Rockland Coast Guard City

Volunteer Work

The very nature of the Coast Guard's mission creates a need for understanding between the Coast Guard and the local community. Coast Guard commands everywhere are urged to develop the kinds of relationships that enable unit commanders to sense public attitudes and interests.

In turn, many cities have made special efforts to acknowledge the professional work of the Coast Guard men and women assigned to their area. Making Coast Guard men and women and their families feel at home in their home away from home is an invaluable contribution to morale and service excellence.

U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Volunteer Work For Community Service Projects 2007-2011

• Camden Annual National Toboggan Championship safety, security and set up assistance each year


• Weatherizing houses as part of the Knox County Energy Commission (22 in the fall of 2008, 20 in the fall of 2009)


• Raising money for charities by volunteering for various torch runs, including pumping gas with other local law enforcement officials


• Working with the local food pantries each quarter loading trucks from the main warehouse to be distributed to Knox county food pantries


• Painting and maintaining public facilities such as the Rockland Public Library, summer of 2009


• Cleaning up and restoring memorial sites such as the local American Legion Memorial Wall in 2009


• Trailering Coast Guard small boats to special events for local schools, many parades and events to raise awareness in the local communities of the Midcoast area, extending as far as Searsport


• Rockland Lobster Festival volunteering each year to assist with security, set up and take down, ticket sales, etc.


• Parade marching in all parades for the area


• Rendering honors for many funerals in the area


• Local fire department volunteering for many Coasties