FY 2002

Approximately $10,000.00 total was distributed by the USSVI organization to help needy Sailors and their families. This allowed the program to more than double the FY 2001 distribution to needy active duty submariner families.

$4,000.00 was distributed to SUBLANT Sailors, and $4,000.00 was distributed to SUBPAC Sailors. Money was sent for submarine Sailors in the overseas locations of Guam, Yokosuka Japan, La Mad, Naples Italy, and all of our little pockets of Submariners were included. All our SSN, SSBN, and Submarine Support ports as part of the Submarine Family were included.

The addtional $2,000.00 was direct support for the program in the Groton, Ct area by USSVI Groton Base. Groton base also hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner for local active duty submariners at the School Street Clubhouse, feeding over 300 people, with volunteers doing the food preparation and serving.

As in prior years, each family received a certificate in the amount of $30.00 for Christmas Dinner. We feel that is the least we can do for our brother submariners and their dependants.

Where there was a need, it was met.

Approximately 300 families benefitted from the generosity of USSVI members this year.

The USSVI Bases that participated in the 2002 campaign were: 

Base 51
Bowfin Base
Bremerton Base
Buffalo Base
Bullhead Base
Central Florida Base
Corvina Base
Cyberspace Base
Drum Base
First Coast Base
Gold Country Base
Green Mountain Base
Groton Base
Hampton Roads Base
Hawkbill Base
Hoosier Base
Hudson Valley Base
Kings Bay Base
Los Angeles/Pasadena
Lockwood Internet Base
Maine Base
Marblehead Base
Mare Island Base
Mid-Atlantic Base
Minn/St.Paul Base
Nautilus Base
Northern Virginia
Perch Base
Placoderm Base
Seattle Base
Snug Harbor Base
Southern Tier Base
Springfield Base
South Sound Base
Topeka-Jefferson City Base
Virginia Base
MAL Base

Thank you to everyone that pitched in to help make this happen !