McGraw-Hill and Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Pen Deal
McGraw-Hill Professional\'s International Marine division, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, whcih supports the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, announced that they have established a learning partnership to develop co-branded print and electronic texts, study guides and reference materials.

Contact: Aux. Wayne Spivak
Chief - External Communications
Public Affairs Department
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
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McGraw-Hill and Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Pen Deal

/24-7PressRelease/ - BELLMORE, NY, August 7, 2005 - McGraw-Hill Professional's International Marine division, a global leader in the publishing of educational and reference materials about boating, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, the not-for-profit organization that supports the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, announced that they have established a learning partnership to develop co-branded print and electronic texts, study guides and reference materials for the boating public. The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary a federally sanctioned organization committed to promoting nautical safety for 66 years and is the leading volunteer organization of the Department of Homeland Security.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by Congress in 1939 to assist the Coast Guard in promoting boating safety and includes more than 30,000 members from all walks of life who receive special training so that they may be a functional part of Coast Guard Forces. Auxiliarists assist the Coast Guard in non-law enforcement programs such as public education, vessel safety checks, safety patrols, search and rescue, maritime security and environmental protection and Coast Guard Academy introduction programs for youth. Auxiliarists volunteer more than 2 million hours annually to benefit other boaters and their families. On an "average" day, the Auxiliary conducts hundreds of boating safety classes, vessel safety checks and patrols in service to the public.

McGraw-Hill's publishing program will cover a wide range of topics for both novice and advanced boaters tied to U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary public education courses such as Boating Safety, Boating Skills and Seamanship, Sailing Skills and Seamanship, and Advanced Coastal Navigation. It includes more than "It is an honor for McGraw-Hill to team up with the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association," said Keith Fox, president of McGraw-Hill Professional. "As the world's leading educational publisher, McGraw-Hill's mission is to provide consumers with authoritative, comprehensive, and practical information from the foremost experts. We welcome the opportunity to help extend this organization's reach, providing the public with invaluable resources on boating safety."

"The Coast Guard Auxiliary Association is delighted to enter into this learning partnership with McGraw-Hill, a recognized leader in educational publishing," said Richard Clinchy, Education Products Director of the Association. "The Association and the members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary constitute the nation's leading organization in recreational boating safety education. With McGraw-Hill's cutting-edge publishing capabilities, I am confident that our leadership position will be maintained for years to come."

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed, non-military volunteer's who assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. These men and women can be found on the nation's waterways, in the air, in classrooms and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks and public education.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary in 1941. Its 30,000 members donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions.


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