MEDIA CONTACT:\u00a0Chris Ward
\nMEDIA ADVISORY: 11-062
\nRELEASE DATE:\u00a0December 12,\u00a02011<\/p>\n
DALLAS \u2013 <\/strong>\u00a0Loading up the car and embarking on a long road trip for this year\u2019s vacation will have to wait for one military family as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) Resorts have teamed up to offer an amazing choice of destinations in its latest sweepstakes.<\/p>\n One lucky family of four that wins the \u201cAFRC Resorts Sweepstakes\u201d will receive roundtrip airfare and seven nights’ accommodations at one of four AFRC Resorts:<\/p>\n \u201cWhether the winning entry comes from Fort Irwin or the Azores, one lucky military family is going on a vacation like no other,\u201d said the Exchange\u2019s Chief of Staff Col. Tom Ockenfels. \u201cThis is one trip you won\u2019t want to miss out on.\u201d<\/p>\n Military shoppers can enter the \u201cAFRC Resorts Sweepstakes\u201d at their local Exchange through January 1.\u00a0 No purchase is necessary to enter and the drawing will take place on or about Feb. 6, 2012.<\/p>\n \u00a0— 30 —<\/p>\n The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a joint command 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. The Exchange has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with articles of merchandise and services 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<\/span>.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n Media Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Chris Ward, 214-312-2714 or wardchr@aafes.com.<\/p>\n\t\n