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SUBJ/2018 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF
SOCIETY (CORRECTED COPY)//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5340.7/08FEB1999//
REF/B/DOC/DOD WASHINGTON DC/17NOV2011//
REF/C/DOC/FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES/1JAN2011//
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5340.7, ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY. REF B IS DOD 5500.07-R, JOINT ETHICS
REGULATION. REF C IS STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES (5 C.F.R.
2635.808)//
RMKS/1. Per reference (a), all U.S. Navy commands and activities with Navy
and Marine Corps personnel will conduct an active duty fund drive in support
of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). This is your opportunity to
provide much needed funds for the direct benefit and support of our shipmates
and fellow Marines.
2. NMCRS does not receive government funding and depends upon the support of
active duty and retired Sailors and Marines to help those in need at home and
around the globe. Your contributions support interest-free loans and grants
for shipmates facing financial challenges, including those who have been
displaced by natural disasters and those who are dealing with family
emergencies. In 2017, NMCRS used in excess of $1M of your donations to
support those impacted by Hurricanes HARVEY, IRMA, and MARIA and their
devastating effects across the southeast. Following the aftermath of the USS
FITZGERALD and USS JOHN S. MCCAIN collisions, NMCRS provided uniforms and
other items from their thrift stores to the affected crews. Often the
financial assistance provided by NMCRS is the lifeline that makes the
difference for Navy and Marine families and keeps our Sailors and Marines
focused on the mission when an unforeseen financial crisis exceeds their
ability to make ends meet.
3. In 2017, nearly 56,000 Sailors and Marines received more than $45 million
in financial assistance from NMCRS. Today, our Navy and Marine families are
better prepared to address the financial responsibility of marriage, the
arrival of new family members, and car and home ownership because of the
budget counseling and financial education provided by NMCRS volunteers.
4. For over a century, our society has kept faith with Sailors and Marines.
The annual March fund drive is your opportunity to help your brothers and
sisters in arms. The campaign theme, "by our own
- for our own" embodies our shared commitment to take care of our shipmates
and fellow Marines. I am grateful for those who have given generously in the
past, and confident that, working together, we can achieve even more in 2018.
5. As addressed in further detail below, Sailors and Marines are authorized
to endorse, support, and participate in membership drives and fundraising
events as long as commands and organizations uphold the Department of the
Navy's policy of truly voluntary giving during the NMCRS fundraising
campaign.
a. Commands and organizations are reminded to review the regulations
governing fundraising for NMCRS to properly determine which activities are
permissible during the fund drive. Per references (b) and (c), authorized
NMCRS fundraising activities include, but are not limited to command-
sponsored raffles, lotteries, carnival-type games of chance, bake sales, car
washes, gently used baby clothing sales, or bowling tournaments. Fundraising
events must be conducted on Department of Defense owned or leased property;
otherwise the event loses its "by our own - for our own" designation and
cannot be command-endorsed. Commands and organizations are also strongly
encouraged to communicate the benefits of NMCRS and its programs through
achieving 100 percent meaningful contact through speeches, meetings, and
videos. Limited appropriated fund support is permissible for kick-off
events, award ceremonies, and other non-solicitation events to build support.
b. References (a) through (c) prohibit any coercive activities counter
to the policy of truly voluntary giving, such as setting unit-level dollar
goals or participation goals. Any actions that do not allow, or create the
appearance that Service Members do not have, a free choice to give or not to
give; or any actions that do not allow, or create the appearance, that
Service Members do not have, a free choice to publicize their gifts or keep
them confidential are also prohibited. The following fundraising activities
are also
prohibited: selling civilian clothes privileges or special liberty, raffling
government parking spaces, sponsoring casino-like games of chance, soliciting
civilian or contractor personnel, or soliciting outside of the federal
workplace.
c. Unit coordinators for the NMCRS fund drive should consult their
ethics counselor for further guidance with regard to specific questions.
6. The roadmap to success is assigning motivated fund drive coordinators and
key people to ensure 100 percent of our Sailors and Marines are afforded the
opportunity to learn about the NMCRS mission and the critically important
programs and services they provide to our Sailors, Marines, and their
families. Our leaders, both Officer and Enlisted, are the best in the world,
and I am confident that with their active support and engagement, NMCRS will
remain positioned to continue the important work of helping our Sailors,
Marines, and their families. I encourage all who are able to consider making
a contribution through payroll allotment, online credit card, or cash to help
our brothers and sisters in need - we need to take full advantage of this
annual opportunity to help our shipmates and fellow Marines through the 2018
ADFD campaign.
7. Released by Vice Admiral K. M. Donegan, Director, Navy Staff.//
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