The Comprehensive Campaign For the Corps, For the Academy, For the Coast Guard Barque EAGLE Projects [Should there be some general text here about how these projects For the Coast Guard are not included in the current refurbishment project?] Enhance cadet training program Tour Upgrades $60,000 (scalable) and EAGLE’s prominence Contracting a professional to provide an outside perspective on the EAGLE topside tours, recommend and fabricate tour displays, Estimated Cost: $230,000 provide a video-tour option, provide an EAGLE tour APP (with foreign language options), and provide area specific scripts/topics for our trainees for each of the stations. EAGLE hosts approximately 100,000 guests each summer. “Advancing the means by which EAGLE conducts tours furthers the Academy’s CPO Mess $50,000 (not scalable) and Coast Guard’s public affairs mission, Removing current furniture in EAGLE’s CPO mess and upgrading it providing a more interactive and engaging into a ‘representational’ space in EAGLE. The upgrade would include experience to 100,000 annual visitors.” - new customized mahogany furniture, replacement of the bulkheads -CAPT Wes Pulver, Commanding Officer, USCGC EAGLE and overhead, and an upgrade of appliances. EAGLE’s Brightwork $100,000 (scalable) Re-finishing all or portions of the fore and aft helms, bridge gratings, bitt boxes, and Captain’s Coffin. EAGLE’s request for the project is, however the cost is scalable depending on donor’s intent. Wardroom Table $20,000 (not scalable) Removing the current table and replacing it with a custom mahogany table, which would include a cutterman pin and USCG Barque EAGLE inlay, covered in barcoat and encapsulated in brass (with fiddle boards). Why Now? Currently the items are aging and in need of repair, and will need to be replaced in the coming years if not refurbished. Refurbishing these elements of EAGLE will inspire trainees, crew and guests and the Chief’s Mess will serve as an opportunity to show Alumni respect and support for the EAGLE and Coast Guard Chief’s Mess. EAGLE, the Coast Guard, and the Academy stand to benefit greatly from an upgrade to how tours are conducted on board. We are in the “information age” with technology such as smartphones and tablets. Having an app and video brings a modernization to EAGLE’s tours and EAGLE in New York City increases interest and access. National Prominence The Impact The 600 cadets that sail annually on board EAGLE will benefit from the upkeep of its brightwork as it provides equipment in better condition for the Academy’s hands-on classroom. Also, given that the wardroom is often used by the cadets as a training or meeting room, a table with a more even surface would serve as an added benefit for projects, chart work, etc. The updated Chief’s Mess and Wardroom Table are used in several ways during a cadet’s training and will be an inspiring symbol to trainees for decades to come. Cadets will be able to provide an engaging tour more quickly to the public and it showcases taking a modernized, technological approach to accomplishing a mission, a skill that will carry over into other tasks. Beautification contributes to EAGLE’s appeal during tours and other public affairs events, maintaining one of the Coast Guard’s premier public affairs units. This is an opportunity to improve EAGLE’s outreach to the public and give over 100,000 visitors each year the opportunity to learn about EAGLE and Coast Guard history. Additionally it serves as an opportunity to show Alumni respect and support for the EAGLE. Questions? Development Office USCGA Alumni Association 47 Mohegan Ave. New London, CT 06320 Ph: (860) 442-2683 • F: (860) 442-2690 www.cgaalumi.org/giving.