Dottie Riley

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Tampa Chalk Walk



I spent the last two days in downtown Tampa for "Tampa Chalk Walk". I did not register as an artist. I registered for the USCG Auxiliary, but I did do some sidewalk art. I put the National Boating Safety Council's "Wear It" campaign logo on the sidewalk. I did not wear a uniform while doing the artwork (the chalk is way too messy), but I will go in uniform tomorrow now that the art is done. The thought of all of those pastels on my navy blue pants...ugh!

Next weekend is our annual awards banquets. I do a lot of behind the scenes stuff for that. For a few years now, I have done all of the computations for the awards. It's a program that I enter all of the year's data into and it 'spits out' the winners. I also write a lot of the individual awards that have to be signed off by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has an award manual and the awards have to use specific wording and formatting. That was a job I just sort of fell into because a lot of members, even many our officers, don't know how to write awards. Now, they just contact the Division Commander with the names of the people that they want to recognize and why that member should be recognized, and the Division Commander asks me write and submit the award for them. I got to be so good at it that I am now one of about a half a dozen people who review all of the awards within our district (about 5,400 members) before they are submitted to the Coast Guard for approval.
Funny, everybody knows I edit and layout Auxiliary publications. Very few members know that I write and review awards. Because I am trusted, I know a lot of things and do a lot of things that other members don't. I am a staff officer and not an elected officer, and I don't have personal ambitions or an agenda, so that makes me 'safe'. I like being in this position.

posted on Mar 19, 2011 4:39 PM ()

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How cool is that?
comment by kristilyn3 on Mar 23, 2011 7:46 AM ()
The USCG put the photo up on a national site. Even the National Safe Boating Council asked for a copy of the photo. Sure tickled me!
reply by dragonflyby on Mar 27, 2011 6:10 PM ()
They do a lot of Sidewalk art in Guatemala.Every year and not sure which month is this.
comment by fredo on Mar 20, 2011 9:52 AM ()
Mine was mediocre compared to some of the artwork people do for this event. It is hard to believe that some of these artists spend two days creating art that will not last more than three or four days.
reply by dragonflyby on Mar 20, 2011 1:23 PM ()
And here I first thought you were doing a real "walk". Again, I admire what you do for the auxiliary.
comment by solitaire on Mar 20, 2011 6:43 AM ()
Dottie, you lead such an active life!!
comment by elderjane on Mar 20, 2011 6:42 AM ()
Nice to be trusted, good for you and them
comment by anacoana on Mar 19, 2011 9:04 PM ()
I know there might be times you could feel unappreciated, acquiring all your skills and having an opportunity to use them sounds like a lot of fun.
comment by troutbend on Mar 19, 2011 6:20 PM ()
comment by marta on Mar 19, 2011 5:48 PM ()

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