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Broward County
Council members raised funds to aid with with
commissioning of Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback
submitted by Bob Hein,
Broward County Coucil
Over a 10-day period in January,
members of the Broward Council Board members, under the
direction of Al and Shelly Stein, raised funds in
support of the commissioning of the CSCGC Diamondback
(WPB 87370). Diamondback was commissioned on January 17,
2009.
Using the Cooper City Wal-mart
Store as their collection point, the board members
solicitied donations for used books for the cutter's
crew library, sold "Support the Troops" memorvilia and
passed out Navy League material.Three hundred dollars
were raised and the funds went towards helping defray
the cost of the cutter's commissioning.
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