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Division 7
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The members of Division 07 are extremely active when it comes to Marine Safety . Monthly reports received from all flotillas are used to alert other members of any potential threats to navigation or to the environment . This important information is also shared with local boating and fishing clubs . Some of the recent items reported include the finding of an unknown surface contamination in the back bay waters of Ship Bottom , NJ during the 2017 boating season and a threat to navigation resulting from a large log found floating in the Barnegat Bay during a routine training patrol . Educating our Division members is , and has always been a priority for our Division said SO-MS Mike Brenner , Vice Flotilla Commander , Flotilla 79 . VFC Brenner received his Aux-MEES qualification this year , as well as His Marine Safety Training Specialist qualification and has taken the lead in preparing additional division members to qualify for the Marine Safety training ribbon .
At the recent spring , 2017 D-Train held in Reading , PA , several Division-7 members prepared a Marine Safety Display to further educate fellow Auxiliarists of the importance of this mission .
In April , 2017 , Flotilla 79 spearheaded a Division wide clean up at the Crabby Road Dock and beach , in South Toms River , New Jersey . More than twenty members from Division 7 braved a cold and rainy day to collect over 50 lbs . of trash from the beach and dock area , helping to improve the local environment of Ocean County , N . J . But the motivation and can-do attitude of division 7 members does not stop there . Members of Division 7 were also on hand at the Waretown , N . J . Founders Day , where they handed out marine safety coloring books to children and informed the public of the need for keeping our waterways clean . VFC Brenner saw another opportunity to spread the word and further train members of his division by hosting a Marine Safety seminar in October , 2017 . His seminar was made available to all Division 7 Auxiliarists as well as the general public and was well attended . His presentation included an informative power point presentation , as well as an interactive display , educating his audience of the type of debris that can be found in our local waterways and the impact that it has on our ecosystem .
Several Members of Division 07 attended the spring D-Train and set up a Marine Safety Display
Crabby Road Beach clean-up , S . Toms River , NJ over 50 lbs . of trash was collected .