Welcome to 2011!

To all Auxiliarists in District 13: As we start another year together please allow me to wish you a very happy and successful New Year, and to thank you for the honor of serving as your District Commodore for the next two years. I want to thank every elected and appointed officer at the flotilla, division and district level for the part you are playing to fulfill our mission. The entire leadership team under the able day-to-day guidance of District Chief of Staff Dean Wimer is at your service. Our National Commodore, COMO Jim Vass, has adopted as his watchwords for 2011 "Dependability, Integrity and Diversity". Here in District 13 our watchwords are "Credibility, Accountability and Responsibility". If you add these to the core values of the Coast Guard "Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty" you have the essence of what we are about, and how we go about performing our missions. We strive always to do the Right Thing, the Right Way for the Good of the Order. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards, even when we think others may not be watching. Admiral Papp has called for a "Steadying of the Service". A call for an increased focus on safety and excellence in carrying out of basic missions. Our major part of this is Recreational Boating Safety, which includes our operational activities on the water and in the air. We strive continually to prevent accidents and mishaps on the water through our Public Education, Vessel Examination and Program Visitor activities, and our work with the states and their programs. At the same time we augment the active duty where appropriate and possible. There is much to be done and many opportunities for service throughout the entire 400,000 square mile district of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The focus of our leadership team is to strive to bring the best opportunities to as many members as possible. We are committed to the concept that the organization is at its best when each member is helped to achieve the maximum involvement in programs, the maximum satisfaction from their efforts and the best training we are able to make available. Our members are our biggest asset, and our entire leadership effort at the elected and appointed positions must be devoted to ensuring that the needs of the individual member are met as much and as often as possible. You will see some minor changes this year. We will be emphasizing the Area Training Meetings as the venue of choice to deliver training, especially that received by our DSOs at N-TRAIN. We are trying to make excellent training available to you in as convenient and effective a manner as possible. Please take advantage of it! Thank you for your membership in this great organization, and for your service. It is much appreciated. Keep up the good work. Semper Paratus. Peter COMO Peter Raiswell Commodore, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, District 13. _______________________________________________ Cgd13aux-dpn mailing list Cgd13aux-dpn@cgls.uscg.mil http://cgls.uscg.mil/mailman/listinfo/cgd13aux-dpn

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