Help our fellow Airmen and Guardians and their families when they need us most! These four official charities of the Air Force take care of us from the day we join throughout our retirement years. And then they are there for our surviving spouses. AFAF is truly FOR AIRMEN AND GUARDIANS, BY AIRMEN AND GUARDIANS!!!
The AFAF has had a direct impact for those of us who were at (or had loved ones at) Tyndall AFB during Hurricane Michael in 2018. The AFAF was quick to provide over $6.7 million in support directly to Airmen and families. These are our brothers and sisters who were forced to evacuate their homes for several months and then returned to ruined houses and no possessions. The AFAF regularly and expeditiously helps our fellow airmen who find themselves in a tight spot. The support for Hurricane Michael is merely one example which just so happens to be very close to home for many of us here at Tinker.
From emergency assistance to educational assistance, to community programs, to helping widowed spouses stay in their home as long as possible, to providing a home for them when they no longer can -- the four charities of the AFAF Campaign provide assistance to us when we need it. I'm fundraising for the AFAF Campaign because not only have these charities helped people around me, they will be there for me tomorrow should I need their help too!!! Let's all pay it forward!!