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CFC fundraising begins Oct. 3

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  • By Holly Birchfield
  • 78 ABW/ PA
Robins Air Force Base, GA --  Robins' employees are gearing up to give. The base will hold its official kickoff event for the campaign at 1 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Museum of Aviation's Robert L. Scott Theater.

Robins' goal for the local campaign, which will run from Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, is $1,350,000.

Brian Vassey, 2008 CFC Local Federal Coordinating Committee chairman, said he's confident Robins will do well in the fundraising effort.

"Historically, folks at Robins have been very generous with CFC and we don't see that changing this year," he said.

Mr. Vassey said CFC is federal employees' one-stop shop for charitable giving.

"It's the once-a-year official employee solicitation from the federal government," he said. "There are some 300 local combined federal campaigns. This one covers the 17 counties in Central Georgia."

Paul Nagle, 2008 CFC director with the Principle Combined Fund Organization which manages the campaign, said it's the one time that military and civil service employees can donate to their charitable organizations of choice through payroll deduction, cash or check.

Contractor employees, however, may donate only through cash or check contributions, Mr. Nagle said.

Mark Wallentine, the 2009 Local Federal Coordinating Committee chairman elect, said volunteer CFC monitors will distribute pledge cards in their organizations along with brochures that explain the campaign and list participating charitable organizations.

The deadline for Robins Early Bird, which is earned by base organizations that earn their organizational CFC goal during the first three weeks of the campaign, is Oct. 24.

Mr. Nagle said organizations' CFC goals are measured by the organization's size and earning capability.

Mr. Wallentine said people give to CFC for many reasons.

"Our willingness to contribute to a charitable organization I think is our way of giving to the human family," he said.

Pledged CFC contributions marked for payroll deduction will take effect beginning the first pay period in calendar year 2009.