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Show OLLECTiONS k S COMBAT STRENGTH THROUGH LOGISTICS Ncppy Thanksgiving See Thanksgiving messages please. Page 10, Vol.43 No. 46 IF D Hill AFB, Utah D Nov. 22, 1989 t 1 ri;!:HX;;l l,r-- r r- ,(,., ,:r3 V- - 1 J! U Thanksgiving with a great American family and his family look on while Carolyn Glade places main course of Thanksgiving dinner on the table. Whether you're able to spend Thanksgiving with family or not, it's a perfect time to pause and CM Sgt: Edward Glade S- Air Force Photo by Ralph Leue reflect on the blessings we enjoy in this land of freedom and opportuni-th- e ty.The Glades are Hill AFB's Great American Family for 1989. See story, Page 15, please. : 'Good Samarita n ' Gommdnd workers donate plenty of annual leave by Ralph C. AFLC Jensen Office of Public Affairs 66 This is the type of program which is hard to measure in terms. It's a people program. cost-effecti- ve AFB, Ohio (AFLCNS) WRIGHT-PATTERSO-N returns lost $4,000 c Giving of time seems to come easy for employees at Air Force Logistics Command bases. More than 68,000 annual leave hours have been donated by workers to needy The leave transfer program, in existence at AFLC bases since June 1988, allows civilians to share annual leave with employees who have exhausted their sick and perhaps annual leave due to sickness or a family emergency. Donated leave can be used on a current basis, substituted for a period of leave without pay, or to liquidate advanced annual or sick leave previously granted. According to Reaner Jackson, personnel management specialist in the AFLC civilian personnel office, the program has been an overwhelming success. More than 3,000 AFLC employees have donated annual leave to "This is the type of program which is hard to terms. It's a people promeasure in "The good that comes said. Mrs. Jackson gram," from the program far outweighs the cost. "A lot of people have benefited from the program. Not only does it help to alleviate some of the financial hardships experienced during that critical time in their lives, it helps to boost their morale, she co-worke- rs. co-worke- rs. cost-effecti- i . ve said. . AFLC personnel management specialist And employees aren't a bit bashful about giving. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga., personnel officials have processed more than 100 requests for leave sharing. Workers at San Antonio ALC, Kelly AFB, Texas, have donated more than 16,000 hours. One worker in San Antonio required more than 1,500 hours of sick leave time. Workers relieved that burden by donating 1,667 hours. Most workers gave " each. 45 hours Mrs. Jackson said the program is strictly voluntary and the number of hours a person contributes is his or her decision. She said people get a personal satisfaction from giving leave. One worker at Sacramento ALC, McClellan AFB, Calif., gave 145 hours at one time; another at Ogden ALC donated 144 hours. To qualify for sick leave transfer, a person must anticipate being absent from duty without paid leave for a period of at least 10 workdays. Mission Good flgrbago Follow these trashy tips Reoner Jackson K-- 9 unit keeps doggone busy 7 An Ogden man has plenty to be thankful for this year, thanks to Rose Tibbetts.. Ms. Tibbetts and her fiance, Ray Peterson, were on their way to a Utah Jazz basketball game this month when they found about $4,000 cash on a street in Washington Terrace. Ms. Tibbetts works in the Directorate of Materiel Management. "We saw these papers just flying around and we stopped to pick them up," Ms. Tibbetts said. "My fiance picked up this envelope and there were, $100 rv" bills and $50s and one check for $100. The couple tried to catch the car from which the papers had flown, but it was gone. So, they went on to enjoy their Jazz game, while David Heilman, Ogden, frantically searched for the money he'd lost. "The check was made out to John Heilman, so when we got home, we looked in the phone book, but there was no 'John' listed," Ms. Tibbetts said. She called the maker of the check, who offered to contact Mr. Heilman. At 11:30 p.m., Ms. Tibbetts got a phone call from a relieved Mr. Heilman, she said. "He had just sold a car and that was the money, from the car. He thought he had put the money in a suitcase, and didn't realize it was gone until he got home," she said. Mr. Heilman contacted the police because he thought the money was stolen. Once he identified the bundle over the phone, it took Mr. Heilman just 15 minutes to appear on Ms. Tibbetts' doorstep. "Four thousand dollars isn't easy to come by. We both work and we know if we lost even $100 we'd die. It didn't cross our minds to keep the money because it just wouldn't have felt right," she said. . . Quclity Imbibe responsibly 14 |