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February 2023 Newsletter
Amazon Smile is Ending
We received the notice below about Amazon Smile ending. Thank you for your past participation.
Dear charitable organization, ??In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. We were excited about the potential for the program and the impact it could have for many charitable organizations. We want to thank you for your partnership during all these years.??After almost a decade of running AmazonSmile, we learned that with so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.??Over the past few years, we’ve seen that Amazon can have a more significant and lasting impact if we invest in specific areas and focus our philanthropic efforts in the communities where our employees live and work. We’ve started to see the benefits of a more focused approach with our investments in programs like Amazon Future Engineer and our $2 billion investment in building affordable housing in our hometown communities through the Amazon Housing Equity Fund—and we will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change.??We are writing to let you know that we have made plans to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. Until this date, customer purchases made via AmazonSmile will continue to accrue funds for your charity as normal. To help nonprofits like you plan ahead, we will also provide you with a one-time payment equivalent to three months of payments based on what you accrued in 2022 through this program. The timing of this final payment will be approximately 60 to 90 days after February 20, 2023. We hope that this will help minimize the impact that this decision might have.
Giving Tuesday!
Do you want to be a part of the biggest giving day of the year?
We want to share that tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov 29, is Giving Tuesday, one of the most important days of the year for the 5,000+ Combined Federal Campaign charities. Giving Tuesday marks the beginning of the holiday giving season and has become a global day of giving celebrated nationally on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The CFC’s goal is to make this the biggest giving day of the campaign.
Here’s how you can help:
- You can now donate to the SOW Association using the CFC by using this link: Donate to a CFC charity . If you’ve already given (thank you!), consider increasing your gift or make an additional one-time donation to support this special day.
- Learn more about the #GivingTuesday
Thank you for your continued support of the causes that matter to you, your willingness to change the world, and your help in making tomorrow the most successful day of the 2022 CFC!
P.S. Federal retirees can give through the CFC too! You are invited to pledge through the CFC online giving system to increase our collective impact.
Wing Awards Ceremony/Dinner
- Tickets will be on sale 1 Jan – 17 Feb 2023
- Prices:
- E1-4: $30 E5-6: $40 E7-9: $60
- 01-3: $60 04+: $80
- Retirees: pay the price of their retired rank
- Civilians with no military affiliation that are not attending as a guest of a military member: $60
- *There will be no refunds
MEAL CHOICES:
- Grilled Portabella Napoleon
- Grilled Beef Tenderloin
- Roasted Stuffed Chicken Breast
- All meals include passed appetizers, a salad and Hershey Specialty dessert choices
- Some non-alcoholic drinks will be included, bar will be cash/card
UNIFORM:
Military or Civilian Attire can be worn
- Military Uniform – If worn will be Mess Dress or Semi Formal Dress.
- Civilian Attire – If worn will be Formal or Semi-Formal and must be professional
•??????? Men: suit, dress shirt, tie and dress shoes
• Women: Formal (floor length) evening gown, dressy cocktail dress or dressy separates
POC for Retirees:
JESSICA L. BARDER, SMSgt, PAANG
(717) 948-2249
Military ID as your Real ID
TSA is updating its software, if you use your military ID as your Real ID the new software will no longer read it. You can get your new white plastic ID card by checking this link to see where the closest ID office is https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/ click on locater and appointments. Put in your address and it tells you which office is closest and what appointment times are available.