FLOTILLA 10 - Dunedin DISTRICT 07 DIVISION 11
Important Stuff	Flotilla Staff Officer - Public Affairs
.	Tom Loughlin, FSO-PA The Flotilla Commander appoints a single person to the position of Public Affairs Officer (FSO-PA). This person is responsible for getting articles and information such as Vessel Examination events and Public Education courses into the various media. He/she is responsible for arranging or supporting various local events to get the Auxiliary message out about water-way and boating safety. The FSO-PA does everything he/she can to show our community that we are here to be of service to them by presenting public education courses in boating safety in our classroom as well as in the community’s schools and businesses. Although the FSO-PA is a single person, every member of the Auxiliary is part of the Public Affairs team in their community actions and the manner they present themselves to the public. PA Tom Loughlin reported the following: This past month was interesting. I became a member of the Military and Veterans Committee of the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce along with the AIRSTA and Sand Key. The goal/mission is to make the public even more aware of the various agencies (such as the Auxiliary) and what we can do for them and that Pinellas County has the second largest concentration of military / veterans in the United States. The AIRSTA is the largest employer in the Greater Clearwater area. The Dunedin Recreation Center hosted a Safety Day for their 180 children at their day camp. John Fiorillo applied tattoos and helped Charlie Gilbert with the Officer Snook Trash Pollution Game. Edna and Ernie Schwabe talked Doreen Kordek of the D7 Store into joining us. I even have a picture of Edna dancing with Ernie (wearing the 7’ tall inflatable Joe Coastie costume). Tom reported that the Safety Harbor Boat Club was holding Boating Safety event. They asked us if we would put up a booth.  Tom said that he needs more information on this.
last updated: 08/23/2008