The CFC is the world's largest workplace giving campaign. Since the inaugural campaign in 1964, federal employees have donated more than $7 billion for various charities and causes. The CFC provides assistance to national and local emergency relief agencies as well as eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human-service benefits throughout the world. (Courtesy graphic)

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2015 CFC kicks off at JBPHH

Published Sept. 21, 2015
By Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Airmen and Sailors stationed here at JBPHH will have the opportunity to donate to a charity of their choice during the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign, or CFC, which kicked off Sept. 21 and runs through Nov. 20.

The CFC is the world's largest workplace giving campaign. Since the inaugural campaign in 1964, federal employees have donated more than $7 billion for various charities and causes. The CFC provides assistance to national and local emergency relief agencies as well as eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human-service benefits throughout the world.

More than 24,000 organizations are currently listed in the CFC booklet. The Department of Defense and uniformed services have already made pledges ranging from $7,000 to $2.5 million per organization, including the Air Force, which pledged $1.2-million, the Army, which pledged $1.3-million, and the Marines and Navy, which pledged $2.5-million.

"There are many ways to contribute to the CFC," said Air Force 1st Lt. Nicole G. Stanley, 15th Wing agency CFC project officer. "It doesn't necessarily have to be a monetary donation. A person could volunteer their time assisting the CFC, which can be just as helpful as donating money. However, Airmen and Sailors can donate monetarily using the pledge card, through the MyPay website, or by visiting the CFC-Hawaii website."

Stanley also said there are benefits to donating to the CFC beyond the fact they are tax-deductible. She said she has had the opportunity to speak to someone directly affected by the contributions to the program.

"At the last CFC meeting we held, I had the opportunity to meet a woman who had suffered wounds in combat who had been a recipient of a CFC-supported program," said Stanley. "Although she was missing a leg and had other visible scars, she was there at our meeting, thanking us. We didn't have anything to do with her recovery, but she was still there, thanking us for investing our time in the program."

Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the CFC is the world's leading annual workplace charity campaign. The philanthropy-based campaign rallies support from more than four-million federal employees and military personnel to assist more than 2,700 local, national and international charities, 149 of which are located in the Pacific community.

Contributors may complete a paperless contribution via credit card, debit card or e-check online. Donations can also be made via payroll allotment(s), cash or check on a paper pledge card. A detailed list of CFC charities can be accessed at http://www.cfc-hawaii.org/.