Eastern Great Lakes Chief Petty Officer Association

05/20/2020

This post is to announce the Station Niagara Loss of Crewmen Memorial Design Contest.
This contest is being sponsored by Eastern Great Lakes CPOA.

Back ground info: On March 24, 2001 Station Niagara lost 2 of their crew in an unfortunate accident. Due to this accident and loss of life, changes were put in place that changed the small boat community forever. I will post articles and the "Final Action Message" that tells the story and how it changed the way the Coast Guard does business.

A Memorial was erected back in March 2011 and Officially Commemorated in a Ceremony on 23 March 2011, but a couple years back a storm and rising water levels in lake Ontario has destroyed it and made it necessary to move the location of the memorial. I have attached pictures of the old Memorial and Pictures of the new location.

The Eastern Great Lakes Chapter of the CPOA is sponsoring a Design the Memorial contest. We have a lot of talented people out there that could come up with a great design, this is to include all members in the Sector Buffalo AOR (A-Bay to Lorain). The winning design will receive a $200.00 gift card and have their name on the memorial as "designed by".

Now the good stuff-
Details for the design: We have the Bell and both of the plaques that you see in pictures: Memorial 1 & 2. The size of the New Location you have to work with in the pictures is 18'W x 38'.
Please have all designed submitted by 01 July 2020.
Please help us memorialize this event that changed the Coast Guard.
If you have any questions on the location and items do not hesitate to contact Herb Gierschke
Submissions can be E-mailed to [email protected]

04/08/2020

Reminder- no meeting this month to comply with the social distancing rules. Business is being conducted electronically. Motions and votes are made via e-mails. Please feel free to message any questions.
Stay safe

02/12/2020

General membership meeting

02/11/2020

Reminder: There is a CPOA Meeting tomorrow Wednesday 2/12/2020 at 1545 at Peg's Restaurant, Hope to see everyone there.

12/11/2019

Due to weather the Base will be closed. This means today's CPOA meeting is canceled.

08/31/2019

Adopt-a-highway clean up earlier this month.
Thank you to all who could lend a hand.

07/06/2019

Thank you to Hamburg Walmart for your donations today.

07/06/2019

July 10th meet has been canceled due to schedule conflicts. See you at the August meeting!

05/11/2019

2019 Eastern Great Lakes CPOA Golf Tournament at Dande Farms

04/16/2019

Proceeds benefit Eastrrn Great Lakes CPOA.
Email- [email protected] to purchase.

04/12/2019

Proceeds benefit Eastrrn Great Lakes CPOA.
Email- [email protected] to purchase.

03/16/2019

Do you or your company want to sponsor a hole at the Eastern Great Lakes CPOA Golf Tournament May 10th?
Send us an Email: [email protected]

03/11/2019

WNY Heroes - WNY Heroes

Big Thank you to WNYHeroes.org for being platinum sponsor for the 3rd Annual Eastern Great Lakes CPOA Golf tournament again this year.

Supporting Our Western New York Veterans WNY Heroes Inc. Since its inception in 2007, WNY Heroes, Inc. has grown exponentially, becoming a critical lifesustaining vehicle for veterans and their families by providing immediate financial assistance to those in need. Now, more than ever, the need is co...

03/01/2019

Get ready!!! The Annual Golf Tournament is coming soon...

02/25/2019

Station Buffalo gave us a thank you card. We couldn't have done it alone. This thank you goes to all those that donate and support us.

02/07/2019

Price Chopper Gift

https://vimeo.com/315512557

Price Chopper made financial gifts to federal workers during the government shutdown. $2,000 was given to the US Coast Guard stationed at Alexandria Bay, but guardsmen…

01/31/2019

We have received tremendous support from the community, and heard many grateful people for the support.

01/25/2019

Regardless if temporary or permanent, the support and concern from the community has been astounding, and very much appreciated.
Thank you, truly, thank you to our community.

GUIDANCE TO CPOA CHAPTERS REGARDING TEMPORARY REOPENING OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:

Although we have received terrific news today about the temporary reopening of the federal government, please continue all resource allocation that is currently in place. Next week, our Team Coast Guard members will be receiving back pay, but may have been significantly impacted financially by the pay lapse and may need continued resource support. Beyond next week's pay allocation, I recommend that resources not be completely disbanded until CG appropriations are in place and the risk of pay lapse is resolved. Thank you for all that you do...we couldn't be more proud of how you all quickly stood up!

01/25/2019

Wanted to pass along this opportunity

01/24/2019

FAQ’s about Lapse in Appropriations

FAQ’s about Lapse in Appropriations

The official website for The Deputy Commandant for Mission Support

01/24/2019

U.S. Coast Guard CPOA National President

U.S. Coast Guard CPOA National President

Was asked by ABC to give an interview today. First time ever and you always wish you could have a do over. 800 thousand...
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/coast-guard-group-head-talks-meeting-lawmakers-60580555

01/23/2019

Thank you to Ir9n Fitness for working with us to allow #Pilateswithpurpose this weekend to benefit the Eastern Great Lakes Chief Petty Officer Association

We are switching it up this week, HEAL Buffalo will be out at The Fountian and we want them to be able to experience our signature class! Bring your mat, a water and a friend! Sign up at www.ir9nfitness.com #ir9nfitness #healbuffalo #weloveyogis #onebuffalo #cultivatestrength #pilateswithpurpose

01/21/2019

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA)

Another round of calls went out today trying to identify Chapters & Branches that can help the Coast Guard Foundation disseminate $250,000 in pre-loaded Visa Cards to families in need. We used our list from Friday and made many more contacts today. I'm sure we may have missed some, and for that, we apologize in advance. All grievances should be directed to Master Chief Mark Allen ;-)

01/21/2019

This week there will be a temporary food pantry setup in Sector Buffalo Chief's mess.
Starting Tuesday 22 January 2019 at 1130am, CG members and CG Civilian employees will be able to get food for themselves and family.
The start is modest from our funds and will be growing with donations.
Additionally we have received donations outside of Buffalo! Thank you to our wonderful and caring community.

01/21/2019

Thank you to 716 Fresh, TREO Sports and Fitness,and Applied Fitness!
Passing this information along for those in need.

01/19/2019

Great news for our local chapter

https://www.facebook.com/357771687621081/posts/2149469815117917/

We set up a Crisis Action Center (CAC) at our National Office today. Our goal was to get 8,000 Omaha Steaks meals (28 pallets) in the best hands to distribute to families in need. It was great talking to many of our Chapter and Branch reps. This has never happened and we're all in unchartered waters but we know you all are doing AMAZING things and are so proud how quickly you stood up to help our own!

The community outreach is humbling and very appreciated. Many are overwhelmed and doing their best to manage what's going on...much like drinking from a fire-hose. We'll get through this, and will be stronger for it.

01/18/2019

Electric and gas utilities to provide relief for those effected by government shutdown

https://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/news/local/electric-and-gas-utilities-to-provide-relief-for-those-effected-by-government-shutdown/71-454216cb-c976-4a0f-bba4-057e18859730

Assistance includes: suspending or waiving late payment fees, extending or deferring payments and crafting payment arrangements that will fit the customers' needs.

01/17/2019

Passing along information from WNYHeroes.org

01/17/2019

Eastern Great Lakes CPOA providing lunch for Coast Guard Military members, Coast Guard Civil Servants, and their families today.

01/15/2019

Greetings form the chapter president,
I just want to take a moment and thank those who have previously donated in the years since our forming in April 2016. As a local chapter of the National Chief Petty Officer Association we have done some great work for the community and assisted our Coast Guard members assigned to the area.
If you are considering how you can help Coast Guard Members, Coast Guard Civilian employees, and their families, please contact us. We are in the works of setting up a food pantry locally and at outlying units.
Donations do not need to be monetary. Pet food, diapers, and nonperishable food would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Respectfully,
Joseph Lipp

12/23/2018

Quarterly newsletter

11/11/2018

Thank you Veterans

10/25/2018

Thank you Wegmans for your donation towards our annual Turkey drive

08/07/2018

Tomorrow's general membership meeting was rescheduled for September 5th. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Several officers were unable to attend.

06/21/2018

Congratulations Team DimShim