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CFC: Warren exceeds expectations

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  • By 2nd Lt. Lisa Meiman
  • 90th Space Wing Public Affairs
Warren members raised more than $105,000 during the 2006 Combined Federal Campaign between Sept. 11 and Oct. 13, overcoming the goal by 29 percent. 

"This is the most we've ever raised on record," said 1st Lt. Jacquelyn Morales, chief of customer support and head of the CFC project here this year. 

The original goal of $85,000 was set by last year's donations, which totaled $92,000 and beat the $55,000 goal for 2005, said Lieutenant Morales. The idea was to make the 2006 goal more than last year's goal, but not more than last year's donations. 

To reach the goal, everyone on base would have to have donated $20, said Lieutenant Morales. 

On average, everyone who participated donated more than $20 per person. 

The CFC is one of two federally-authorized fundraisers that happen every year on base.
The campaign occurs every fall and allows Airmen to contribute to charities of their choice through automatic monthly payroll deductions. Airmen have thousands of organizations across the nation and the world to choose from.
 
The possible charities are listed in a booklet given out with donation forms by the point of contact for each squadron and the wing staff. 

"We had 100 percent contact so every Airman and civilian on base was contacted. That's about 4,000 people," said Capt. Kenneth Artz, assistant judge advocate general and POC for the wing staff agencies. 

"Most people gave; everyone was very generous this year," he said. 

Captain Artz said he met with everyone in the wing agencies individually and told them what the campaign was all about. 

He would leave the donation forms and a charity booklet with everyone, and get in contact with them the next week. 

The wing agencies beat their projected $2,700 goal by giving more than $10,000, which is about 400 percent of their goal, said Captain Artz. 

This is the sixth year Warren has participated in the CFC, said Lieutenant Morales. 

"It really wasn't anything I did or the POCs did. It was mostly just the people who donated; they did an amazing job. I was overwhelmed by the amount of money that people donated. It was very selfless. It just shows you the type of people we have in the military: selfless, generous, just willing to help others before themselves," said Captain Artz. 

Air Force Aid is the second federally-authorized fundraiser conducted here every year in the spring. 

The AFA society here helps Airmen when they get in financial trouble or have other financial needs.