The Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 22 at Eatons Neck has received a boating safety grant from the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water.
The auxiliary division will use the funds to place “Wear It!” signs, ast left, at boat launch facilities along the North Shore from Oyster Bay to Mount Sinai to promote the wearing of life jackets.
This highly competitive annual grant program is designed to help nonprofit groups, associations, organizations, and other waterway users to spread the message about safe boating practices at the grass roots level. This year the safety grant program attracted 149 applications from around the country and the Coast Guard Auxiliary was one of only 23 to receive funding.
Since 1988, the foundation has awarded nearly $750,000 in boating safety grants to fund projects that promote responsible boating.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary is a volunteer organization promoting boating safety among the recreational boating public. Information about boating safety classes, free vessel safety checks and joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary can be found at their Web site at www.cgali.org.