The Association continues to receive contributions for Operation Life Ring to provide disaster assistance funds to our Auxiliary and Coast Guard personnel affect by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. We encourage everyone to continue to donate through Operation Life Ring as well as other Coast Guard specific programs to provide this needed assistance.

The Association is teaming with Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA) to leverage the donated funds we have available with their funds and those provided by the Coast Guard Foundation. This will significantly increase the funds available to all our affected Coast Guard family members. We will work with CGMA to identify Auxiliarists and guide them and other Coast Guard family members to CGMA representatives in the Gulf Coast region.

Past Commodore Joseph Taylor remains as a primary contact for Auxiliarists seeking assistance and in coordinating the distribution of available funds to meet the urgent needs of our Auxiliarists and Coast Guard personnel affect by Hurricane Katrina.

Commodore Taylor, as Commodore Vass’ on-scene contact for assistance, may be contacted at (903) 778-2684 home, (214) 460-1084 cell, or via E-mail at jntaylor34@earthlink.net to assist with applying for and receiving donated funds, including those received through Operation Life Ring. He will maintain liaison with CGMA representatives in the affected areas to help expedite requests for assistance. Commodore Taylor will coordinate and assist Auxiliarists as well as other Coast Guard family members that contact him with obtaining monetary assistance through CGMA.

Gene M. Seibert

Gene M. Seibert
National Commodore