Photo By Andrew Damstedt | Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Director Gillian Connon (center), Lt. j.g. Elizabeth...... read more read more
Sailors and Marines donated more than $38,000 to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Active Duty Fund Drive this year, which ended April 30.
Total donations were up from previous years, but the real goal is to make sure every Sailor and Marine knows about the Relief Society’s mission.
“We’re asking for donations, but we want to make sure everyone is aware of the services that Navy Marine Corps Relief Society has to offer – especially the junior Sailors and Marines,” said Lt. Megan Dunton, who headed this year’s fund drive on Naval Support Activity Bethesda.
The organization provides loans and grants to help Sailors and Marines with basic living expenses, moving costs, family emergencies, medical care, vehicle repair and transportation costs after the death or illness of a family member.
Dunton said she received help when she was a junior Sailor after her grandfather died. She said she was looking to go home for the funeral but didn’t have much money so her chief suggested she go see if NMCRS could help.
“They certainly did; I made it home for the funeral,” Dunton said. “This is just one of the high points in the Navy in my opinion – it’s Sailors and Marines helping other Sailors and Marines. It’s a great cause and a great foundation. They do a lot for the junior enlisted guys.”
Last year, the NMCRS Bethesda office provided $459,207 in financial assistance to 459 Sailors and Marines. The office is staffed by 15 volunteers and is located in Bldg. 11.
For more information, call 301-259-1207.
| Date Taken: | 05.03.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2018 13:28 |
| Story ID: | 275728 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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