Chief Petty Officer Lauren Walton, administrative chief, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, and fellow members of the Lower Columbia River Chapter of the Chief Petty Officer's Association provided barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers at a Valentine's Day CPOA fundraiser held at the Sector Columbia River Coast Guard base in Warrenton, Ore., Feb. 14, 2018.
The Lower Columbia River Chapter of the CPOA under the presidency of Walton has raised more than $20,000 in the past two years in support of Coast Guard and local community members in need.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Lauren Walton.