The event will include more than 70 charitable organization booths with information, subject matter experts, giveaways and mementoes, all on the concourse level. A no-charge, picnic-style lunch of grilled beef, vegetarian and vegan hamburgers; chips; cookie; and bottled water is being provided by the Miami Valley and Tecumseh councils of the Boy Scouts of America; food will be available until gone. Parking and entry to the event are free.
The Charity Fair has been approved by Col. Thomas Sherman, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, as an alternate-duty location, pending first-line supervisors’ approval.
Using the national CFC theme of “Show Some Love,” the campaign will seek to contact 100 percent of base personnel’s eligible donors, said Susy Himelhoch, CFC Dayton District director.
Donations in any amount are greeted by the charities with gratitude, Himelhoch said, because the needs are so vast and recent disasters and other events mean the charitable organizations need to replenish their supplies.
Donors may give to any CFC-approved charity, no matter where it or the donor’s duty assignment is located. The www.ohiocfc.org website can accept pledges already and through Jan. 12, 2020. Payroll deductions will be made from February 2010 through early 2021.
E-pledges made at www.ohiocfc.org and credit and debit pledges are being emphasized. Pledges may be fulfilled through payroll deduction, money orders and personal and bank checks. Paper pledge forms can be used and are available for download from the website.
For more information on the CFC campaign, call 937-257-0292.
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