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MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// 
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/2013 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF 
SOCIETY// 

RMKS/1.  FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY HAS 
PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE MISSION READINESS OF OUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.  
FOR 109 YEARS, THE SOCIETY HAS STOOD THE WATCH AND PROVIDED RELIEF AND 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOUSANDS OF ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED SAILORS, MARINES 
AND THEIR FAMILIES.  

2.  BECAUSE OF THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND BUDGET COUNSELING, 
SAILORS AND MARINES LEARN TO BUDGET AND PLAN FOR EVERYDAY EXPENSES AS WELL AS 
EMERGENCIES, NEW FAMILIES GET HELP TO CREATE A BUDGET THAT WILL HELP THEM 
PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW FAMILY MEMBER AND MORE THAN 1,500 COMBAT-
EXPERIENCED MARINES AND SAILORS ARE SUCCESSFULLY ADJUSTING TO LIFE WITH SEEN 
AND UNSEEN INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE CARE AND ATTENTION OF ONE OF THE SOCIETY'S 
COMBAT CASUALTY ASSISTANCE VISITING NURSES.  

3.  WITH MORE THAN 3,500 TRAINED COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS AND LESS THAN 200 
PAID EMPLOYEES, THE SOCIETY OPERATES AROUND THE GLOBE 24/7 ASHORE AND AT SEA.  
IN FACT, IN 2012 THE SOCIETY RESPONDED TO THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF MORE THAN 
63,000 SAILORS, MARINES, RETIREES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH NEARLY $50 MILLION 
IN ASSISTANCE.  

4.  TAKING CARE OF OUR PEOPLE IS OUR TOP PRIORITY.  TODAY'S ECONOMIC 
SITUATION, NATURAL DISASTERS AND FAMILY EMERGENCIES MAY IMPACT OUR PEOPLE AND 
THEIR ABILITY TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE JOB AT HAND.  THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS 
RELIEF SOCIETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE LIFELINE OF SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
FOR THOSE IN NEED.

5.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO ENSURE EVERY SAILOR 
AND MARINE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 
OFFERED THROUGH THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY AND ARE GIVEN AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE GOOD WORK OF THE SOCIETY THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTION 
OR OTHER DONATION METHODS.

6.  I WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENCOURAGE ALL TO GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS 
RELIEF SOCIETY THROUGH THE 2013 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE.

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

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