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Sunday, December 12, 2010

TEXAS: Exchange Revving Up the Rewards for Safe Bikers

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http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/82854.html
Exchange Revving Up the Rewards for Safe Bikers

By Newsroom America Feeds at 7 Dec 14:42
Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs
NEWS RELEASE: 10-064 December 7, 2010 EXCHANGE MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS WARD � wardchr@aafes.com Exchange Revving Up the Rewards for Safe Bikers DALLAS � According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 80 percent of reported motorcycle crashes result in injury or death, compared to just 20 percent for automobiles. Because of this increased danger, the Exchange is supporting the military�s mission to reduce motorcycle-related injuries and deaths among servicemembers by offering a one-time, 20 percent discount off of one Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) item to cyclists that successfully complete their locally required motorcycle safety riding course. �Through this initiative, the Exchange is playing a large role in ensuring the safety and well-being of service men and women,� said the Exchange�s Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Jeffry Helm. �Since the PPE program has rolled out, military cyclists have been better equipped to meet the local riding requirements.� The Exchange PPE program was first tested at Ft. Hood, Ft. Campbell and Eglin AFB in the spring of 2009. The test was so successful that the program was expanded throughout the United States, Pacific and Europe in 2010. The Exchange now sells motorcycle PPE, to include helmets, gloves, protective eyewear and body armor, in 136 facilities worldwide as well as online at www.shopmyexchange.com. Products sold through this program meet the highest safety standards to include all military specs and European and Pacific testing standards. -- 30 -- 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 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) 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. ### You can now manage all your Air Force subscriptions from one location. Point your browser to http://www.af.mil/subscribe/ -------- You are currently subscribed to aafes as: airforce@feeds.newsroomamerica.com. If you wish to cancel your subscription at anytime, simply send a blank e-mail to leave-715597-587834V@mercury.afnews.af.mil or point your browser to http://www.af.mil/subscribe/