R 271820Z FEB 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 100/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM//
POC/CIV/STEVE MORONEY/TEL:816-926-6201//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/-/YMD: 20120215//
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5340.7, ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE MARINE ON LINE (MOL) CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM THAT AUTOMATES THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY DONATION PROCESS.
2. REQUIREMENT.  IN AN EFFORT TO AUTOMATE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE ANNUAL ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY (NMCRS) A CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SUITE OF MOL APPLICATIONS.  THE CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM OFFERS A STEAMLINED METHOD TO CONTRIBUTE WHICH ALLOWS MARINES TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO START A CHARITY ALLOTMENT, AND SYSTEMICALLY DISSEMINATES INFORMATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE FUND DRIVE.
3. SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY.
   A. FROM 1 MARCH TO 30 APR 2012 THE NMCRS CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM WILL BE OPEN FOR VOLUNTARY DONATIONS.
   B.  MARINES MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM MOL ANNOUNCING COMMENCEMENT OF THE FUND DRIVE. ONCE LOGGED INTO MOL, ELIGIBLE MARINES WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM WITH OPTIONS TO EITHER MAKE A DONATION, ELECT NOT TO MAKE A DONATION, OR TO RETURN LATER.  ONCE AN ELECTION IS MADE IT WILL SIGNIFY CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE NMCRS KEY PERSON. SUBSEQUENT EMAIL REMINDERS WILL BE GENERATED AT THE 15 AND 30 DAY MARKS AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF THE DRIVE IF ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ELECTIONS IS NOT MADE.
   C. IN ORDER TO DONATE VIA ALLOTMENT MARINES MUST BE ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT AND HAVE AN END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) NO EARLIER THAN 31 JUL OF THE FUND DRIVE YEAR. OTHER METHODS OF DONATION ARE AVAILABLE, SUCH AS CASH OR CHECK DELIVERED TO KEY PERSONS, OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT THROUGH SECURE ONLINE SITE PROVIDED VIA THE CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM.  IF THE ALLOTMENT OPTION IS CHOSEN, THE FIRST ALLOTMENT WILL PROCESS WITH HALF OF THE MONTHLY DONATION AMOUNT DEDUCTED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF JUNE PAYDAYS AND PAYOUT TO NMCRS AT THE END OF JUNE.  ALLOTMENTS WILL TERMINATE WITH FINAL PAYOUT AT THE END OF MAY THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
   D. IF NO ELECTION IS INITIALLY MADE AND A MARINE ELECTS TO RETURN TO THE CHARITY EVENT SYSTEM LATER, THE SYSTEM CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE RESOURCE TAB BY SELECTING THE NAVY MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY HYPERLINK.
   E.  THIS METHOD OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACTIVE DUTY FUND DRIVE REPRESENTS AN ADDITIONAL AVENUE FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES TO MAKE CHARITABLE ALLOTMENT DONATIONS.  ACTIVE DUTY MARINES MAY STILL SUBMIT THE TRADITIONAL PAPER CONTRIBUTION FORM WITH THEIR DESIRED CHARITABLE ALLOTMENT INFORMATION TO THEIR KEY PERSON IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO USE THE ON-LINE MOL METHOD.
4. LOCAL COMMANDER/UNIT KEY PERSON AND NCMRS ARLINGTON VA COORDINATOR CANNED REPORTS.
   A. LOCAL COMMANDER/UNIT KEY PERSONS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY AND NOT CONTACTED REPORTS. THE 'CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY' REPORT WILL DISPLAY THE REPORTING UNIT CODE, NUMBER OF MARINES NOTIFIED, NUMBER OF MARINES ELECTING VIA MOL, AND THE TOTAL MONETARY DONATION. THE 'NOT CONTACTED' REPORT WILL CONSIST OF ALL MARINES WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED VIA MOL THUS GIVING THE COMMANDER/KEY PERSON A METHOD FOR ENSURING 100 PERCENT CONTACT IS MADE.
   B. NCMRS ARLINGTON VA COORDINATOR WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A 'CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY' REPORT THAT WILL DISPLAY TOTAL  MARINES NOTIFIED, TOTAL MARINES ELECTING VIA MOL, AND TOTAL  MONETARY DONATIONS. 
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD, JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS//