We are the Nimitz Chief Selectees

Welcome to the USS Nimitz FY09 CPO Selectees fundraising page. As newly selected Chief Petty Officers, we go through a grueling six week training and induction period prior to receiving our anchors on September 16th. One of our required tasks is to raise money to assist us in paying for our brand new uniforms, the pinning ceremony, and our Khaki Ball. This site aims to assist us in reaching our final money goal of $32,000, or about $1000 per CPO selectee. So far, we have raised approximately $15,000, putting us nearly halfway to our goal. Since we are already halfway complete with the induction season, we find ourselves slightly behind the curve. This is where you come in.

Any money you are able to donate is greatly appreciated! We aren't asking for much. As Chief Selects, we are already hard at work raising money through car washes, food/bake sales, auctions, and much more. This fundraising web page is just another means to the end. It will help our families and friends from around the country to easily donate. Simply click on the button to the right to transfer your donation via PayPal.

We will provide updates of our progress for you as often as we can on this web page. Please keep a bookmark. We will provide pictures of what activities we have done to document our efforts at raising the $32,000. Thank you very much for your donation!

Special Thanks to those who have contributed:

  • Margaret Jackson
  • Gloria Miller

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

USS Boxer Visit

Since the USS Nimitz is in the middle of a shipyard period, the Chief's Mess has been moved to a barge, along with many offices and berthings from the ship. Unfortunately, the barge's Chief's Mess is really small, so we don't get to experience the full effect of all 32 Selectees entertaining the Chief's in the Chief's Mess. In order to get that experience, we were taken to the USS Boxer to entertain their Chiefs. The Selectees on the USS Boxer are currently not allowed into their Chief's Mess because they aren't doing so well. So, we were given an opportunity to help the Selectees with their team work, singing, and fund raising skills. After we finished entertaining the Boxer Chiefs, some of us took a tour of their ship with their Selectees and discussed what we have been doing to earn money and make it through our long days. Hopefully the Boxer Chief Selects are able to get back into the swing of things and we'll see an improvement from them come CPO Pride Day.
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