Airmen helping Airmen through AFAF Published Feb. 3, 2011 By 17th Training Wing Public Affairs GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off here Feb. 9 with this year's goal set at more than $62,000. The annual campaign will run through March 18. The AFAF is one of the two annual official Air Force fundraisers; the other being the Combined Federal Campaign. Unlike charities helped by the CFC, the AFAF charities lets Airmen help Airmen. Money donated to AFAF helps fellow Airmen four different organizations that are exclusively for military members - active duty, retired, guard, reserve and family members. These organizations- Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air Force Village, the and Gen. and Mrs. LeMay Foundation - do not receive any federal. Air Force Aid Society The official charity of the U.S. Air Force. It is a non-profit organization that helps Airmen and their families during times of financial hardship. They also offer help for financing higher education. Air Force Enlisted Village A non-profit organization that helps provide safe, secure housing for indigent surviving spouses of retired Air Force members. They also offer temporary housing and services for family members of enlisted personnel who perish while on active duty. They have two locations in Florida, the Bob Hope Village in Shalimar and the Teresa Village in Fort Walton Beach. Air Force Village A non-profit retirement community for retired military officers from all branches of service. It is located in San Antonio and the village consists of two complexes near Lackland Air Force Base. Each complex is a self-contained retirement community which offers its residents housing, recreation and health care. Gen. and Mrs. LeMay Foundation The Gen. and Mrs. LeMay Foundation helps widows of all Air Force retirees with financial grants for as long as they are needed. These grants can be for one-time expenses or ongoing. The offices are located in the Air Force Village West, just outside of March Air Reserve Base in California. Airmen can donate to AFAF by contacting their unit representative, or the installation project officers. Donations can be set up as an automatic draft, or can be made by cash or check. The primary installation project officer is Denise Padilla-Rorie at (325) 654-1534, and the alternate is Master Sgt. Toby Hiseley at (325) 654-1632. UNIT AFAF REPRESENTATIVES 17th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Kevin Rodgers 17th Communications Squadron Tech Sgt. Christopher Fidler 17th Comptroller Squadron Airman 1st Class Jared Shepheard 17th Contracting Squadron Senior Airman Robert Frandsen 17th Force Support Squadron Master Sgt. Tarah Baxley 17th Logistics Readiness Squadron Staff Sgt. Alexa Arredondo 17th Medical Operations Squadron Tech. Sgt. Franciso Montoya 17th Medical Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Robert Brown 17th Security Forces Squadron Master Sgt. Rick Kawas 17th Training Support Squadron Capt. Nathan Alexander, 2nd Lt. Martin and 2nd Lt. Bodner 17th Training Wing Staff Tech. Sgt. Tommy Nixon 312th Training Squadron Staff Sgt. Steven Bency and Staff Sgt. Shaun Ennis 315th Training Squadron Master Sgt. Christopher Lyons 316th Training Squadron Staff Sgt. Brandon Bowers
