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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society held an awards ceremony at the Officers’ Club on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Wednesday. They recognized the Marines and sailors from various units on base who organized and collected donations for the 2013 annual Active Duty Fund Drive. They raised $156,000 this year, $20,000 more than the previous year.
“I wasn’t expecting to receive an award,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Heather Cornett, a yeoman with Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 and native of Corbin, Ky. “It’s an honor to receive this award and to be recognized for the hard work and dedication of the sailors and Marines.”
The NMCRS provides interest-free loans and grants for emergency needs, like medical bills or disaster relief assistance, scholarships and interest-free loans for education and financial counseling to help Marines, sailors and their families when in need.
The society is supported by the Secretary of the Navy’s annual fund drive and direct mail campaigns from retired Marines and sailors.
The NMCRS does not pay for non-essentials, like vacations, fines, legal expenses or taxes. They also do not help families live beyond their means.
In 2012, the Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam offices provided interest-free loans and grants for more than 2,000 clients.
The organization distributed more than 150 bags of assorted baby items from Gerber and sent nurses to conduct more than 950 newborn home visits for military families in Hawaii.
“(The organization) does a lot more for Marines and sailors than people realize,” said Col. Brian Annichiarico, the Marine Corps Base Hawaii commanding officer. “It’s an organization that goes in and directly supports the Marines and sailors. It’s another piece of the puzzle that makes the Marine Corps so effective.”
The NMCRS is a private nonprofit charitable organization that has been helping Marines and sailors with financial issues since 1904.
The NMCRS’s website identified its mission as providing, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the naval services of the United States and eligible family members when in need.
“Our goal is for every Marine and sailor to become educated on the services NMCRS provides,” said Cheryl Milca, the director of NMCRS Kaneohe. “When a Marine or sailor is in financial hardship, chances are NMCRS will be able to help and make a difference.”
Active duty, retired Marines and sailors, eligible family members, widows and mothers 65 years or older of deceased Marines and sailors, and reservists on extended active duty greater than 30 days, can benefit from NMCRS.
If in need of assistance, contact the nearest NMCRS and make an appointment with a caseworker. If it is after hours and there is an emergency, the answering machine will give instructions with receiving assistance after hours.
To donate, service members can have pay deducted on an automatic allotment, donate online with a credit card, or send a check or cash.
| Date Taken: | 06.05.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2013 14:39 |
| Story ID: | 108286 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, US |
| Hometown: | CORBIN, KY, US |
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