AFAF campaign is underway in Izmir Published March 13, 2015 By Tanju Varlikli 425th Air Base Squadron Host Nation Adviser IZMIR AIR STATION, Turkey -- The annual Air Force Assistance Fund drive begins here March 24 and will run through May 1. This year's campaign, 'Commitment to Caring,' is in full swing, and any personnel in the Izmir military community can contribute to the AFAF. The AFAF was established as an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force family to include active duty, retirees, reservists, national guard and their dependents, including surviving spouses, in need. "When you think of 'Commitment to Caring', you think of the Air Force Assistance Fund," said Master Sgt. Derrick Drennan, 425th Air Base Squadron Security Forces flight chief and the AFAF representative for the squadron. "A time when active duty and retired Airmen can contribute to the four charities: the Air Force Villages, the Air Force Aid Society, the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation and the Air Force Enlisted Village. Helping our wingmen and their families is a part of our core values. By contributing an extra dollar, you can help a young boy or girl go to college, a widow mother feed her children, provide better health care for retired people and much more. Giving and reaping the benefits to see others happy is what the AFAF is all about." The AFAF is known as the Air Force's effort to take care of their own with four separate programs: · The Air Force Villages Foundation Provides care to retired Air Force officer widows who need financial assistance. · The Air Force Aid Society Provides Airmen and their families with worldwide emergency financial assistance. · The General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation Provides rent and financial assistance to enlisted and officer retirees and their spouses in need. · The Air Force Enlisted Village Provides homes to surviving spouses of enlisted Air Force members. Members at Izmir can make contributions in cash, check, money order or through an allotment. For more information, contact MSgt. Derrick Drennan 675-6773 or MSgt. Siam Bean at 675-6705.