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SUBJ: 2006 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS
RELIEF SOCIETY
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AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5340.7, ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF
THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY(NMCRS)//
SUBJ/2006 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS
RELIEF SOCIETY.//

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RMKS/1.  MARCH 1ST MARKS THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2006 ACTIVE DUTY
FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY.
REFERENCE A PROVIDES DETAILS ON SPECIFIC FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.
2.  WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT OUR SAILORS AND MARINES RELY ON THE
SOCIETY WHEN THEY SUFFER A FINANCIAL EMERGENCY, WHETHER IT IS SERIOUS
ILLNESS, INJURY, OR DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, AN
INCREASE IN EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SETTING UP A HOUSEHOLD, OR
HELPING A FAMILY RECOVER FROM A NATURAL DISASTER. THE SOCIETY IS
THERE 24/7 TO PROVIDE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO TEMPORARY
CASH FLOW PROBLEMS.  ALL OF THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS IN THE FORM
OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND GRANTS.  WHEN OUR SAILORS AND MARINES NEED
HELP, THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE A PRIMARY
RESOURCE.
3.  THE SOCIETY ENJOYS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SAILORS AND
MARINES BECAUSE IT IS THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE SOCIETY'S
MISSION AND PROVIDE THE FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THE SOCIETY'S PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ALL SAILORS, MARINES AND FAMILIES.  THE
SOCIETY'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NMCRS.ORG SHOWS THE SCOPE AND TYPE
OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED AND HAS A COMPLETE LISTING OF THEIR OFFICES,


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HOURS OF OPERATION, AND MORE.
4.  WITH YOUR STRONG, GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 2006 FUND DRIVE, THE
SOCIETY WILL CONTINUE ITS GOOD WORKS AND WILL BE THERE TO HELP OUR
SAILORS, MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEED.  SINCE THE TURN OF THE
CENTURY, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY HAVE
CONTINUED TO GROW EACH YEAR.  IN 2005, YOUR GENEROSITY RESULTED IN
DONATIONS OF $10.7 MILLION.
5.  LET'S MAKE THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER.  THANKS
FOR SUPPORTING YOUR SHIPMATES AND FELLOW MARINES THROUGH THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY.
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