Judy Blackston and Rich Schwartz of New York Life Savannah will talk to the club about their inaugural A Walk to Remember fundraising event in order to raise funds to provide scholarships to area high school students who have suffered the tragic loss of a parent or guardian. A Walk to Remember is derived from the nationwide effort, the Coalition to Support Grieving Students, convened in 2013 by the New York Life Foundation. This Coalition is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom educators and school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community. The purpose is to create and share a set of industry-endorsed resources that will empower school communities across America in the ongoing support of their grieving students.
Past President Ben Brewer stepped in for Cindy Kelley this past week to lead our meeting. Ben asked for members to mark their calendars for Thursday, October 4 for RCSE Cocktail Hour at The Pirates House and Wednesday, October 10 for the Golfing for Goodness' Sake golfing fundraiser hosted by South, West and RCSE! After all Rotary business items were discussed, Ed Hissam introduced Commander Drew Benke of the Coast Guard Air Station at Hunter Army Airfield.
Commander Benke kept everyone on their toes and engaged throughout his presentation! He began by stating most Coast Guard Air Stations are located on Navy bases or property owned by the DOD. The Coast Guard was formed in 1790 and has had numerous different names since its beginning. They are federal law enforcement and are currently underneath the Department of Homeland Security. Their job is to cover 95,000 miles of shoreline. An aircraft can go 250 nautical miles (this is round trip!). Most helicopters have 4 crew members on board at a time: 2 pilots, 1 rescue swimmer, and 1 operational man. The whole Coast Guard force is smaller than the NYC police force. Due to this, they rely heavily on volunteers. They have around 29,000 auxiliaries who are compensated for their gas but not their time.
Drew is in charge of all pilots in Savannah and Charleston and began his career in the Coast Guard by being on boats before becoming a helicopter pilot. The territory he covers stretches from North Carolina all the way down to Melbourne, Florida. There are a total of 5 aircraft between the two bases and 95 personnel. The primary mission is to do marine search and rescue along with homeland security. In FY17, they went on 254 missions.
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