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ALCOAST 121/10
COMDNOTE 12990
SUBJ:  THE INAUGURAL SEA TO SHINING SEA RIDE ACROSS AMERICA-22 MAY
2010
A.  OPM MEMO, PARTICIPATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN VOLUNTEER
ACTIVITIES, OPM 2004-08 DATE 6 APRIL 2004
B.  PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1.  THIS ALCOAST PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE INAUGURAL SEA TO
SHINING SEA RIDE ACROSS AMERICA PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGES
PARTICIPATION BY MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COAST GUARD MEMBERS.
2.  SEA TO SHINING SEA (S2SS) IS A 4000 MILE BICYCLE RIDE ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES BY A GROUP OF WOUNDED WARRIORS.  WORLD T.E.A.M.
SPORTS, THE HOST OF THIS EVENT, IS A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF
ALL ABILITIES THROUGH SPORTS.  THE EVENT WILL HONOR THE COURAGE OF
OUR MILITARY AND THE STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.  SINCE MOST
OF THE RIDERS WILL BE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, THE RIDE WILL
PROVIDE DRAMATIC PROOF THAT DISABLED AMERICANS CAN LEAD PRODUCTIVE
LIVES AND ACCOMPLISH FEATS MANY ONLY DREAM OF. BY BRINGING ATHLETES
WITH OR WITHOUT DISABILITIES AND ALL CULTURES TOGETHER AS ONE TEAM,
WORLD T.E.A.M. ENABLES FULLY INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE TEAMS TO ACCOMPLISH
GOALS BEYOND WHAT MIGHT BE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.  WORLD T.E.A.M. SPORTS
VIEWS SPORTS AS A TRUE GLOBAL COMMON DENOMINATOR THROUGH WHICH THE
WORLD CAN GROW STRONGER AND BE UNITED AS POWERFUL COMMUNITIES WHILE
ALSO CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD PERCEIVES THE ATHLETE.
3.  THE RIDE WILL BEGIN AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, SAN FRANCISCO,
CA, ON 22 MAY 2010.  A CORE GROUP OF 25 TO 30 INJURED MILITARY AND
A FEW ABLE BODIED CYCLISTS WILL RIDE THE ENTIRE DISTANCE.  HISTORIC
SITES ALONG THE ROUTE ARE THE 9/11 MEMORIAL IN SHANKSVILLE, PA, THE
BATTLEFIELDS OF GETTYSBURG, PA, WASHINGTON, DC, AND YORKTOWN AND
WILLIAMSBURG, VA.  THE RACE WILL END IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA ON 24
JULY 2010.
4.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEA TO SHINING SEA RIDE AND
WORLD T.E.A.M. SPORTS, OR TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT VISIT THE
FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.WORLDTEAMSPORTS.ORG/PARTICIPATE/S2SS (TYPE IN
LOWERCASE).
5.  FOUR (4) COAST GUARD SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE AND WORLD TEAM SPORTS
IS LOOKING TO FILL THOSE SLOTS, PRIMARILY, WITH PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES.  AN ABLE BODIED RIDER MAY ACCOMPANY.  INJURIES DO NOT
HAVE TO BE COMBAT RELATED, AND CANDIDATES MAY BE RETIRED, ON ACTIVE
DUTY, OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
6.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A), SUPERVISORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF THEIR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES BY
ENSURING ALL ARE MADE AWARE OF THE VARIOUS WORK SCHEDULING AND
LEAVE FLEXIBILITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ENABLE THEM FOR
PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.  OPTIONS INCLUDE GRANTING
ANNUAL LEAVE, LEAVE WITHOUT PAY, CREDIT HOURS UNDER FLEXIBLE WORK
SCHEDULES, AND COMPENSATORY TIME OFF, WHERE APPROPRIATE.  DETAILS
ABOUT THESE FLEXIBILITIES MAY BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/CIVILIANHR/VOLUNTEERSERVICE.ASP.
7.  MILITARY MEMBERS SHOULD MAKE THEIR REQUESTS THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (B).
8.  RELEASED BY RADM RONALD T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
HUMAN RESOURCES.
9.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.