R 101537Z FEB 12

ALCGPSC 025/12
SUBJ: MORALE, WELL-BEING, AND RECREATION (MWR) COAST GUARD EXCHANGE
(CGX) DIVIDEND FOR NON-APPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) YEAR 2012
1.  THE COAST GUARD TRUST FUND BOARD RECENTLY APPROVED THE NAF YEAR
2012 MWR DISTRIBUTION AT 80 DOLLARS PER ACTIVE DUTY BILLET AS
REFLECTED ON THE PERSONNEL ALLOWANCE LIST (PAL).  THE FIRST QUARTER
ALLOCATION HAS BEEN ELECTRONICALLY DISBURSED TO THE REGIONAL MWR
ACCOUNTS FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION TO FIELD ACCOUNTS.
2.  THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT THE MWR PER CAPITA
DISTRIBUTION IS 80 DOLLARS, DOUBLE THE DIVIDEND FROM TWO YEARS AGO.
THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THIS HIGHER DIVIDEND IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE
FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF YOUR COAST GUARD EXCHANGE.  YOUR PATRONAGE OF
CGX IS THE KEY TO THE PROFITABILITY THAT PAYS FOR THIS DIVIDEND. CGX
IS YOUR STORE, AND THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SAVE MONEY ON NAME
BRAND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHEN YOU SHOP AND AT THE SAME TIME
CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR COAST GUARD MWR PROGRAM.  THE MWR DISTRIBUTION IS
VITAL TO OUR SMALLER UNITS THAT RELY ON THIS AS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF
NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
3.  CGX IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROTECT OUR
HOMELAND THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE YOU DESERVE.  THROUGH OUR RECENT
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY (DECA), WE CREATED OUR
NEW CONCEPT STORE CALLED THE CGX MARKETPLACE AT AIR STATION CAPE COD.
CGX MARKETPLACE OFFERS GREAT QUALITY AND VALUE PRICES ON GENERAL
MERCHANDISE, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF GROCERY ITEMS INCLUDING MEATS AND
PRODUCE AT NEAR-COMMISSARY PRICES.  THE NEXT CGX MARKETPLACE WILL
OPEN AT TRACEN CAPE MAY LATER THIS YEAR.  ALSO IN 2012, WE WILL
LAUNCH THE CGX INTERNET STORE AT CG-EXCHANGE.COM, OFFERING NAME BRAND
PRODUCTS AT CGX LOW PRICES TO ALL AUTHORIZED PATRONS.  AND FOR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, THE CGX DEPLOYABLE SUPPORT EXCHANGE (DSE) IS
ABLE TO DEPLOY IN 48 HOURS.  THE DSE IS A MOBILE CGX ON WHEELS THAT
GOES WHERE THE COAST GUARD NEEDS US, AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO SERVE
OUR UNITS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS.
4.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED CGX PATRONAGE THAT HAS ALLOWED THE
CONTINUATION OF THIS 80 DOLLAR MWR PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTION FOR 2012.
BY YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR CGX SYSTEM, YOU ARE COTRIBUTING TO INCREASED
MWR ACTIVITIES COAST GUARD WIDE.
5.  RADM DANIEL R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER,
SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.