[Aux-enews] eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - 7 OCT 2007

Sun Oct 7 21:55:37 EDT 2007

 eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

7 OCT 2007

CONTENTS:	

HYPERLINK \l "BM_01"Invitation to Join the Auxiliary Member Survey List

HYPERLINK \l "BM_02"Soundings Magazine Slashes Subscription Rate for
Auxiliary Members

HYPERLINK \l "BM_03"REMINDER: CHDIRAUX Site has Moved

HYPERLINK \l "BM_04"REMINDER: ICS Completion Deadlines are Coming Up Fast!

HYPERLINK \l "BM_05"Stories and Photos Wanted for Winter Edition of
Navigator

HYPERLINK \l "BM_06"REMINDER: Auxiliary Knowledge Base is Available to
Answer Many Frequently Asked Questions

HYPERLINK \l "BM_07"Boating Dept: Reminder - Awards Available from NWSC and
NSBC

HYPERLINK \l "BM_08"REMINDER: BoatU.S. Foundations Grant Deadline Coming Up
Fast!

HYPERLINK \l "Help"HELP WANTED POSITIONS 

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Invitation to Join the Auxiliary Member Survey List

You are invited you to join the Auxiliary Member Survey List.  The list will
be used periodically to ask members to participate in surveys on various
topics dealing with the Coast Guard Auxiliary.  This will be used by the
auxiliary leadership to make "course corrections" and hopefully improve
member satisfaction.  You can unsubscribe from the list at any time, and
participation in any particular survey is not mandatory.  

To join the survey list, send a blank email to HYPERLINK
"mailto:aux-survey-subscribe at survey.teamcoastguard.org"aux-survey-subscribe@
survey.teamcoastguard.org .  After doing so, you will receive a welcome
letter from the system.  If you don't receive it within a few minutes, check
your SPAM  folder.  

The purpose of giving you an early opportunity is for us to test the
capabilities of the list management software.  If you experience any
problems subscribing, please contact TJ Totland, our Division Chief for web
services, at HYPERLINK "mailto:totland at verizon.net"totland at verizon.net with
the subject AUX SURVEY in the subject line.

I recommend adding HYPERLINK
"mailto:aux-survey at survey.teamcoastguard.org"aux-survey at survey.teamcoastguar
d.org to your address book/white list, so the actual survey invitation
doesn't get lost in your SPAM folder.  

You will have until 17 OCT 07 to join the survey list; after that,
subscriptions to the list will be closed.  The actual survey will be
distributed shortly after that, and you will have 2 weeks to complete the
survey, which should take only 5-10 minutes.    

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Soundings Magazine Slashes Subscription Rate for Auxiliary Members 

Soundings Magazine has reduced the annual subscription rate for Auxiliary
members to $13.97. To subscribe, go to HYPERLINK
"http://shopauxiliary.com/"ShopAuxiliary.com and click on the Members Only
link, and after login, click on Soundings. Every issue is filled with
interesting RBS articles and information.

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REMINDER: CHDIRAUX Site has Moved

This new web site can be found at: HYPERLINK
"http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg3/cg3pcx"http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg3/cg3pcx. The
"old" web site (HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/)  no longer
functions after 5 OCT 07.  Please update your bookmarks accordingly. 

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REMINDER: ICS Completion Deadlines are Coming Up Fast!

Many Auxiliarists will need to have completed certain ICS courses prior to
30 DEC 2007 (visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxodept.org/documents/FAQonICS5_06.pdf"http://www.auxodept.org/
documents/FAQonICS5_06.pdf for a link to frequently asked questions
regarding ICS).  

For Auxiliarists wishing to learn more about emergency management and
contingency planning, FEMA offers a wealth of courses - all free of charge.
Visit HYPERLINK
"http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp"http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist
.asp to learn more.  

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Stories and Photos Wanted for Winter Edition of Navigator

Stories and photos are wanted for the winter edition of Navigator.  Stories
should be submitted  in Word format (generally not more than 3 pages long),
and photos should be at least 300 dpi (high resolution) and sent as separate
JPGs (not embedded in Word documents).  Please email submissions to Joel
Glass at HYPERLINK
"mailto:navigator-editor at auxpa.org"navigator-editor at auxpa.org . The deadline
for submissions is 15 NOV 2007.

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REMINDER: Auxiliary Knowledge Base is Available to Answer Many Frequently
Asked Questions

The Auxiliary Knowledge Base (HYPERLINK
"http://www.kb.cgaux.info/"www.kb.cgaux.info) has the answer to many of your
frequently asked questions. Currently there are over 410 questions and
related answers.   Topics covered include use of the Chain of Leadership and
Management, member training, Coast Guard Policy, and much more. 

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Boating Dept: Reminder - Awards Available from NWSC and NSBC

Few award nominations have ever been received from the Auxiliary. Two
organizations offer particularly tempting ones that Auxiliarists should
consider submitting nominations for.

National Water Safety Congress: Regional awards due 1 December. Some of
these have monetary prizes, plaques, etc. Names of deserving programs should
be forwarded to Regional Presidents of the organization.

HYPERLINK
"http://www.watersafetycongress.org/"http://www.watersafetycongress.org/

The National Safe Boating Council offers three interesting awards. First,
there's the Boating Safety Youth Award, which includes a monetary prize and
a trip to the Summit. Nominations are due 31 December. The other, the
Boating Education Advancement Award, is now being restructured, so check
their web site for the latest information. Past prizes have included money
and trips to the Summit. Finally, the Council's sidekicks 2007 Story and Art
Contest for kids offers awards for the youngest safety-conscious boaters.

HYPERLINK
"http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/"http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/ 

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REMINDER: BoatU.S. Foundations Grant Deadline Coming Up Fast!

Applications are now available for the BoatU.S. Foundation's Boating Safety
Grant Program. A total of $50,000 is available to small nonprofit
organizations and groups around the country to fund projects that promote
safe boating practices. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2007. Grantees
can receive up to $4,000 each to fund innovative projects addressing boating
safety issues specific to their local waterways. Grant guidelines,
information, and applications are available at HYPERLINK
"http://www.boatus.com/Foundation/"BoatUS.com/Foundation. The grants will be
awarded in late January 2008.

HYPERLINK "http://www.boatus.com/foundation"www.boatus.com/foundation  

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HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site)

 The following "Help Wanted " ads appeared on the National Web Site as of
the date of this newsletter:

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi"http://www.cgaux.org/cgau
xweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi

NEW: SITREP Webmaster  -- Brett Grooms, DC-I -- 9/4/2007

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