Friends:
Today was the Active Duty Payroll date and members of the Coast Guard were not paid during this pay-cycle. Information on this can be found here: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/budget/
Young Coast Guard families and personnel typically have not yet built up significant emergency financial reserves due to their age and pay levels. They tend to live paycheck to paycheck. This is especially true for young families when a Coast Guard spouse is on an extended offshore cruise (these can last for months).
These young men and women need help and the need will grow exponentially in the upcoming weeks if the shutdown continues. Giving is complicated in this situation because Federal Ethics regulations tend to impede the ability of federal employees from accepting gifts.
Thankfully the US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) is a 501c3 organization that can lend assistance without risking Coast Guard personnel coming into conflict with Federal Ethics regulations.
There are numerous local chapters of the CPOA throughout the nation.
https://www.uscgcpoa.org/organization/cpoa/cpoa-chapters/
I am not writing you to elicit your personal donations, frankly this issue is bigger than any of us can address on our own.
Instead, I am asking you to take a few minutes to think about the organizations and communities you may be a part of … especially if you live near the coast: VFW, American Legion, Elks, Social Clubs, Yacht Clubs, Churches … you get the idea. Every one of these organizations tend to have a giving spirit and a means to aggregate giving.
I am also asking you to think about relationships you might have with organizations who might give to a 501c3, for example Target has this type of program. They may not know about the need in their own community and they may be ready, willing, and able to help.
I would be grateful if you could forward this note along to 10 contacts and ask them to do the same.
The needs are not fancy. Gift Cards (grocery stores/gas), non-perishable grocery items, diapers, wipes, etc. is what we are talking about. This is about helping to temporarily support people who are more accustomed to being there for us in times of our need, not the other way around. Said differently, this is about buying time and helping them stretch the dollars they have.
Of course if you are inclined to give, by all means, every little bit will help a neighbor.
CPOA members can typically pick up donations at a collection point or donations can be dropped off at the CPOA.
I know I posted last week on a similar topic but this issue is expected to become pretty severe over the next few weeks.
Thank you,
Kev
Today was the Active Duty Payroll date and members of the Coast Guard were not paid during this pay-cycle. Information on this can be found here: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/budget/
Young Coast Guard families and personnel typically have not yet built up significant emergency financial reserves due to their age and pay levels. They tend to live paycheck to paycheck. This is especially true for young families when a Coast Guard spouse is on an extended offshore cruise (these can last for months).
These young men and women need help and the need will grow exponentially in the upcoming weeks if the shutdown continues. Giving is complicated in this situation because Federal Ethics regulations tend to impede the ability of federal employees from accepting gifts.
Thankfully the US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) is a 501c3 organization that can lend assistance without risking Coast Guard personnel coming into conflict with Federal Ethics regulations.
There are numerous local chapters of the CPOA throughout the nation.
https://www.uscgcpoa.org/organization/cpoa/cpoa-chapters/
I am not writing you to elicit your personal donations, frankly this issue is bigger than any of us can address on our own.
Instead, I am asking you to take a few minutes to think about the organizations and communities you may be a part of … especially if you live near the coast: VFW, American Legion, Elks, Social Clubs, Yacht Clubs, Churches … you get the idea. Every one of these organizations tend to have a giving spirit and a means to aggregate giving.
I am also asking you to think about relationships you might have with organizations who might give to a 501c3, for example Target has this type of program. They may not know about the need in their own community and they may be ready, willing, and able to help.
I would be grateful if you could forward this note along to 10 contacts and ask them to do the same.
The needs are not fancy. Gift Cards (grocery stores/gas), non-perishable grocery items, diapers, wipes, etc. is what we are talking about. This is about helping to temporarily support people who are more accustomed to being there for us in times of our need, not the other way around. Said differently, this is about buying time and helping them stretch the dollars they have.
Of course if you are inclined to give, by all means, every little bit will help a neighbor.
CPOA members can typically pick up donations at a collection point or donations can be dropped off at the CPOA.
I know I posted last week on a similar topic but this issue is expected to become pretty severe over the next few weeks.
Thank you,
Kev
