Vision Statement

Who We Are:  
The Coast Guard Auxiliary is an organization of approximately 35,000 un-paid volunteers who donate their time and possibly their facilities (boats, aircraft and radios) to assist and augment the U.S. Coast Guard in some of their non-military, non-law enforcement activities. Each year Auxiliarists (people just like you) save almost 500 lives, assist some 15,000 boaters in distress, conduct more than 150,000 courtesy safety examinations of recreational vessels and teach over 500,000 students in boating and water safety courses. The results of these activities save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year. 
Auxiliary:   
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by an Act of Congress as a non-military organization composed of citizens of the United States and it's territories and possessions, who are owners, sole or in part, of motorboats, yachts, aircraft, or radio stations, or who by their special training or experience are deemed by the Commandant to be qualified for duty in the Auxiliary.  The U.S. Coast Guard may utilize the Auxiliary for any purpose incident to carrying out it's functions and duties as authorized by the Commandant and any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station placed at its disposition for any such purpose by any member of the Auxiliary.  Any such facility so volunteered shall be deemed a US Coast Guard Facility while assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty.

Vision Statement: 
Unfolding from a heritage of volunteering to the Maritime Services since the beginning of this great country, we the members of the Flotilla 8-6 Venice are an energetic and dynamic community servicing the boating public. We are dedicated to upholding the highest professional standards of the Maritime Services while serving the communities in which we work and live. Our healthy and diversified Flotilla is anchored in the values and principles of all our members.  

As we recruit, train, and utilize our members, not only to serve Team Coast Guard, but the general boating community, we fulfill each member's expectation as to why they joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary and what they wish to accomplish in the future.  By merging the expectations of our members with the expectations of Team Coast Guard and general public, we are able to build an energetic and dynamic inland Maritime Service Team to serve our communities.

As the center for a variety of inland, maritime activities serving all who call during a time of need, we look to the future for traditional and non-traditional mission and means of training our members and leaders. Flotilla 8-6 Venice offers a fair and attractive environment for our members promoting diversity and fairness where future generations of Auxiliarists may grow and prosper.

We are committed to our fundamental objectives of protection of life and property through training and proactive and reactive service, always respecting individual right, human dignity, and community values. Flotilla 8-6 Venice is committed to creating and maintaining active Coast Guard/community partnerships and assisting citizens in identifying and solving problems to improve the quality of life in our communities.

Employing creativity, patience, persistence, and an appreciation of diversity both in the Auxiliary and in the community, we perform our duties with an unwavering commitment to integrity and professionalism, and are accountable to those we serve for our decisions and actions. The men and women of Flotilla 8-6 accomplish their missions with empathy, compassion, and sensitivity at all times, with the highest regard for individual and constitutional rights. The members of Flotilla 8-6 will keep to the highest standards of the Maritime services of the United States, always ready to answer the call. 

 

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