Combined Federal Campaign awards local hero

Mr. John “Casey” Lengyel, 911th Airlift Wing Budget Analysis, receives the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign Local Hero Award from Mr. Michael Palus, U.S. District Court, Jan. 10, 2008 at the CFC awards luncheon in downtown Pittsburgh. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Staff Sgt. Nicol Sabol)

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Combined Federal Campaign awards local hero

Published April 6, 2008
By Senior Airman Jamie L. Perry
911th Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- The annual Combined Federal Campaign awards luncheon was held Jan. 10, 2008, at the Federal Building in downtown Pittsburgh.

The 911th Airlift Wing contributed some of these donations and had a $2,000 donation increase from 2006. John "Casey" Lengyel, a 911th Airlift Wing member, was presented the local hero award.

Col. Thomas Kittler, vice commander, 911th Airlift Wing was one of the guest speakers at the event. Col. Kittler presented a check to "Present Help," one of the many charities in the CFC, meeting the spiritual and financial needs of those struggling with a cancer
diagnosis.

Col. Kittler addressed the 15 Military Agencies who participated in raising a grand total of $53,948.40 for the 2007 campaign; reaching 65 percent of the regional goal with only 19 percent participation.

The CFC program is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 300 CFC campaigns nationally and internationally to help raise millions of dollars each year for various charities.