2. FEEA is a non-profit organization founded 1986 ( http://www.feea.org ). Its current activities include providing scholarships for the children of federal employees killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11/01 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. After the 1998 bombings at the U.S. embassies in Africa, FEEA established a special Diplomatic Fund to cover the college costs of children who lost a parent in those attacks. For more information, see: < http://www.feea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=55 >.

3. FEEA has now started a Fallen Diplomats Campaign to raise $750,000 in private donations to provide full college scholarships to the seven children in college (or not yet entered) who lost a diplomatic parent to terrorism between 1998 and 2003. If this fundraising goal is reached, then FEEA hopes to extend eligibility to children whose may lose a parent to terrorist acts while on diplomatic missions in the future. Sadly, such an ongoing fund will likely be necessary.

4. Upon learning of this fundraising effort, AFSA's Governing Board unanimously agreed to make a one-time donation of $37,500 taken from the AFSA Scholarship Fund's endowment principal. While this donation will slightly reduce the funds available for AFSA's own annual merit- and financial need-based scholarships, the impact will be more than offset by new donations that our Scholarship Fund has received this year.

5. On June 24, AFSA President John Naland presented a check for $37,500 to Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources Harry K. Thomas, Jr., at a ceremony in front of the AFSA Memorial Plaque. FEEA Director of Field Operations Robyn L. Kehoe presented FEEA's matching $37,500 check. Guests of honor were Mr. Milton Green and his son Zach Green who are surviving family members of Barbara Green and her daughter Kristen Wormsley who were killed by terrorists in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 7, 2002.

6. This $75,000 total donation increased the Diplomatic Fund balance to approximately $325,000, which is $425,000 short of the fundraising goal. Thus, AFSA encourages active duty and retired Foreign Service members to join us in donating to this extraordinarily worthy cause. Donations are also welcomed from groups such as Foreign Service retiree associations, A-100 and specialist orientation classes, Senior Seminar alumni groups, ad hoc groups at employees at post, private foundations, and other foreign affairs related organizations. All donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by FEEA, thus doubling the impact of each individual donation.

7. Donations are tax deductible and may be made by:

-- Sending a check payable to “FEEA - Fallen Diplomats” and sent to FEEA - Fallen Diplomats, 8441 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite 200, Littleton, CO 80123-9501, or

--Making an online credit card donation on FEEA’s web site at: < https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/FederalEmployeeEducationand/OnlineDonation.html >.
At the above web site:
1. In the first section, “Gift Information,” click the “Fallen Diplomats Campaign” box.
2. In the second section, “Gift Designation,” click on the “Diplomatic Fund” in the drop down box.
3. Complete the rest of the form as instructed, or

--Making a credit card donation by calling FEEA at 800-323-4140 or 303-933-7580.

8. If you wish to make a donation but have questions that are not answered in this message or on FEEA's website, please contact AFSA's Scholarship Director Lori Dec at dec@afsa.org or 202-944-5504.

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