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Rep Power: 27 | America Supports You (Our Military Men and Women) http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/ Click on "How You Can Help" to view a list of organizations that support the troops. Gifts from the Homefront http://www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm Purchase and donate gift certificates the troops can use at any military exchange. These military exchanges are the sole retail support for service members in such areas as the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Can donate by phone, fax, regular mail, or online. Call 1-877-770-4438 for more information. |
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Rep Power: 27 | This is a really great program.... NEWS RELEASE: 05-013 -- March 17, 2005 -- AAFES MEDIA CONTACT: JUDD ANSTEY - anstey@aafes.com AAFES' "Gifts from the Homefront" Tops $800,000 as Program Approaches Second Anniversary DALLAS - Since the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) began the "Gifts from the Homefront" program March 21, 2003, people from all walks of life have rallied around America's troops by contributing $805,555 towards the program designed to lift the morale of deployed troops around the world. The certificates, which can be purchased by any individual or civic organization, allow service members to purchase items of necessity and convenience at PX and BX facilities around the world. "Gifts from the Homefront" certificates can be addressed to "any service member" or individual service members. AAFES' charitable partners have been integral in the distribution of certificates earmarked for "any service member." The USO, American Red Cross, Air Force Aid Society and Fisher House have distributed 14,476 certificates, totaling more than $242,000, to deployed troops. Friends and family have purchased $562,795 of "Gifts from the Homefront" certificates for individual service members. "Working with the USO, American Red Cross, Air Force Aid Society and Fisher House has allowed AAFES to get certificates into the hands of service members who need them most," said AAFES' Commander Maj. Gen. Kathryn Frost. "AAFES' relationship with these charitable partners allows any American to have a direct impact on the morale of a deployed service member, even if they don't have a name or address for a particular Soldier or Airman." Because the gift certificates can be used for merchandise already stocked at contingency locations, "Gifts from the Homefront" are a safe alternative to traditional care packages that place unnecessary strain on the military mail system and present Force Protection issues. Service members can purchase exactly what they need with the certificates because they can be applied to a wide range of products. Reports from Operation Iraqi Freedom indicate that certificates are being used for the latest CDs and DVDs, Red Bull Energy drinks and Military Exchange Global prepaid phone cards for those all-important calls home. Those wishing to send a "Gift from the Homefront" can simply log on to aafes.com or call 1-877-770-4438 to purchase gift certificates in $10 or $20 denominations. From there, the "Gift from the Homefront" may be sent to an individual service member (designated by the purchaser) or distributed to "any service member" through the USO, American Red Cross, Air Force Aid Society or Fisher House. "Gifts from the Homefront" gift certificates can be redeemed at any AAFES facility in the world including Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom locations. To date, AAFES operates some 55 stores throughout central and southwest Asia, serving troops and lifting morale of those soldiering in austere, harsh conditions. ____________________________ The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is a joint command of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and is directed by a Board of Directors who is responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force through the Service Chiefs of Staff. AAFES has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with articles of merchandise and services and of generating non-appropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs. To find out more about AAFES' history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at http://www.aafes.com/pa/default.asp. |
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