Vandenberg prepares to kickoff 2010 AFAF campaign

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  • By Senior Airman Steve Bauer
  • 30th Space Wing Public Affairs
Vandenberg is scheduled to kick off the 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign here March 8 through April 2.

The AFAF is a fund-raising campaign that allows Air Force active-duty members, retirees, reservists, guardsmen, dependents and surviving spouses to provide support to others in the Air Force family.

The annual campaign supports four Air Force charities: the Air Force Enlisted Village Foundation, Air Force Village Foundation, Air Force Aid Society and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. Lemay Foundation. These four charities help Air Force associates with aid in emergency situations and educational needs, and provides widowers of Air Force members a secure retirement home.

"This AFAF campaign is unique in that the four charities it supports raises funds specifically for Air Force active-duty personnel and retirees," said 2nd Lt. Jason Brosseau, Vandenberg's AFAF project lead. "This campaign exemplifies the wingman concept: Airmen helping Airmen."
In previous years, the AFAF campaign ran for six weeks at Vandenberg, as opposed to this year's four-week campaign.

"The AFAF campaign period is condensed this year to keep the fund-raising drive fresh in the minds of the base community, which avoids the campaign from going stagnant," Lieutenant Brosseau said.

Affiliates of the AFAF rely solely on voluntary contributions. Throughout the campaign period, contributions can be made to the AFAF through Vandenberg's unit representatives.

For more information, contact the corresponding unit representatives listed below, or visit the AFAF Web site at www.afassistancefund.org.


Vandenberg's 2010 AFAF campaign unit representatives:



Installation project officer: 2nd Lt. Jason Brosseau

Assistant installation project officer: Master Sgt. Blenda Mease

14th Air Force: Master Sgt. Keri Vazquez

614th Air and Space Operations Center: Tech. Sgt. Geoffrey Tikkanen

30th Medical Group: Airman 1st Class Martina Thomas

30th Mission Support Group: Master Sgt. Wesley Greenlee

30th Operations Group: Master Sgt. Joseph Johnson

30th Launch Group: 1st Lt. Daniel Zheng

381st Training Group: 1st Lt. Michelle Dieringer

18th Intelligence Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Larry Gann

576th Flight Test Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Gregorio Martinez

30th Space Wing Staff Agencies: Tech. Sgt. Adam Roberts

30th Space Wing/DSS: Staff Sgt. Judy Cortez

30th Space Wing Legal Office: Capt. Ryan Haslam

798th Munitions Maintenance Group Detachment 1: 2nd Lt. Todd Yehle