Governor Markell honors DNREC’s Outstanding Volunteers at July 25 State Fair ceremony

Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and U.S. EPA Region III Administrator Shawn M. Garvin honored DNREC’s Outstanding Volunteers for 2013.

Awards were presented in seven volunteer categories and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, 5th Northern Region, Divisions 1 & 12 were recognized as the Outstanding Group for the following:

"In 2012, Coast Guard volunteers from Divisions 1 and 12 (northern and southern Delaware) contributed more than 35,000 hours to Delaware’s recreational boating safety programs, conducting courtesy vessel safety checks and safety patrols on Delaware waters, and teaching boating classes and educating children and adults on safe boating practices."