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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)//
SUBJ/2009 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS 
RELIEF SOCIETY// 
RMKS/1.  BEGINNING MARCH 1ST, ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS AND MARINES WILL BE
ENCOURAGED TO GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY
(NMCRS) FUND DRIVE.  THE NMCRS IS A KEY PART OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT 
PACKAGE THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE LEARNED TO DEPEND ON FOR UNIQUE AND OFTEN 
UNEXPECTED NEEDS.  WHETHER IT IS SERIOUS ILLNESS, INJURY, OR DEATH OF A 
LOVED ONE, AN AUTOMOBILE IN NEED OF REPAIR, INCREASED EXPENSES 
ASSOCIATED WITH SETTING UP A HOUSEHOLD, A FAMILY SUFFERING A COMBAT 
CASUALTY, OR AN INDIVIDUAL RECOVERING FROM A NATURAL DISASTER, THE 
NMCRS IS THERE TO PROVIDE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE 
TEMPORARY FINANCIAL NEEDS OF OUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FAMILIES.  THE 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NMCRS OFFERS IS IN THE FORM OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS 
AND GRANTS.  FOR MORE THAN 105 YEARS, THE NMCRS HAS BEEN THE FIRST 
ORGANIZATION OUR SAILORS AND MARINES HAVE TURNED TO WHEN THEY NEED
HELP.  
2.  DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE NMCRS RESPONDED TO THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF
SAILORS, MARINES, AND FAMILIES 77,754 TIMES “UP 34 PERCENT FROM A YEAR 
AGO” AND PROVIDED OVER $44.2 MILLION IN INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND 
OUTRIGHT GRANTS.  THOSE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN ANYTIME SINCE 1994.  
THE NMCRS NEW QUICK ASSIST LOAN (QAL) PROGRAM EXPANDED GLOBALLY IN 2008 
AND PROVIDED $6.9 MILLION IN INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO NEARLY 24,000 
ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS AND MARINES WHO NEEDED JUST A LITTLE HELP.  THE QAL 
PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HIGH INTEREST PAYDAY LOANS, 
AND HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS STORY.  IN 2006, THE NMCRS PROVIDED 
$1.3 MILLION TO CLIENTS VICTIMIZED BY PAYDAY LENDERS.  IN 2008, THAT 
FIGURE WAS DECREASED TO $340,000.  THEIR REGISTERED VISITING NURSES 
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR COMBAT INJURED MARINES, SAILORS, AND THEIR 
FAMILIES, PROVIDING LONG TERM CASE MANAGEMENT FOR AS LONG
AS NEEDED.  THESE NURSES MAKE FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH THE INJURED AND
THEIR FAMILIES WHILE THEY ARE BEING TREATED IN MILITARY MEDICAL 
FACILITIES, THEN REMAIN IN CLOSE PERSONAL CONTACT FOLLOWING THEIR 
RECOVERY OR DISCHARGE.  THEY CURRENTLY FOLLOW MORE THAN 550 SERVICE 
MEMBERS INJURED IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND THE ARABIAN GULF.
3.  THE NMCRS HAS ALWAYS ENJOYED A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAILORS 
AND MARINES BECAUSE OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THEIR ABILITY TO 
DELIVER HIGH QUALITY SERVICES.  THE NMCRS WEB SITE AT 
HTTP://WWW.NMCRS.ORG SHOWS THE SCOPE AND VARIETY OF ASSISTANCE THEY 
OFFER AS WELL AS A COMPLETE LISTING OF OFFICE LOCATIONS, HOURS OF 
OPERATION, AND MORE.
4.  IN 2008, YOUR GENEROSITY RESULTED IN DONATIONS OF $9.1 MILLION OR 
ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE NMCRS TO 
YOU AND YOUR SHIPMATES AND FELLOW MARINES.  NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
RETIREES CONTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL $2.5 MILLION.  WITH YOUR STRONG 
SUPPORT OF THE 2009 FUND DRIVE, THE 3,600 VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONAL 
STAFF OF THE NMCRS WILL BE THERE TO HELP SAILORS, MARINES, AND THEIR 
FAMILIES IN NEED.
5.  PLEASE CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN BY HELPING 
MAKE THIS YEARS CAMPAIGN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER. THANKS FOR 
SUPPORTING YOUR SHIPMATES AND FELLOW MARINES. WITH THE DEMAND FOR THEIR 
SERVICES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED IN 2008, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT 
THESE SERVICES WILL PROVE TO BE INVALUABLE.
6.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE 
NAVY.// 
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