The 2016 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign at Joint Base
San Antonio kicks off March 21 and runs until April 29.
JBSA is part of the overall Air Force effort worldwide
participating in this annual fundraising event which raises money for four Air
Force charities – the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air
Force Villages Charitable Foundation and the Gen. and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay
Foundation.
“The overall fund-raising goal this year for JBSA is
$407,644, split between JBSA-Randolph, JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Fort Sam
Houston,” said 2nd Lt. Sean Nesburg, 502nd Communications Squadron and JBSA's
AFAF installation project officer. “Anyone can donate to the program, using
cash or check; active duty and retirees can also set up an automatic deduction
from their paychecks if they choose.”
Unit AFAF project officers will be making 100 percent
contact with active-duty personnel about the program; other personnel wishing
to make an AFAF donation should contact their unit AFAF project officers for
information.
Here’s a closer look at the four charities the AFAF
supports:
• The Air Force Aid Society: provides Airmen and their
families worldwide with emergency financial assistance, education assistance
and various base-level community enhancement programs.
• The Air Force Enlisted Village: supports Teresa Village in
Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Bob Hope Village in Shalimar, Fla., near Eglin Air
Force Base. The fund provides homes and financial assistance to retired
enlisted members' widows and widowers who are 55 and older. It also supports
Hawthorn House in Shalimar which provides assisted living for residents,
including 24-hour nursing care.
• The Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation: donations
support independent and assisted living needs for retired officers and their
spouses, widows or widowers and family members. Communities are located in San
Antonio.
• The Gen. and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation: provides
rent and financial assistance to widows and widowers of officer and enlisted
retirees in their homes and communities through financial grants of assistance.
For Air Force Assistance Fund information, visit
http://www.afassistancefund.org. You can find information about all of the
affiliate charities, a link to the donation forms, videos, assistance stories
and frequently asked questions.
For more information about the AFAF, JBSA points of contact
are:
JBSA: 2nd Lt. Sean Nesburg, 925-8264
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston: 1st Lt. Jessica Smith, 21-2213
JBSA-Lackland: Master Sgt. Richard Losoya, 945-4896
JBSA-Randolph: Master Sgt. Leif Gisselberg, 652-3459