my units gym needs some new equipment. Does anybody know of a way I can get someone else to pay for it?
Thanks

Check with your district or area Morale Officer for possible grants.

Many units recieve money from the Coast Guard Foundation in the way of Evergreen Funds, a message goes out sometime during the year asking units to forward requests for funds. Here is a portion of 2004 message.

"2. THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION, THROUGH ITS GIFT PROGRAM, PROVIDES
SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT TO THE COAST GUARD. ONE PART OF THAT GIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE COAST GUARDS EVERGREEN FUND. THE EVERGREEN
FUND CONTAINS NON-APPROPRIATED (GIFT) FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
APPROVED COMMAND AND QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS COSTING LESS THAN 10
THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PROJECT. LAST YEAR, THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATION
PROVIDED OVER 600 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT, LEARNING
CENTERS, SHIPBOARD ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND MANY OTHER QUALITY OF
LIFE PROJECTS."


I can't remember when during the year the message goes out but each AREA, MLC, and Districts have a designated Evergreen POC. You need to find out who that and contact them.

Try looking into the evergreen fund.

Also keep an eye out for the Evergreen Funds message. They do good things for folks that need stuff like this. The message came out for this year in January. You can find the message via a CGWeb search.

Go to your nearest DOD base and ask them to give you their used machines/weights (they continually update). That's how San Diego started their hanger gym.

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Originally posted by SacraficialMetal:
Go to your nearest DOD base and ask them to give you their used machines/weights (they continually update). That's how San Diego started their hanger gym.

To be more specific...They came from DRMO.

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Originally posted by Dog_show:

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Originally posted by SacraficialMetal:
Go to your nearest DOD base and ask them to give you their used machines/weights (they continually update). That's how San Diego started their hanger gym.

To be more specific...They came from DRMO.

don't want to get into a pissing contest but actually picked it up with a staketruck from Balboa Hospital and when the training center closed......~1996. Navy was upgrading and downsizing.... only a few pieces came fm DMRO.

Have a fund raiser and buy some used equipment at Play It Again Sports.

If you are a Unit Health Promotion Coordinator, talk to your Health Promotion Manager at ISC/District. They usually have end of FY funds available. It's a first come, first serve thing. If it's over $2500, you'll need to submit 3 bids for it. The HPM will be able to assist you more on it. Good luck. I used them to purchase a new treadmill, eliptical, and nautilus weights for my old unit. You can also use unit funds. Check with the XO/XPO or SK.

RBruce is probably right. Athletic equipment would probably be more appreciated and better cared for if the individual members of a command paid for their own materials.

Gone are the days when Uncle Sam paid for everything. There comes a time when you've got to pay your own way.

I bought a used Tunturi rowing machine for $35 at Play it Again Sports. They have used treadmills, free weights, Universal Gyms, Soloflex, and punching bags at a resonable price. For less than $1000, you can outfit a nice exercise room.

When the Mackinaw was decom'd the gym equipment was left onboard. Maybe the museum will let you have it if you pay for shipping, it appears to just be in the way.

Ray ..was you at CG day in canaveral? i was looking for you...All i had was you,re profile pic to go by..i was wearing my beer shirt ( a 4 pocket spanish dress shirt unbuttoned over a t-shirt)keeps the hands free and allows me to help carry other drinks and picnic ware and all..i got this picnic stuff down to a science.

MK1
just got back from the peach state...station tybee island has it all..computers..a fancy rec deck and a gym that is outta this world...give them a call nice people there..they treated this old seacook great...

later steve

Steve, I sent you a couple emails in the last couple weeks, one about CG day and one about Mike Montes. I ended up not going to CG day, I had a college paper due that day and I was way behind. Finally got it in right before the deadline.

You mean steve montes..and i hope to see you next year..i believe i will be going to the one in tampa/st.pete....something new..why not?

after that i may just head south xo wants to see key west..i took her there once ..this time will spend more time...old news for me..i used to almost live there.

Right, Steve Montes. Was he an MKC on the Confidence? When and how and where did he die?

I read something about CG Day in Clearwater for the Tampa Bay area, does St. Pete have one too?

I'm thinking about the Keys for a week this winter or fall, if I graduate college.

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Originally posted by RWLucas:
Right, Steve Montes. Was he an MKC on the Confidence? When and how and where did he die?

I read something about CG Day in Clearwater for the Tampa Bay area, does St. Pete have one too?

I'm thinking about the Keys for a week this winter or fall, if I graduate college.

We are thinking of 2 different people steve montes is alive and well and living and working in titusville fla.

He was a fellow FS1..He was the FSO of station canaveral never did he do time on the confidence...NOW GO STUDY !.

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Fitness equipment is available with unit funds from GSA. If its over 2500 you need to look at 3 schedules. Its the end of the year if you do your research and are ready there is almost always money. Talk to your supply folks.

http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/ScheduleSummary?scheduleNumber=78

I am a huge fan of the Kettlebell it is a gym all to itself, www.dragondoor.com it is all your really need for fitness equipement.