R 201716Z APR 11

ALCOAST 187/11
COMDTNOTE 5350
SUBJ: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF COAST GUARD PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION
1. MAY 2011 MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COAST GUARD PARTNERSHIP
IN EDUCATION (PIE) PROGRAM.  IN COMMEMORATION, I AM DESIGNATING 1-7
MAY AS PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION WEEK, AND ENCOURAGE COMMANDS TO PLAN
LOCAL EVENTS TO CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESS AND BRING EVEN GREATER
AWARENESS TO THE PROGRAM.
2. CG PIE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990.  THE PROGRAM PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN
EDUCATION, SUPPORTS LOCAL SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, AND EXPOSES STUDENTS TO
COAST GUARD PEOPLE, MISSIONS AND SERVICE.
3. TO DATE, MORE THAN 15,000 MEMBERS OF THE CG FAMILY HAVE LOGGED
OVER 200,000 HOURS CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND TALENT TO CG
PIE. I AM EXCEPTIONALLY PROUD OF OUR RECORD OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
BUT WHAT I AM MOST PROUD OF IS THE IMMEASURABLE IMPACT YOU ARE MAKING
ON STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND YOUR COMMUNITIES.
4. TO ENSURE PROPER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, UNITS
SHOULD REGISTER THEIR PIE PROGRAMS AT
HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/PARTNERSHIP-IN-EDUCATION-(PI
E)/LIBRARY
(CHANGE TO LOWERCASE AND PASTE INTO YOUR WEB BROWSER).
5. THE POC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MS. GWENDOLYN WHITE AT
(202)372-4519 OR GWENDOLYN.E.WHITE(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. ADM BOB PAPP, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.