May 3, 2024

Dear Classmates and Spouses of the Class of 1978,

Happy Spring!

Your Gift Committee has been working overtime to sort out and evaluate the many great ideas that have been suggested for our 50^th Reunion which will be here in four short years.  In a short while we will have some exciting news about the final gift choice that will help to develop future leaders of the Coast Guard long into the future and pay tribute to the strong legacy of our great class.

In the meantime, we all know that our Class has set a very ambitious goal for our 50^th Reunion in 2028:

Our Goal is $780,000!

Several Classmates have already stepped up to help us begin the journey towards our $780,000 goal.  In a short while we will share the good news about how much we have already raised.

In the meantime, The All Class Challenge runs for three days between May 21 and May 23. 

Whether or not you are an Association Member, you can participate in this 3-day giving challenge which builds on the friendly rivalry between the classes while opening up participation to spouses of our deceased Classmates who are equally passionate about supporting CGA and the Class of 78.  

Although the All Class Challenge is the annual campaign for the CGA Today Fund - a gift to any fund counts in this competition and we ask that you designate your gift to the Class of 78 Endowment which is the account that we are using to build our 50^th Anniversary Gift. 

This is the competition that the Class of 76 goes all out for and they love to rub our noses in their victories.  Let’s stop them this year!  Last year 49 of our classmates contributed vs. 166 classmates from the Class of 76.  We can do better and with your help, we will succeed and Beat 76!

Remember, any amount counts and this is a great way to achieve our 100% 50^th Anniversary participation goal for our Class.  If you are a Member of the CGAAA, you will receive additional email updates.  If you are not a member of the Alumni Association, please consider joining; but if that is not the right choice for you now, remember that while we will welcome a gift anytime, on the 21^st, 22^nd and 23^rd of May, you can go to the AA website at cgaalumni.org and make your All Class Challenge gift on behalf of the Class of 78 Endowment Fund.

Stay Healthy!  Stay Strong!  ‘78 is Great!

Gift Committee:  Iain Anderson, Bruce Black, Manson Brown, Chris Bond, Joe Castillo, Bryon Ing, Mike Lucia, Mike Vincenty, Kerry Watterson & Brooke Winter