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2014 AFAF campaign has begun

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  • By Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez
  • 319th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  The 2014 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign began here on March 24.

The AFAF Campaign is an annual effort to raise money for its charitable partners, including:

· The Air Force Aid Society, which provides emergency assistance to Airmen and their families, and sponsors education and quality of life programs in communities

· The Air Force Enlisted Village, which provides homes for surviving spouses of retired enlisted Airmen

· Air Force Villages, a retirement community that cares for the widows of retired Air Force officers who need financial assistance

· The Gen. and Mrs. Curtis LeMay Foundation, which awards grants to retired Airmen and their spouses in financial need.

This year's AFAF campaign will run till May 2. That gives the Warriors of the North approximately six weeks to reach the goal of $30,093.

In 2013 the Warriors of the North logged the highest Air Force Assistance Fund participation rate in the Air Mobility Command, and raised more than $7,000 over their goal.

Last year's campaign raised $36,140.85, exceeding the initial goal of $28,553 by 26.57 percent. Campaign officials said Grand Forks AFB was ranked first in AMC for percentage of a planned goal attained and ranked 25 of 77 Air Force-wide.

All Air Force affiliated people, including active duty, retirees, reservists, National Guard and their family members, including surviving spouses, can apply to one of the above organizations for assistance.

For more information about donating to the 2014 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, call AFAF base campaign coordinators 1st Lt. Steven Cooney at 747-3601 or Master Sgt. Robyn Kaufhold at 747-3513.

(Airman 1st Class Zachiah Roberson contributed information to this story.)