In the Mood for Food! Girl Scouts partner with BankAtlantic for food drive effort

     Release Date: 3/3/2006
     Press Contact: Lori Sullivan, 954-739-7660, ext. 219
     
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     WHO:
     Girl Scouts of Broward County (Troops #25 & #1082) and BankAtlantic Corporate Associates with Lloyd DeVaux, Chief Operating Officer
     
     WHAT:
     As part of the Girl Scouts’ third annual “Feeding Broward Together” Food Drive – held on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise – two local troops visited the BankAtlantic headquarters and asked their associates to “join forces” and hold an inter-office food drive. Now, the Girl Scouts will return to pick-up the donations from BankAtlantic associates.
     
     WHEN:
     Friday, March 10, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.
     
     WHERE:
     BankAtlantic Corporate Headquarters
     2100 West Cypress Creek Road • Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
     
     CONTACT:
     Lori Sullivan, 954-739-7660, ext. 219 or lsullivan@browardgirlscouts.org
     
     MORE INFO:
     
     The Girl Scout mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Broward County, Inc. serves more than 9,000 girls and 4,500 adult volunteers locally. To learn more, including information about girl registration and adult volunteering visit www.browardgirlscouts.org.
     
     BankAtlantic, "Florida's Most Convenient Bank", with over $6 billion in assets and 78 stores is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida and provides a comprehensive offering of banking services and products via its broad network of community stores throughout Florida and its online banking division - BankAtlantic.com. BankAtlantic has 78 stores and operates more than 200 conveniently located ATMs. BankAtlantic is open 7 days a week* and offers holiday hours, extended weekday hours, including several stores open until midnight, Totally Free Online Banking & Bill Pay, 24/7 Customer Service Center, Totally Free Change Exchange coin counters and free retail and business checking with a free gift. For further information visit www.BankAtlantic.com. * A few locations have limited 7 Day Branch Banking due to building restrictions.
     
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