Army Emergency Relief campaign underway

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Army Emergency Relief campaign underway

April 7, 2006

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 6, 2006) – The annual Army Emergency Relief fund-raising campaign kicked off March 1 and continues through May 15 with the slogan, “Soldiers Helping Fellow Soldiers.”

Army Emergency Relief provides no-interest loans and grants to active-duty and retired Soldiers, and National Guard and Reserve members who are active under Title 10 for 30 days or more, and their qualifying family members, for any emergency that results in a financial need.

Examples include death or serious illness of an immediate family member, vehicle repair, utility or rent assistance.

AER also gives undergraduate-level scholarships to children of Soldiers, and provides financial assistance to spouses through its Spouse Education Assistance Program.

Tax-deductible gifts may be given directly to AER, via allotment, or donors may make their contributions to the general assistance fund. Donors may also target their contributions to such specific programs as scholarships or widow assistance.

AER was founded in 1942 as a nonprofit organization by the Secretary of War and the Army Chief of Staff.

For more information go to Army Emergency Relief.