2011 National Safe Boating Week Division 12 Highlights As Reported by Flotillas

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1 2011 National Safe Boating Week Division 12 Highlights As Reported by Flotillas NSBW Division 12 highlights compiled and presented by Barbara Burchfield.

2 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas stepped up to deliver the recreational boating safety message to South Carolina boaters during National Safe Boating Week. These are highlights of activities and events during the May week, as reported by the flotillas. Proclamations Declaring 21-27May as National Safe Boating Week Promoting public awareness for boating safety is accomplished on many fronts, such as NSBW Proclamations by local city officials. Whereas, on average, 700 people die each year in boating-related accidents in the U.S.; approximately 70% of these are fatalities caused by drowning; and Whereas, the vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error or poor judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or environmental factors; and Whereas, a significant number of boaters who lose their lives by drowning each year would be alive today had they worn their life jackets; and Whereas, today s life jackets are more comfortable, more attractive, and more wearable than styles of years past and deserve a fresh look by today s boating public. Therefore, I,, do hereby support the goals of the North American Safe Boating Campaign and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and proclaim May 21-27, 2011, as National Safe Boating Week and the start of the year-round effort to promote safe boating. In Witness Thereof, I urge all those who boat to Wear it. and practice safe boating habits. Given under my signature and the seal of at the city of this day of, Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen signs the proclamation declaring next week as National Safe Boat Week, leading up to Memorial Day weekend, as Sep Harvin, left and Perry Moses III, looks on. Photo provided by Flotilla Proclamations by Sponsoring Flotillas FLOTILLA 12-1 City of Manning Mayor of Sumter Mayor of Orangeburg FLOTILLA 12-2 Mayor of North Myrtle Beach FLOTILLA 12-6 Mayor of Folly Beach Mayor of Mt. Pleasant Mayor of Isle of Palms FLOTILLA 12-8 Mayor of Charleston Mayor of North Charleston FLOTILLA Mayor of Georgetown

3 National Safe Boating Week 2011 gets an additional boost in several communities as the Proclamations are issued by the Mayors. Sponsoring flotillas met with local officials to promote NSBW and recreational boating safety. Mayor of the City of Folly Beach reads a Proclamation declaring May as National Safe Boating Week with Phil Poole, 12-6, present at the City Council meeting. Photo provided by Phil Poole. NSBW Proclamation by Town of Mount Pleasant NSBW Proclamations signed, sealed and delivered! NSBW Proclamation by Mayor Pro-tem of Manning with Joe Livingston, Perry Moses and Sep Harvin, Photo provided by 12-1.

4 Broadcast Media FLOTILLA MAY- FC Alan Miles held an interview with LIVE 5 NEWS Reporter Nicole Johnson at County Farm Boat Landing, Ashley River, North Charleston, one of the 4 county boat landings with Life Jacket Zone and Wear It stenciled on the ramp, and 26 PFD signs at each boat landing entrance. Flotilla 12-8 members worked tirelessly to get this project complete for NSBW. Public Boat Landings Joe Fleming, Flotilla 12-8, creates a boating safety message stencil at County Farm Boat Landing. Photos by Alan Miles and Joe Fleming,12-8. LIVE 5 News video segment can be seen at: /coast-guard-offers-free-boatinspections. The taped segment was aired on LIVE 5 News at 1800 on 19MAY to an estimated 300,000 viewers. FLOTILLA MAY-FC Alan Miles held an interview with Warren Pepper, local celebrity host of In the News at COMCAST Channel C2 studio, discussing NSBW and USCG Auxiliary. This program segment will air 30 times from 5/26 (4 times daily) to an audience of 160,000. Affiliate Radio Station 94.3 aired the NSBW interview with FC Miles to its 16,000 listeners

5 News: Printed Media FLOTILLA MAY - Regional newspaper The Item published an article Organizations will team up to teach boating safety with a photo of 12-1 members and Sumter Mayor signing NSBW proclamation. Flotilla 12-4 TheSunNews.com Posted on Sat, May. 21, 2011 Myrtle Beach area officials tout safety classes for boaters Group offers vessel inspections By Janelle Frost jfrost@thesunnews.com As the area prepares for recreational boating season, officials stress the importance of individuals taking a boating safety class before putting their boats in the water Each sign, stenciled with a PFD, represents one of the 26 recreational boating fatalities in Flotilla 12-8 created and put 26 signs along the entry access of four county boat landings in the Charleston area. At each landing, a 4 x 8 ft. sign stated the meaning of the entry signs, introduced NSBW, and gave these boating safety messages: Get a Vessel Safety Check Take a boating safety class Wear a Life Jacket Boat Responsibly Photos by Alan Miles and Joe Fleming, 12-8

6 RBS-PV & VSC Promotes Boating Safety Messages Recreational Boating Safety Program Visitors (RBS-PV) create and maintain good working relationships with RBS Program Partners; marine dealers, agencies, organizations and companies that have a presence or interest in recreational boating. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary seeks to provide current boater information, resources and publications to the boating public through the RBS Program Partners. Program Visitors are also present at boat landings during VSC events and at public affairs activities during NSBW, getting the message out wherever and whenever they can! FLOTILLA May, Small teams worked five major boat ramps and marinas and coordinated dates and locations with SC DNR for optimal coverage throughout the week. We issued 138 VSC in the first weekend of NSBW and ran out of VE forms. Alan Miles, Flotilla 12-8 FC. FLOTILLA May, Public Boat Launch Socastee Swing Bridge on ICW 28-29May, Public Boat Launch Socastee Swing Bridge/Enterprise Boat Landing FLOTILLA May, Carolina Boatyard, Hwy May, VE/PV and MS foot patrols at 8 local marinas: Remley s Point, Rivers Edge Marina, Dolphin Marina, Brickle Bank Park, Ashley River Marina, Charleston City Marina, Shem Creek Marina, and Daniel Island Marina. FLOTILLA May, Leeds Avenue Boat Landing & Limehouse Boat Landing 27May, Wapoo Boat Landing & Folley Beach Boat Landing 28May, Leeds Avenue Boat Landing & Limehouse Boat Landing Boats line up for Vessel Safety Checks at Leeds Avenue Boat Landing during NSBW. Photos by Barbara Burchfield. FLOTILLA May, East Bay Park Photos by Barbara Burchfield

7 Community Outreach Flotilla 12-6 and CG Station Charleston held a boating safety exhibit at Bell e Hall Elementary School May 24, with an Auxiliary PWC and Coast Guard boat on display for about 860 students to enjoy! Photos provided by Andy Poole, 12-6

8 Sammy the Sea Otter Coloring Contest Division 12 supported the 2011 National Safe Boating Week SAMMY the SEA OTTER Coloring Contest in District 7. The coloring contest was designed to provide teachers with an opportunity to engage their students in lessons regarding endangered species, environmental concerns, water safety and safe boating. As part of this contest, students were encouraged to research the habitat and behavior of the Sea Otter, just one of several endangered species. According to Bruce Wright, Recreational Boating Safety Specialist, US Coast Guard Miami, twelve (12) elementary schools participated submitting a total of 695 entries. There were seven (7) US Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas that acted as program sponsors. A 5 th grade Pearl B. Larson Elementary School St. Croix, USVI. will receive a $ gift card donated by the Seventh District United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Division 12 enlisted 5 of those 12 schools to participate in the contest. Division 12 reported that 2 of the 7 Auxiliary flotillas served as contest sponsors: Flotilla 12-6 and Another round of applause and thank you to Division 12 Flotillas for supporting the District 7 Contest. Two Belle Hall fifth grade students who participated in the Sammy the Sea Otter Art Contest and Marine Education series are pictured here. (From left: Hannah DeRemer, Ms. Melinda Rosado, Guidance Counselor, Madison Contrell, and Andy Poole, 12-6 Belle Hall Elementary PTA President and student Sophia Morris working the Recycling Campaign which was apart of the Marine Education series. Photos by Andy Poole, 12-6.

9 Community Events & Vessel Safety Checks Flotilla 12-4 and The famous PA Trailer and a trailered operational facility participated in the Memorial Day parade at Myrtle Beach. Vessel Safety Checks took place near the Socastee Swing Bridge on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Photos by Tom Williamson, 12-4 The Public Affairs Trailer carries the boating safety materials and delivers a great visual message with those clever PFD displays!

10 Safety Patrols Flotilla 12-4 operational facilities preparing for safety patrol departures at Highway 44 Boat Ramp on the Intracoastal Waterway. Photos by Tom Williamson, 12-4

11 2011 Coxswain/Crew Training Academy Delivers in time for NSBW and the Boating Season! Qualification Examinations (QE) took place 16-23MAY for seventeen Coxswain and Boat Crew in the 2011 Training Academy, hosted by Flotilla 12-6 at USCG Station Charleston, SC, and managed by PIC Festus Burchfield. After 12 weeks of structured classroom and underway boat training, all 17 candidates successfully passed the QE Sessions and are now qualified as Coxswain and Crew. COXSWAINS Andrews, James Andrews, Karen Berka, Paul 12-8 Ecklund, Dave 12-6 Moore, Be Songer, Clifford BOAT CREW BRAY, Pam 12-8 BYRD, Jay 12-8 CHIRILA, Chuck 12-8 DUNCAN, Kelly 12-8 ECKLUND, Susan 12-6 GRAHAM, Ann 12-6 HARRIS, Dwaine 12-8 HAYES, William 12-1 LIPPERT, Robert 12-4 TIMBERLAKE, Tommy 12-4 UNGER, William Photos by Barbara Burchfield, 12-6

12 Safety Patrols Flotilla 12-2 trailered an Operational Facility during the Myrtle Beach Memorial Day parade. AuxAir opfac and surface patrols are shown here. Photos by Larry Sgro, 12-2.

13 Surface Operations & Safety Patrols Division 12 operational facilities spent time on the water and on the ground, conducting safety patrols and becoming static displays at boat shows, schools and public affairs events during NSBW. Background photo: OPFAC Caribbean Dream, Flotilla Inserts from left: Jacqueline II, 12-6, Dreamer, 12-6, and Finely Tooned, Photos by Joe Newman, 12-1, and Barbara Burchfield, 12-6.

14 NSBW Division 12 highlights compiled and presented by Barbara Burchfield. Our Auxiliary Pets Setting a Good Example! Photos by Larry Sgro, Brett Grooms, Ron Foreman and Barbara Burchfield

15 2011 National Safe Boating Week -The End- UNTIL NEXT YEAR! NSBW Division 12 highlights compiled and presented by Barbara Burchfield.