Annual CFC drive in full swing Published Oct. 4, 2010 By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Defense Department's 2010 Combined Federal Campaign runs through Dec. 15 and offers federal civilians and military members the opportunity to contribute to more than 4,000 pre-screened charities. Goodfellow kicked off its annual CFC drive with a fire truck pull down Kickapoo Trail Sept. 3. Only one month into the campaign, the wing has already reached more than 60 percent of its goal, which is set at more than $167,000. Last year, the wing exceeded its goal of $165,860 by more than 126 percent by the end of the campaign. This year's campaign on Goodfellow ends Oct. 29. "It's an amazing feeling to see how much money we can raise and give back to the community," said Master Sgt. Brian Chris, 315th Training Squadron and this year's CFC wing representative. "If there's a cause you believe in, then you should donate to CFC." Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III lauded each service for exceeding contribution goals year after year during the DOD kickoff. "I've returned today to ask all of you to do it again -- not only to reach a new and higher target, but also to continue expanding the number of employees who choose to participate," Mr. Lynn said. Since 1971, CFC has been the sole authorized workplace charitable campaign for the federal service. CFC administrators and volunteers reach potential donors through more than 200 local organizations, and givers may contribute via cash, check, or payroll deduction. Pledge forms are available through local coordinators and online at the San Angelo regional CFC Web site at www.SanAngeloCFC.org. Charities wishing to participate in CFC must complete an annual application process. Organizations may apply to be listed as local, national or international charities depending on their area of service. Members of the Office of Personnel Management, which oversee the program, maintain strict eligibility and public accountability criteria that all participating CFC charities must meet. According to OPM figures, 2009 CFC pledges totaled nearly $282.6 million, a 2.7 percent increase over the previous year. The campaign has garnered more than $6 billion in charitable contributions since its inception in 1961. (Connie Hempel, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs, contributed to this article.) CFC UNIT REPRESENTATIVES 17th Civil Engineer Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Carlos Araiza 654-5514, Jean Hinton 654-3464 and John Leabo 654-5539 17th Communications Squadron: Senior Airman Jared Shavrnoch 654-3009 and Staff Sgt. Sharad White 654-3015 17th Comptroller Squadron: Senior Airman Janice Vaughan 654-1355 17th Contracting Squadron: Airman 1st Class Taylor Haile 654-5216 and Airman 1st Class Duayne Martinez 654-1588 17th Force Support Squadron and 17th Mission Support Group staff: Staff Sgt. John Hough 654-5495 and Charles Sutherland 654-3164 17th Logistics Readiness Squadron: Karen Van Etten 654-5740 17th Medical Operations Squadron: Senior Airman Christopher Shepard 654-3122 17th Medical Support Squadron: Staff Sgt. Nicole Kirk 654-3130 and Staff Sgt. Jessi Smith 654-3073 17th Security Forces Squadron: Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lukas 654-3523 and Staff Sgt. DeAndra Vertrees 654-5258 17th Training Support Squadron and 17th Training Group staff: Tech. Sgt. Michael Ward 654-3324 and Staff Sgt. Lyle Eagan 654-5560 17th Training Wing staff: Mary Jones 654-3761 and Tech. Sgt. David Lukas 654-3844 312th Training Squadron: Staff Sgt. David Arreola 654-3845 315th Training Squadron: Staff Sgt. Jenn Luther and Senior Airman Daniel Mix 316th Training Squadron: Staff Sgt. Dustin Smith 654-5908 and Staff Sgt. Andrew Bullock 654-5306 Army 344th Military Intelligence Battalion: Staff Sgt. Timothy Masshardt 654-3545 and Sgt. 1st Class Scott Blakey 654-5266 U.S. Marine Corps Detachment: Staff Sgt. Justin Jensen 654-1459 U.S. Navy Center for Information Dominance Detachment: Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Morgan 654-3396 and Petty Officer 2nd Class Dennis Delarama 654-4482
