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SUBJ/2022 ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF 
SOCIETY// 
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5340.7A/01MAY2018// 
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5340.7A, FUNDRAISING AND SOLICITATION IN SUPPORT OF 
THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY// 
 
RMKS/1.  Since 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) has 
provided need-based financial assistance to active duty and retired Sailors, 
Marines, their families, surviving spouses, and children.  With over 200 
offices ashore and at sea, NMCRS provided financial assistance for more than 
35,000 Sailors, Marines, Retirees, and Sea Service families with over $29 
million in interest-free loans and grants in 2021.  The past two years have 
proven particularly challenging as demand for NMCRS services remains 
extraordinarily high due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
2.  March 1, 2022 kicked off the annual Active Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) in 
support of NMCRS.  The goal for the 2022 ADFD is to raise $12.5 
million.  While the opportunity to support NMCRS with a financial 
contribution is an option, the most important objective is to ensure every 
Sailor and Marine is made aware of the diverse programs and services 
available to them from NMCRS by ensuring 100 percent meaningful contact. 
 
3.  This year's "By Our Own, For Our Own" campaign is our opportunity to 
raise awareness about NMCRS and provide an opportunity to Sailors and Marines 
to ensure NMCRS continues to meet its mission of financial and educational 
support for Navy and Marine Corps Service Members and their families.  The 
annual ADFD is an all hands effort and I depend on leaders at every level of 
command to ensure a most successful campaign. 
 
4. Commands and organizations should follow all guidance and policy 
associated with COVID-19 protocols.  Consistent with rules for the use of 
appropriated funds, commanders may authorize the use of appropriated funds 
for traditional kickoff events, recognition ceremonies, and other non-
solicitation events to support the ADFD. 
 
5.  Additional information on NMCRS can be found at  
https://www.nmcrs.org/.  The point of contact for NMCRS is Ms. Lisa F. 
Brookes, DON/AA (PID), who can be reached at (703) 695-0541 or e-mail at 
lisa.f.brookes.civ@us.navy.mil. 
 
6. Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// 
 
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