Chief’s Message Spring A Message from C/C Robert Baldridge, SN Greetings! Let me know what you’re thinking I’m here to recruit

Chief’s Message Spring Making the Water a Better Place This is our mission It’s who we are It’s what we do

Chief’s Message Spring The Mission is Important Our Focus: Civic Service Education Fellowship on the Water

Chief’s Message Spring Because It’s Important We Will: Go to the Boater Adapt to the need Partner up Grow And….

Chief’s Message Spring We WILL Have Fun

Chief’s Message Spring It’s Here!

Chief’s Message Spring for the Price of 12 ABC Classroom 18 month membership for the price of 12 option available Still enter students in HQ800 Go to New Member Entry website to enter members

Chief’s Message Spring Branding Standards Manual Introduced Brand is a valuable asset! Consistency will build brand strength Available on CommCom website

Chief’s Message Spring Friends of Marketing Defining the brand Better name Recognition getting the word out Bring in more students onation

Chief’s Message Spring Do Market Research Talk to your friends and boating neighbors and ask: What would they like to see in a boating skills organization? How would they like to learn? You can find out a lot, by just asking.

Chief’s Message Spring Educational Department Classroom On the Water OnLine Simulator

Chief’s Message Spring An updated version of ABC3 will be released, incorporating NASBLA standards for Boater Education Open CPN will be our Nav. Software for N, JN, AP, P, and ABC4 Expect new seminars on VHF Radio, Using GPS, and Automatic Identification System Educational Department-2015 Classroom Course Improvements

Chief’s Message Spring Educational Department-2015 On-The-Water Instruction Supplemental On the water programs now available for all courses. Practical on the Water Training and Boat Operator Certification continue to grow.

Chief’s Message Spring Squadrons are using GoTo Meeting or Skype for Distance Learning classes. Contact Bill McManimen to find out how. Look for webinars on topics of interest Take advantage of our partners’ Distance Learning, such as Great Lakes Cruising Club Educational Department-2015 Online Courses with a Live Instructor

Chief’s Message Spring America’s Boating Course Weather for Boaters online courses at Univ of W. Fla Coming: – Hurricanes & Boats Prep – VHF Radio – Using GPS Educational Department-2015 Online Interactive Seminars & Courses

Chief’s Message Spring CPS unit in service Oct 2014 BSVT to appear at major public events More units on order for use around the country Educational Department-2015 Boating Skills Virtual Trainer

Chief’s Message Spring Pittsburgh PS--D/7, working with Fox Chapel Marine Blawnox PA Platinum Award $1,000 Classroom and On-the-Water Education Brunswick Dealer Advantage Will your Squadron be next????

Chief’s Message Spring USPS – Beginning our Next 100 Years

Chief’s Message Spring Today’s Unfortunate Reality Membership steadily declined 60,000 in 1990 to 32,000 in 2014 – 47% Reduction Dues paying membership baseline now = about 18,000

Chief’s Message Spring Today’s Reality Lower membership = lower dues income Forced significant cost cutting Reduced functionality (cutting muscle) last several years.

Chief’s Message Spring Today’s Realities Historically - Education Progress funded by Dues Current – Ed Progress held together by patchwork of Grants Grants are disappearing Cutting elsewhere just not feasible. Need add funding back Need addition stable income But from where?

Chief’s Message Spring Proposal: All New Members - Single Membership Class Effective - 1 Jan 2016 How? All New equiv. of current fam. unit rate Grandfather Existing Single Active Members

Chief’s Message Spring Emerging Leader Academy

Chief’s Message Spring Emerging Leader Academy Coming to Raleigh November Friday Leadership 101 Saturday meet with the board to discuss current topics and squadron leadership Reduced rates at the Ramada next to HQ Friday buffet dinner

Chief’s Message Spring USPS National Committee Members

Chief’s Message Spring USPS National Committee Members

Chief’s Message Spring USPS National Committee Members

Chief’s Message Spring Squadron Anniversaries

Chief’s Message Spring F IRS 990 – It’s Important! Submit TR-1 Form to USPS HQ following successful submittal of IRS 990

Chief’s Message Spring USPS Cruise 2014

Chief’s Message Spring Cruise 2016 Departs Tampa right after the 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando Special USPS group pricing Western Caribbean Join the USPS group by contacting Lt Dawn Eckhart, phone (727) or

Chief’s Message Spring See You in San Diego! August

Chief’s Message Spring The Chief’s Sentiment… Thank you! For all you do for USPS, its Districts, Squadrons, and Members national/chief/