MEDIA CONTACT:\u00a0Amy Hall
\nMEDIA ADVISORY: 13-021
\nRELEASE DATE:\u00a0April 24, 2013<\/p>\n
DALLAS \u2013 <\/strong>Hard-working students deserve recognition, so the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is rewarding military students in grades 1-12 who maintain a \u201cB\u201d or better average with the \u201cYou Made the Grade\u201d program.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe love it when military students excel,\u201d said the Exchange\u2019s Chief of Staff Col. Tom Ockenfels, \u201cso it\u2019s natural to encourage and reward great grades.\u201d<\/p>\n For the past thirteen years, this program has rewarded schoolchildren around the world with a \u201cYou Made the Grade\u201d coupon booklet listing a multitude of free products and discounted offers. The 2013 version includes a free Burger King hamburger kids meal, Subway 6-inch combo, $2 off any new release CD or DVD at Power Zone and a complimentary haircut, among other great prizes. In addition, qualifying students can register for a drawing to win a $2,000, $1,500 or $500 Exchange gift card.<\/p>\n Students can receive a \u201cYou Made the Grade\u201d booklet by simply presenting a valid military ID and proof of an overall \u201cB\u201d average at their local Exchange store. Those eligible may receive one coupon booklet and submit one drawing entry each qualifying report card.<\/p>\n Visit a nearby Exchange store to get more information about the \u201cYou Made the Grade\u201d program. Each store\u2019s contact information, including store hours, is available through the \u201cExchange Stores\u201d link at www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n — 30 —<\/p>\n The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a joint non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors which is responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force through the Service Chiefs of Staff. \u00a0The Exchange has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with quality merchandise and services at competitively low prices and generating non-appropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military morale, welfare and recreation programs. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at http:\/\/www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n Media Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Amy Hall, 214-312-2132 or hallam@aafes.com.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t