AFAF campaign kicks-off at Peterson

Published April 8, 2010
By Capt. Evan Bonnett
21st Space Wing Judge Advocate Office

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign drive at Peterson AFB began March 29 and is scheduled to run through May 10.

The AFAF campaign is an annual on-the-job fundraising appeal conducted among Air Force personnel for the benefit of Air Force personnel. It was established to provide for an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force family (active duty, retirees, reservists, guard members, and their dependents, including surviving spouses) in need.

These organizations are the Air Force Village Foundation, the Air Force Aid Society, the Air Force Enlisted Village, and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation. There are two ways to contribute to the AFAF - payroll deduction planned allotments and cash. Under the payroll deduction plan, Defense Finance and Accounting Service automatically deducts monthly contributions from military and retiree pay beginning June 1.

The process to donate is simple. Airmen and DoD civilians can contact their unit project officer and tell him or her that you'd like to donate. From there it takes only a few minutes to fill out the form, decide how much money you'd like to give and to which charity you'd like to donate. If you are donating using payroll deduction, you can donate a small amount of money each month for three to 12 months. Another way to donate is with a cash or check donation where you could give a one-time lump sum to any charity of your choice.

The Peterson AFB 2010 AFAF campaign goal has been set at $85,762. All military personnel will be contacted during the first week of the drive by their respective AFAF unit project officers. Installation project officers are Capt. Evan Bonnett, Capt. William Brokaw, and Master Sgt. William Seguin. If you would like to donate and your unit does not have a unit project officer, contact Captain Bonnett.

For additional information, contact your AFAF unit project officer. They are:

· Senior Airman Mark Tomasetti, 21st Operations Group
· Senior Airman Joseph Hanson, 21st Operations Support Squadron
· Staff Sgt. Kyle Snyder, 16th Space Control Squadron
· Tech. Sgt. Mirinda Walker, 76th Space Control Squadron
· Master Sgt. Jason Merriam, 21st Comptroller Squadron
· Master Sgt. Lucinda Yslas, 21st Director of Staff
· Capt. Heather Ortiz, 21st Medical Group
· 1st Lt. Jeff Smith, 21st Mission Support Group
· Master Sgt. Reuben Roberts and Staff Sgt. Nathan Smith, 21st Communications Squadron
· Staff Sgt. Shannon Draper, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron
· 2nd Lt. Paul Hizon, 21st Force Support Squadron
· Staff Sgt. Jayson Singletary and Master Sgt. Douglas Shively, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron
· Airman 1st Class Aaron Brandt and Master Sgt. Jamie Dufrene, 21st Contracting Squadron
· Master Sgt. Nicole Stevenson, Airman 1st Class Steve Gomez and Airman 1st Class Mario Rey, 21st Security Forces Squadron
· Master Sgt. William Seguin, Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Benefield and Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ryan, 721st Mission Support Group
· Tech. Sgt. Ryan Gardner, Senior Airman Brooke Coleman and Capt. Michael Toy, 12th Space Warning Squadron
· Master Sgt. Michelle Verica and Master Sgt. Amy Moody, Air Force Space Command
· Master Sgt. Amy Todd and Master Sgt. Jamin Long, NORAD/NORTHCOM
· Tech. Sgt. Marcel Marchetti, U.S. Air Force Academy Band
· 1st Lt. Jonathan Dunn and 1st Lt. William Robinson, Space and Missile Systems Center Space Logistics Group
· 1st Lt. Aaron Rhoades, 850th Electronic Systems Group
· 2nd Lt. Matthew Wiley, 13th Air Support Operations Squadron
· Diana Keeler and 2nd Lt. Clark Smith, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Det. 4
· Maj. Alan Flolo, 302nd Airlift Wing