$514,917 generated for WPAFB quality-of-life programs

The Wright-Patterson Exchange dividend is a part of the $223 million the Army & Air Force Exchange Service generated in 2018 worldwide. Over the last 10 years, Exchange shoppers have contributed $2.5 billion to support these programs that strengthen the services’ recruiting, retention and readiness efforts. (Contributed photo)

The Wright-Patterson Exchange dividend is a part of the $223 million the Army & Air Force Exchange Service generated in 2018 worldwide. Over the last 10 years, Exchange shoppers have contributed $2.5 billion to support these programs that strengthen the services’ recruiting, retention and readiness efforts. (Contributed photo)

Every time Airmen, retirees, and military families shop the Wright Patterson Exchange, they help make their community stronger. In 2018, Wright Patterson Exchange shoppers generated $514,917 for vital on-installation community programs.

The dividend supports quality-of-life programs, including Outdoor Recreation and more at Wright Patterson AFB. One-hundred percent of Exchange earnings are invested in the military community, with 60 percent going to dividends supporting quality-of-life programs and the remaining 40 percent used to improve the experience in stores and at ShopMyExchange.com.

“Support of critical quality-of-life programs is a tangible return on the benefit Wright-Patterson Airmen and their families have earned,” said Exchange General Manager Jermaine Wilson. “The Exchange goes where they go to deliver convenience and savings and invest in each community we are honored to serve.”

The Wright-Patterson Exchange dividend is a part of the $223 million the Army & Air Force Exchange Service generated in 2018 worldwide. Over the last 10 years, Exchange shoppers have contributed $2.5 billion to support these programs that strengthen the services’ recruiting, retention and readiness efforts.

The 2018 $223 million dividend was generated in part by veterans, who were welcomed home with a lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit introduced on Veterans Day 2017. By shopping the Exchange online, veterans make life better for those who wear the uniform today while enjoying exclusive military savings and tax-free shopping. Veterans can visit ShopMyExchange.com/vets to sign up for their lifelong online benefit.

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