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MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// 
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/2012 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF 
SOCIETY// 

RMKS/1.  FOR MORE THAN 108 YEARS, THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY'S 
(NMCRS) EFFORTS HAVE IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED 
SAILORS, MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THEIR ASSISTANCE HAS SUPPORTED SURVIVORS 
LIVING ON LIMITED, FIXED INCOME, YOUNG PARENTS DEALING WITH THE INCREASE IN 
EXPENSES A CHILD BRINGS TO THE FAMILY, FAMILIES OF COMBAT INJURED HEROES WHO 
LACK SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO FLY TO THEIR BEDSIDE TO ACCELERATE THE HEALING 
PROCESS, FAMILIES DEALING WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEATH AND FUNERAL OF 
A LOVED ONE, FAMILIES DISPLACED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, AND THOSE WHO ARE SIMPLY 
UNABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY.  IN EACH CASE, THE SAILORS 
AND MARINES WERE SERVED BY THE THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS 
AND SMALL PAID STAFF OF TEAM NMCRS.  AROUND THE GLOBE, 24/7, THIS PRIVATE, 
NON-PROFIT CHARITY HAS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO RENDER SUPPORT TO 
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, HELPING TO PROTECT OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET - OUR 
PEOPLE.  THE SOCIETY'S EFFORTS HELP ENSURE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM ARE 
FOCUSED ON THE MISSION OF PROTECTING OUR NATION, COMFORTABLE IN THE KNOWLEDGE 
THAT THERE IS A SAFETY NET AT HOME FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, SHOULD THEY NEED IT. 

2.  BEGINNING THIS MONTH, I ENCOURAGE ALL TO GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE ACTIVE 
DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NMCRS.  AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL COMMUNICATE 
DIRECTLY WITH MORE THAN 500,000 RETIRED SAILORS AND MARINES - REMINDING THEM 
THAT THEY, AND THEIR FAMILIES, REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM 
THE SOCIETY, ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE THE SOCIETY THEIR FIRST RESOURCE WHEN 
THEY NEED ASSISTANCE. 

3.  DURING 2011, NMCRS RESPONDED TO THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF MORE THAN 96,000 
SAILORS, MARINES, AND FAMILIES WITH NEARLY $50 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE, SEEING 
NEARLY ONE IN EVERY FIVE SAILORS AND MARINES IN UNIFORM.  A VISIT TO THE NMCRS 
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NMCRS.ORG WILL SHOW YOU THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF 
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE, ALONG WITH A COMPLETE LISTING OF OFFICE LOCATIONS, HOURS 
OF OPERATION AND MORE. 

4.  LAST YEAR YOUR THOUGHTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED MORE THAN $10 MILLION.  
GIVEN THE UNSTABLE ECONOMY, THAT LEVEL OF GIVING WAS COMMENDABLE.  THIS YEAR, 
THE ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE THEME ECHOES MY PERSONAL OBJECTIVE:  "IT TAKES ALL 
HANDS."  I NEED YOUR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP IN ENSURING EVERY SAILOR AND MARINE 
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SO THAT WE MIGHT CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF TAKING 
CARE OF OUR OWN. REMEMBER THIS MONEY IS ULTIMATELY RETURNED TO SAILORS, 
MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH VALUABLE PROGRAMS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
FROM THE SOCIETY. 

5.  THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR FELLOW SHIPMATES AND MARINES. 

6.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// 
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