AFAF runs through May 9

Air Force District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Sharon K. G. Dunbar and AFDW Command Chief Master Sgt. Jose LugoSantiago fill out their Air Force Assistance Fund donations forms as Capt. Denise Duriga and Master Sgt. Jeremy Peagler look on at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 21, 2014. Duriga, AFDW Manpower and Personnel Directorate, and Peagler, 779th Medical Operations Squadron first sergeant, are this year’s AFDW AFAF project officers. The AFAF campaign, which is themed “Commitment to Caring,” runs through May 9, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tammie Moore)

It's not too late to give: AFAF runs through May 9

Published April 22, 2014
By Master Sgt. Tammie Moore
Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The 41st annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, themed "Commitment to Caring," which reiterates Airmen's heritage of taking care of one another.

The official charity of the Air Force is the AFAF; designed to provide worldwide assistance to Airmen, their families, retirees and surviving family members.

Specifically, four charities benefit from the campaign: the Air Force Aid Society, the Gen. and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation, the Air Force Enlisted Village and the Air Force Village.

- The Air Force Aid Society provides Airmen and their families with worldwide emergency financial assistance, education assistance and base-level, community-enhancement programs. Additional information is available at www.afas.org.

- The Gen. and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation helps widows of all Air Force retirees, officers and enlisted, through financial grants of assistance. For more information, visit the LeMay Foundation website at www.lemay-foundation.org.

- The Air Force Enlisted Village was founded in 1967 and is located near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The enlisted village provides a safe, secure and dignified home to indigent widows of retired Air Force enlisted members. For details, visit www.afenlistedwidows.org.

- The Air Force Village provides retirement living with access to continuing health care for military officers who served honorably and their spouses, with priority placed on retired Air Force officer widows and widowers in need of financial assistance. The Air Force Village is located in San Antonio. For more information, visit www.airforcevillages.com.

To read this year's campaign announcement from Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody click here.

According to their announcement, "We give for the same reason we fight--for the brother or sister in arms beside us. The AFAF Campaign fully embodies that belief. Give today to help a fellow Airman."

Donations are tax-deductible. Donations can be made through May 9 via cash, check, money order or payroll deduction. For more information about the AFAF or making a donation, visit www.afassistancefund.org/ or contact a unit AFAF representative.