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‘Ultimate Summer’ ends with new car giveaway

By Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika

99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — “Is this a joke?” were
the only words Carlos Del Valle could get out of his mouth
Carlos Del Valle, 99th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation Center outdoor adventure programmer, after being told over the phone that he won the 99th Force
poses with a $2,500 check presented to him by Takeira Jones-Bolden, 99th FSS supervisory marketing specialist Support Squadron’s Ultimate Summer Giveaway grand prize
and commercial sponsorship coordinator, in front of the brand new 2015 Volkswagen Jetta he won at Nellis of a brand new 2015 Volkswagen Jetta during the event’s
Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 23. Del Valle won the 99th FSS’ Ultimate Summer Giveaway grand prize of the new finale celebration here Sept. 22.
car by having his name drawn during the car’s raffle. Del Valle was one of almost 10,000 Nellis and Creech AFB
members who entered the drawing, which began in June. In addition to winning the car, Del Valle also was “It’s not a joke Carlos, and on behalf of all the men and
given $2,500 spending cash to pay for the car’s tax, title and licensing fees. women of Nellis Air Force Base, congratulations and enjoy
your new ride,” Col. Zev York, 99th Air Base Wing vice com-
mander, said into the phone in response to Del Valle’s disbelief.

Del Valle was one of almost 10,000 Nellis and Creech AFB
members who entered the drawing, which began in June.

“This summer we wanted to find a different way to give to
the community; in the past we kind of spent our money on
events, bands, fireworks or other things like that, but now we
wanted to use that money in a way that’s more beneficial to
the Airmen and their families,” said Takeira Jones-Bolden,
99th FSS supervisory marketing specialist and commercial
sponsorship coordinator.

“So we’ve given away a plethora of things throughout the
summer: computers, TVs, tablets, headphones, trips, ,” Jones-
Bolden said. “So the grand finale for the summer was giving
away a car. I know for the last 10 years, we’ve never given
away anything this big. Basically all summer long at differ-
ent 99th FSS events we had the ballot box out for people to

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