Fillable Fundraiser Request Form (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Appropriate coordination and approval are required on all fundraising request. Proper coordination procedures

are listed below; please follow each to ensure the proper agencies have reviewed your request.

2. All fundraising activities must be coordinated through 88 FSS and ABW/JA. Generally, fundraising is governed

by DoD 5500.7-R, AFI 34-223, and AFI 36-3101.

3. Private Organizations must not do anything that implies Federal endorsement of a fundraising event and may

not actively participate in fundraising while on duty, in uniform, or while at the workplace. All DoD members who

participate in this event must do so with the clear understanding that they may only do so in their capacity as

individuals. Civilian employees, like military members, are subject to the requirements of AFI 36-3101 and the

Joint Ethics Regulation (JER).

4. Fundraisers are to be conducted away from the workplace. The installation commander determines which areas

of the installation are and are not workplaces. The AFI provides examples of what are considered “workplaces”

(offices, hangars, flight line) and what are not considered “workplaces” (base quarters, entrances, lobbies or

concourses of buildings, schools, chapels, break rooms). The requirement that fundraising not occur at the

workplace is not affected by the military status of those engaged in the fundraiser.

5. A fundraiser may not consist of frequent/continuous resale activities or compete with AAFES, Services, or NAFI

activities. However, occasional sales are permitted. Occasional has been defined as not more than two (2) per

calendar quarter. This fundraiser can be authorized if it complies with this definition.

6. Door-to-door solicitation is largely prohibited in military housing areas. This prohibition exists to protect the

security of the installation, avoid high-pressure sales techniques and allow military personnel and their families a

peaceful living environment free from unwanted intrusion. As such, access to military housing for door-to-door

solicitation is and will be highly restricted.

7. Government email may not be used in furtherance of this fundraiser. (DoD 5500.7-R and AFI 33-119).

Advertisement of the event may not appear to be an official Air Force or WPAFB endorsement of the event.

8. Finally, solicitation of DoD personnel junior in rank, grade or position is not allowed.

COORDINATION

Once submitted to 88 FSS, the approval process can take up to twenty (20) days. Please plan

accordingly.

1. If event does not involve the handling or preparation of food, coordinate through:

A. Base facility proposed for use

B. 88 FSS (88fss.fsr@us.af.mil)

C. Legal Office (88 FSS will coord with Legal and 88 FSS/CC approval)

2. If event does involve food preparation i.e., bake sale, chili sale, or any event that requires the handling

of food, coordinate through:

A. Base facility proposed for use

B. Public Health (88 AMDS/SGPM)

C. 88 FSS (88fss.fsr@us.af.mil)

D. Legal Office (88 FSS will coord with Legal and 88 FSS/CC approval)

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