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This morning , we had the official

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ribbon cutting ceremony uh for a

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memorandum of agreement that was signed

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between the Army and the Air Force

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exchange service and the Navy and

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Marine Corps Relief Society that allows

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folks to donate at a fees facilities

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when they're paying for their

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merchandise . The ability to give a

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donation to the Navy and Marine Corps

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Society . The Navy and Marine Corps

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Relief Society is important because it

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gives a lot of financial support to

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marines and sailors that are in need .

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As an example with the most recent and

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typhoons , it came through Okinawa and

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Guam . The Nan Marine Corps Society was

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able to donate $1.3 million in disaster

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relief grants to those marines and

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sailors that were in need . So it's a

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fantastic program . It's proven to be

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very popular . The program has been up

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and running for about a month and in

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that month , there's been almost

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$19,000 donated . So it's an easy way

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for folks to be able to help out . And

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Afis is extremely proud to be part of

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the teamwork to make that happen .