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Article: Mmm, Mmm Good: Affinity Plus' Response To Vaccine Shortage Gets National TV, Radio Coverage.(Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union)
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- Credit Union Journal
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- October 25, 2004
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With a flu shot clinic scheduled and no vaccines available due to a nationwide shortage, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union Fergus Falls Branch Supervisor Nick Mariotti did what grandma would do-he passed out chicken noodle soup and tissues instead.
"Our goal at Affinity Plus is to build relationships with our members that are based on trust and when we learned at the last minute that our clinics had been cancelled, we knew we couldn't let them down,'' Mariotti said. "So we got creative and provided our own flu remedy care packages, which made people leave with a smile.''
He said the idea came about as a simple gesture when branch officials learned of ...