Warren kicks off AFAF Published March 23, 2015 By 2nd Lt. Andrew Beckner 320th Missile Squadron combat crew commander F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- F.E. Warren Air Force Base kicks off its Air Force Assistance Fund campaign today. The AFAF is an annual campaign to raise funds for the charities that support the Air Force family - active duty, retirees, reservists, guard and dependents, including surviving spouses. This year, F.E. Warren's goal is to raise $49,122. Airmen should soon see posters going up, and group and squadron representatives will be visiting their offices. Contributions, which are tax deductible, go to support four different charities: the Air Force Aid Society, the Air Force Enlisted Village, the Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation, and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation. 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, Florida, and Bob Hope Village in Shalimar, Florida, 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 supports independent and assisted living needs for retired officers and their spouses, widows or widowers and family members. Communities are located in San Antonio, Texas. The General 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. A kickoff luncheon is scheduled for April 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Fall Hall Community Center. Everyone is encouraged to come out, enjoy free food, and take advantage of the opportunity to help fellow Airmen. If any AFAF affiliated charity has helped you and you would like to share your story, let your unit representative know. For more information about the AFAF and its charities, please visit www.afassistancefund.org.