bidwell St.
- Granite Bay Branch, 4100 Douglas Blvd.
- Hazel Branch, 5261 Hazel Ave.
- Laguna Branch, 9162 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove
- Land Park Branch, 4700 Freeport Blvd.
- Lincoln Branch, 111 Ferrari Ranch Road
- North Natomas Branch, 2761 Del Paso Road
- Rocklin Branch, 6190 Stanford Ranch Road
- Roseville Branch, 121 N. Sunrise Ave.
- Sunrise Branch, 7601 Sunrise Blvd.
- Watt Branch, 4636 Watt Ave. in North Highlands
- West Roseville Branch, 1541 Blue Oaks Blvd.
- West Sacramento Branch, 2105 Town Center Plaza
