Team Yokota contributes more than $74K to AFAF

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  • By Airman John D. Partlow
  • 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --  Despite ongoing efforts in support of Operation Tomodachi, Team Yokota came together to raise more than $74,000 for the Air Force Assistance Fund, 130 percent more than originally projected for the total base goal, adding to the  $7.2 million the Air Force as a whole has already contributed.

"Yokota historically uses up to $100,000 per year from the AFAF," said 1st Lt. Ryan McKinley, the installation project officer for the AFAF. "Giving back is our way of supporting our Yokota Airmen and their families."

The AFAF is a nonprofit organization that strictly benefits Air Force active duty members, retirees and dependents. It supports the following four programs: the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village Indigent Widows' Fund, Air Force Villages Indigent Widows' Fund and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation.

According to the Air Force Aid Society's official web page, www.afas.org, the AFAS is the official charity of the Air Force, incorporated in 1942 as a private, nonprofit organization. For more than 68 years, the AFAS has supported the Air Force mission by providing worldwide emergency assistance, sponsoring education assistance programs and offering an array of base community enhancement programs that improve quality of life for Airmen and their families.

The Air Force Enlisted Village Indigent Widows' Fund supports the Air Force Village in Shalimar, Fla., and provides homes and financial assistance for windows of retired Air Force personnel. For more information, visit www.afenlistedwidows.org.

The Air Force Villages Indigent Widows' Fund supports the Air Force Village in San Antonio. The village welcomes retired and honorably separated military officers from all branches of military service, their spouses, widows, widowers and eligible dependents, according to www.airforcevillages.com.

The General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation provides financial assistance to surviving spouses of Air Force enlisted and officer retirees. To request assistance, make a donation or to learn more, visit www.lemay-foundation.org.