Each squadron should have a “Public Contact”. Someone to answer enquiries from the boating public about membership, course, and squadron activities. If that position is not filled, someone looking for that squadron will have no way to contact them. In the near future, if a squadron does not have someone in that position the Administrative Officer will be displayed. If the Admin Officer does not have email, the Commander will be displayed. If the Commander does not have email, that squadron will be “out of touch”. Visit http://www.usps.org/php/DHinders/membership/contactInfo.php to see if your squadron has a contact. Here’s a District Summary:
| District | Squadrons | w/o Contact | % w/o Contact |
| 1 | 12 | 7 | 58% |
| 2 | 19 | 5 | 26% |
| 3 | 18 | 6 | 33% |
| 4 | 16 | 6 | 38% |
| 5 | 36 | 18 | 50% |
| 6 | 17 | 10 | 59% |
| 7 | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | 20% |
| 9 | 22 | 9 | 41% |
| 10 | 11 | 2 | 18% |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | 31% |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 15 | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| 16 | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 17 | 13 | 3 | 23% |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| 20 | 18 | 7 | 39% |
| 21 | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| 22 | 18 | 5 | 28% |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | 22% |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | 31% |
| 27 | 20 | 5 | 25% |
| 28 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 29 | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| 32 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| 33 | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Total | 420 | 156 | 37% |
37% of our squadrons do not provide a way for interested parties to contact them.
Dave Hinders
National Secretary
