Commodore Gary P. Barth
FROM THE DISTRICT 7 BRIDGE
Historic Times Today we are witness to something that has never happened in our life me - a global pandemic (the unseen enemy) that will impact everyone. Please follow the safety guidelines distributed from the Center for Disease Control and the Coast Guard. You, our members, are our #1 priority and asset. I hope that each of you stays safe, healthy and prepared to “get back to work” as soon as possible in support of the boa ng public and our Coast Guard. What a great start to the New Year we had! At the end of the first quarter, we were up 9% in membership from Jan. 1, 2020. Unfortunately, we had to stop the momentum of our regular ac vi es, but the health and safety of all members are of the utmost importance. District 7 tried to keep our members as ac ve as possible, for as long as possible, by performing Program Visits and Vessel Examina ons. Due to a con nuing increase of COVID-19 cases within District 7, the decision to stop PVs and VEs was made for your
health and safety. Program Visits and Vessel Exams were the last regular ac vi es to come to an end. Now we have online training available for our District members. Flo llas and divisions who did not have the electronic mee ng appendix in their Standing Rules currently no longer have to request a waiver to u lize this format. If you do have a mee ng and have a quorum, please vote on and pass the electronic mee ng appendix and add it to your Standing Rules. You do not need to rewrite the Standing Rules; just add the electronic appendix to them once approved. Remember to send a copy to (Con nued on page 5)
Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard addresses Coast Guard and Auxiliary present at an “All Hands” meeting at Sector Key West, Feb. 21, 2020. Members of Division 13 a ending the mee ng are pictured behind him. (United States Coast Guard Auxiliary photo.)
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Issue 1 2020
Newsletter for District 7 USCG Auxiliary
