ALCOAST 296/08
COMDTNOTE 1710
SUBJ: 2008 GRAND HAVEN COAST GUARD FESTIVAL SPORTING EVENTS
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. IN RECOGNITION OF COAST GUARD DAY IN GRAND HAVEN, MI THE COAST
GUARD FESTIVAL COMMITTEE IS SPONSORING THE FOLLOWING EVENTS FOR
THIS YEARS COAST GUARD FESTIVAL.
2. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE SPORTING EVENTS TAKING PLACE:
   A. GRAND HAVEN COAST GUARD 5K AND 10K ROAD RACE:  THESE EVENTS
ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  THE 5K RACE BEGINS SATURDAY, 26 JUL 08 AT
0800 AT THE TRI-CITIES YMCA.  THE 10K RACE BEGINS AT 0900.  THERE
IS NO ENTRY FEE FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.
   B. GRAND HAVEN COAST GUARD GOLF TOURNAMENT: THIS YEARS EVENT
WILL BE THE TRADITIONAL FOUR PERSON 18 HOLE SCRAMBLE.  THE EVENT IS
OPEN TO COAST GUARD ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED, RESERVE, AUXILIARY
PERSONNEL AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE COAST GUARD. THIS EVENT
WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 29 JUL 08 BEGINNING WITH REGISTRATION AT
0730 AND A SHOTGUN START AT 0800.
   C. GRAND HAVEN COAST GUARD SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: THIS EVENT IS
OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED PERSONNEL, RESERVISTS, AND NO MORE
THAN TWO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES PER TEAM.  THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY, 30 JUL - 1 AUG 2008.
   3. ALL ENTRY FEES AND ENTRY FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE NINTH
DISTRICT NOTICE 5720 DTD 13 MAY 08.  THIS NOTICE CAN BE ACCESSED AT
CGCENTRAL BY TYPING GRAND HAVEN IN THE GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE IN THE
UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN.  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE
CG CENTRAL OPTION AND CLICK GOOGLE SEARCH.  LOOK FOR THE D9NOTE
05720 LINK.  CLICK ON THE WEBSITE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE D9NOTE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE EVENT SIGN-UP FORMS IS
LOCATED IN THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SECTION IN THE UPPER RIGHT
SECTION OF THE SCREEN.  YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST A COPY OF THE D9NOTE
BY CONTACTING YN1 CLARK AT DANIEL.K.CLARK(AT)USCG.MIL.
4. INTERESTED PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FESTIVAL
OFFICE AT WWW.COASTGUARDFEST.ORG OR YN1 DANIEL CLARK AT
616-850-2516.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE AND PERMISSIVE TRAVEL ORDERS FOR THESE
EVENTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR MILITARY MEMBERS IAW REF (A), ART 4-
G-2(E) AND 7-A-10(B), SUBJ TO COMMANDING OFFICER APPROVAL.  ALL
EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENTRY FEE, TRANSPORTATION,
LODGING, AND MEALS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVENT
PARTICIPANTS.
6. THESE EVENTS ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH OR SPONSORED BY THE U.S.
ARMED FORCES OR BY ANY ARMED FORCES MWR PROGRAM.
7. RADM JODY A. BRECKENRIDGE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASED AUTHORIZED.