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City
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families to be ready at all
times.
“We are happy to be able to
highlight these local efforts by
designating Florence a Coast
Guard City.”
Coast Guard City designa-
tions are part of an official
program to recognize the spe-
cial efforts demonstrated by
local communities in what
they do for the men and
women of the service.
The designation follows
what has been a long process
that began in early 2015, when
Florence Mayor Joe Henry and
a group of volunteers began
the task of assembling an
application package to submit
to the U.S. Coast Guard for
consideration.
Deborah Heldt Cordone, a
U.S. Coast Guard Station
Siuslaw River Auxiliary mem-
ber, led the effort to prepare
the package with help from the
Oregon
Coast
Military
Museum, as co-sponsor of the
effort, along with the City of
Florence.
“In addition to compiling an
award-winning
application
package full of awesome pic-
tures and letters of recommen-
dation from many community
leaders and elected officials, a
Coast Guard Appreciation
Military Ball was held at the
Florence Events Center,” said
Henry.
The full-dress event, held
last October, drew dignitaries
from all the city’s military
groups as well as police and
high ranking elected officials
to mark the submission of the
completed application pack-
age.
This past Monday, Henry
received official notice from
Rear Admiral David Throop,
Commander of the 13th Coast
Guard District in Seattle,
Wash., of the application’s
approval.
“This distinguished desig-
nation is the result of a lot of
hard work and support from
the entire community,” said
Henry. “According to Admiral
Throop, our application pack-
age was one of the best that
has been submitted and we feel
fortunate to have been select-
ed.”
The Coast Guard City desig-
nation recognizes a special
relationship between a local
Coast Guard station and the
community it is located in.
A ceremony to be presided
over by Rear Adm. Throop
will be held at the Florence
Events Center, 715 Quince St.,
from 10:30 a.m. to noon on
Aug. 16.
The event and reception are
open to the community.
“Making Coast Guard men
and women and their families
feel at home in their home-
away-from-home is an invalu-
able contribution to morale
and
service
excellence,”
Throop said in a statement
released from the Coast Guard
on Monday.
Henry responded by saying
he was especially thankful for
the employees and their fami-
lies at Coast Guard Station
Siuslaw River and for what
they do for the Florence com-
munity and its many visitors.
“Not only do they keep our
river and the adjoining miles
of coastline safe for boaters,
they are an integral part of our
community, an important part-
ner to our city, and they con-
tribute greatly to what makes
Florence Oregon’s Premier
Coastal Community,” said
Henry.
The Coast Guard City desig-
nation is bestowed by the com-
mandant of the Coast Guard
with approval from Congress
and lasts for five years, at which
time it will be evaluated.
“It is an indicator of the
relationship between the city
and the Coast Guard, one that
we hold in highest regard,”
Henry said of the designation.
Community members are
encouraged to attend the
August ceremony and hear
about how Florence became a
Coast Guard City, what the
designation means and meet
members of the community
who have helped to achieve
this community goal.
The formal portion of the
program will begin at 11 a.m.,
and refreshments will be avail-
able.
Power
46 improvement projects being
from 1A completed and numerous other
Florence Mayor Joe Henry
and Kaylee welcomed the enthu-
siastic crowd at the steps of the
Florence Christian Church and
thanked those in attendance for
the ongoing support that the
Power of Florence receives from
residents.
The duo then popped paper
confetti corks to signal the start
of the walk.
Shannon was understandably
pleased with this year’s turnout.
“This was, by far, the best
Power of Florence yet, and defi-
nitely had the highest atten-
dance. We started the morning
with 75 people at the Power
Walk. There were also service
projects around Florence and
tons of volunteers,” she said.
Power of Florence featured a
record total of 46 events, run by
238 people with a total of 1,132
volunteer hours donated, and
some totals are still being calcu-
lated by organizers.
Henry echoed the sentiments
expressed by Shannon and com-
mented on the overall impact the
project has had on the city.
“The Power of Florence event
started seven years ago with the
idea of one young woman,
Kaylee. Her idea was that we
could do great things in our
community if each one of us
gave up one day to make a dif-
ference in our community,”
Henry said. “From this simple
idea evolved the awesome event
that happened on Saturday with
fundraising events held for
many organizations in the com-
munity.”
Over the years, Power of
Florence has touched many resi-
dents and spurred them to partic-
ipate in many different ways.
“More than 304 pounds of
food was collected for the
Oregon Coast Humane Society.
Florence Food Share’s Beavers
vs. Ducks Food Collecting
Contest brought in 3320 pounds
of food. The Ducks were the
clear winners after a generous
$1,000 donation,” Shannon said.
She also reported that 141
books were donated to Florence
Little Libraries and the
PeaceHealth’s Can and Bottle
Drive for Food Backpacks for
Kids filled an ambulance two
times, with 4,343 donated cans
and bottles.
Additionally, 12 bags of
clothing were collected for
Siuslaw Outreach Services. The
Lion’s Club stated that 35 peo-
ple were screened through
vision, glaucoma, blood sugar,
and blood pressure screening
stations.
The list of service projects
positively impacted by the
Power of Florence this year
included trimming foliage and a
more extensive cleanup of
Gallagher Park, home of the
Welcome to Florence sign;
power washing of the Siuslaw
Public Library and the Florence
Area Chamber of Commerce
buildings; pulling non-native
Scotch broom from the dunes;
and cleaning and weeding
Veteran’s Memorial Park on Bay
Street.
Following tradition, the use of
parking lot of Grocery Outlet
was donated by businessman
Woody Woodbury again this
year for the use of local nonprof-
its. The busy location was uti-
lized by 22 organizations to set
up tables, grill burgers and hot-
dogs, share information, work
towards enlisting volunteers and
raise donations and money.
This generosity did not go
unnoticed by the Grahams.
Parents Todd and Shannon and
kids Taylor and Kaylee made an
effort to visit many events
throughout the busy day.
“Woody says this was the best
attended year yet at the Party at
the Parking Lot,” Shannon said.
“He also believes between 1,800
and 2,000 people attended the
events there.”
Across the street, Florence
Regency held a carnival to raise
money Children’s Repertory of
Oregon Workshops (CROW),
where the primary draw was the
chance to “dunk” Henry, KCST
Coast Radio’s Wayne Sharpe,
Siuslaw News Editor Ned
Hickson, Queen Rhododendra
Claire Waggoner and doctors
and staff at Regency.
2017 is Kaylee’s final year as
Power of Florence coordinator.
The great weather, unprece-
dented participation and abun-
dance of goodwill that was
apparent at all of the venues this
year made for a bittersweet but
anticipated transition for the
Graham family.
“We are blessed with all of
the support shown to Kaylee for
the past seven years and are
looking forward to Ella and Ava
Glowacki taking charge and the
incredible things they will do,
along with support from our
community. The Power of
Florence could not be in better
hands,” Shannon said.
2017 co-coordinator Ava
Glowacki and her family will
lead the next Power of
Florence.
For additional updates, visit
PowerOfFlorence.org.
For more photos and a video
of the day’s events, visit
www.TheSiuslawNews.com.
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