For more than 100 years, active duty Sailors and Marines have been taking care of their own by providing donated funds to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS).

Command volunteers for the annual NMCRS active-duty fund drive are making a final push to reach 100 percent meaningful contact with all Navy and Marine Corps personnel assigned to Navy Region Hawaii.

"I enjoy engaging with members of my command to raise funds that directly benefit Sailors, Marines and their families," said Logistics Specialist 1st Class Maria Garcia, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor NMCRS Fund Drive Coordinator. "We also raise funds through donation-only food sales events."

This year's campaign theme is "By our own - For our own."

"I donate every year because there was a time in my life where I needed financial help and the NMCRS was there to get me through it," Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Kamuela Lau said. "My shipmates are my family and by giving back to this organization I know this small act could have a big impact on getting them through life's obstacles. I also never know if I might need help again so in a way I'm helping myself by donating every year."

Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort, commander, Navy Region Hawaii/ commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, is the honorary chairman of NMCRS Pearl Harbor and Capt. Eric A. Morgan, commanding officer of NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor, is the chairman of the 2018 Active Duty Fund Drive in support of the NMCRS. Together, they work with area coordinators to ensure meaningful contact is spread through Navy Region Hawaii.

The NMCRS offers a range of programs beyond emergency loans, including financial counseling, education assistance, health education and post-combat support, child budgeting, disaster relief, emergency travel funding, and access to thrift shops. By using a workforce composed mostly of volunteers, most contributions go back to service members and their families.

For more information on the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, visit www.nmcrs.org.

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