AFA Brings Holiday Cheer to Families of Enlisted Servicemembers at MacDill
January 13, 2025
AFA’s Waterman-Twining Chapter in Tampa, Fla., used a grant from AFA’s United Forces & Families (F2) program to support 366 families from Macdill AFB at the “Stars, Stripes & Holiday Wishes: Nourish the Service” event on December 18, 2024. The event was organized by the Blue Star Families nonprofit organization and provided more than $400,000 worth of holiday meals, toys, clothing, hygiene items, and school supplies to the families of servicemembers ranked E-6 and below.
Nearly 1,500 servicemembers from all services, their spouses, and their children attended the event. In addition to providing the F2 Grant funding, Bill Yucuis, the Waterman-Twining Chapter’s President, and Joe Muhlberger, the Chapter’s Vice President, volunteered the day before and day of the event, handing out hundreds of frozen turkeys and bags of nonperishable food items.
“The Waterman-Twining Chapter plans to partner with the Blue Star Families organization in the future,” Yucuis said. “I highly recommend other Chapters reach out to them if you are near a base.”
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