USCG Auxiliarists Spear-Head: "Operation Phone Home"

Members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary in the Fifth Northern District, are showing their support for the thousands of Active Duty and Reserve Coast Guard members who are serving their country away from hoome this holiday season. "Operation Phone Home" entailed Auxiliarists, who are America's volunteer Lifesaver's to purchase out of their own funds telephone cards. The Campaign closed on 31 October with more than $4,100 collected.

(PRWEB) December 6, 2004 -- This represents in excess of 310 phone cards purchased, each with 200 minutes of talk time.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed, non-military volunteer civilians that assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. You'll find these men and women on the nation's waterways, in the air, in the classroom and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness patrols, Safety Patrols, Vessel Safety Checks and Public Education.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the volunteer civilian component of Coast Guard Forces. Founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the US Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941, the 35,000 members donate millions of hours in support of Coast Guard missions.

For more information about boating safety, contact your local Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla, by contacting your local Coast Guard unit, or look us up on the Internet at http://www.cgaux.org.

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