Propeller Club, Port of Tampa Recognizes U.S. Coast Guard

By Dottie Riley, District Staff Offi cer-Publications

Members of the Auxiliary aƩ ending the Propeller Club of Tampa 29th Annual Salute to the Coast Guard Jan. 28, 2020 at the Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa. From leŌ are members Anthony Novellino, Division 7 Commander; AntoineƩ e (Toni) Borman, Division 8 Commander; PauleƩ e Parent, District Staff Offi cer-Food Service; and Craig DeToma, District Staff Offi cer-CommunicaƟ on Systems. Auxiliary photos this page by Doƫ e Riley

Ron Howington, Auxiliary Sector Coordinator St. Petersburg and David Rockwell, FloƟ lla 72 St. Petersburg at the social gathering before the Salute to the Coast Guard event, Jan. 28, 2020, in Tampa.

The InternaƟ onal Propeller Club of the United

States, Port of Tampa, held its annual “Salute to the Coast Guard” Jan. 28, 2020, at the Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa.

Tampa Propeller Club President Shannon LeMoine and event chairman Rear Admiral William F. Merlin, United States Coast Guard (Ret) welcomed Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant, United States Coast Guard as the guest speaker. The co-hosts of this year’s event were the Navy League of the United States, Tampa Bay Council and the Coast Guard FoundaƟ on.

Several members of District 7 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary aƩ ended this year’s event including Ron Howington, Auxiliary Sector Coordinator St. Petersburg; PauleƩ e Parent, District Staff Offi cer-Food Service; Toni Borman, Division 8 Commander; Tony Novellino, Division 7 Commander; Craig DeToma,

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to Sector St. Petersburg in recogniƟ on for their overall performance as Team Sector St. Petersburg throughout 2019.

District Staff Offi - cer-CommunicaƟ on Systems; Doƫ e Riley, District Staff Offi cer-PublicaƟ ons: David Rockwell, FloƟ lla 72 St. Petersburg; and

Admiral Schultz presented this year’s Special RecogniƟ on Awards to Coast Guard units. The fi rst award was presented to AirstaƟ on Clearwater for their Search and Rescue eff orts on three separate search and rescues during 2019. The second award was presented

PauleƩ e Parent, District Staff Offi cer-Food Service talks with Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard at the Tampa Propeller Club’s 29th Annual Salute to the Coast Guard, Jan. 28, 2020. USCG Auxiliary photo by Doƫ e Riley

From the welcome text of the event program, “We have two main purposes tonight, one being to thank the men and women of the Coast Guard throughout the West Coast of Florida, including our great volunteers in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, for their dedicaƟ on to duty and valuable service to our country.” Auxiliary members were proud to be included in the annual salute. Ω

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