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

  • Published
  • By Master Sgt. Tammie Moore
  • Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs
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.