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SUBJ/2007 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS 
RELIEF SOCIETY// 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5340.7/08FEB1999// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5340.7, 
ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF 
SOCIETY (NMCRS)//
RMKS/1.  BEGINNING ON MARCH 1ST, ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS AND MARINES WILL 
BE ENCOURAGED TO GIVE TO THE ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE 
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY.  FOR MORE THAN 103 YEARS, OUR SAILORS 
AND MARINES HAVE RELIED ON THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY 
WHENEVER THEY HAVE SUFFERED AN UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL EMERGENCY.  THE 
SOCIETY IS THERE TO PROVIDE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE 
TEMPORARY CASH FLOW PROBLEMS OF OUR NAVAL FAMILIES.
ALL OF THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS IN THE FORM OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS 
AND GRANTS.  DURING THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 38,500 SAILORS, MARINES 
AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOTALING
$37.8 MILLION IN INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND OUTRIGHT GRANTS.
2.  THE SOCIETY ENJOYS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SAILORS AND 
MARINES AS THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT THE SOCIETY'S MISSION AND 
PROVIDE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR VALUABLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.  THE 
SOCIETY'S WEB SITE AT HTTP:WWW.NMCRS.ORG SHOWS THE SCOPE AND TYPE OF 
ASSISTANCE THEY PROVIDE AND HAS A COMPLETE LISTING OF OFFICES, HOURS OF 
OPERATION, AND MORE.
3.  WITH YOUR STRONG, GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 2007 FUND DRIVE, THE 
SOCIETY WILL CONTINUE TO HELP OUR SAILORS, MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES 
IN NEED.  IN 2006, ACTIVE DUTY CONTRIBUTIONS RESULTED IN DONATIONS OF
$10.7 MILLION.  NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RETIREES CONTRIBUTED AN 
ADDITIONAL $2.2 MILLION.
4. PLEASE HELP TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER.
 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR SHIPMATES AND FELLOW MARINES THROUGH THE 
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF 
THE NAVY.// 
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