REGISTER NOW FOR THE COAST GUARD BALL!
SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 29 | 2012
The Pacific Northwest Coast Guard Ball, hosted by the Navy League of the U.S.-Lake Washington Council, will take place at the Westin Hotel in Bellevue, WA on Sept. 29, 2012. This formal event will feature a great dinner, fine beverages, service toasting, honors for outstanding Coast Guard performers, dancing, fellowship, and a lot of fun.
Vice Admiral John Currier, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant, will be the keynote speaker. (bio)
Price: Varies by status and rate/rank. See details on the registration page.
Register at: www.lakewashnlus.org/cgb
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR REGISTRATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED
Dress: Dinner Dress Blue or Service Equivalent for Active Duty & Formal Attire for Civilians. Auxiliary Personnel may wear Dinner Dress Blue or Formal Attire. Please see Chapter 3 (pgs. 3-1, 3-4 & 3-6) of the USCG Uniform Manual for clarification.
The Westin has a limited number of discounted rooms available for Ball attendees who wish to stay overnight on Sept. 29th, at $149 for single or double occupancy. To reserve, call 888-627-8084 and mention the Pacific Northwest Coast Guard Ball.
FOR THOSE WITH UNDERWAY SPOUSES
If your spouse is underway or unable to attend the ball but you’d still like to attend, here are the instructions on how to purchase your ticket under your spouse’s pay grade price.
• Use the first information line ONLY. Leave the second line blank.
• Under Duty Status, choose Active/Reserve or Retired, as appropriate.
• Under Grade, select spouse’s pay grade from the list.
• Under First Name, enter, “Spouse” and then your first name
(without the quotation marks).
• Under Last Name, enter your last name.
• Make a menu selection and fill out the rest of the form.NOTE: Do not use the second line. That’s only for an accompanied spouse or accompanied guest whose sponsor will be present.You’ll be charged the same rate as your spouse would be, rather than the (maximum) civilian rate.

If your spouse will be underway, we encourage you to still come out and join the party! There will be several of us from the Midgett and Healy units who will be attending stag and still antsy to have a good time. So get gussied up and come enjoy fun and fellowship with us!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a board member of the CGFA and we’ll do our best to address any concerns you may have.