[W9RCA-News] Two public service opportunities

[Brent Easterday]

blunk0722 at hotmail.com


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On Sep 21, 2018, 4:06 PM, at 4:06 PM, Jim Keeth <af9a at arrl.net> wrote:
>Greetings Fellow Hams,
>
>If you have already volunteered or said you can't for the Indianapolis
>Monumental Marathon, you may ignore the rest of this message.
>
>I am still looking for 8 more volunteers to provide communications
>support for the Indianapolis Marathon on Saturday November 3rd. 
>Volunteer communicators will be stationed at rest stops and other
>critical locations along the marathon route.  Volunteer communicators
>will be providing logistical communications, requesting medical
>assistance to their location, and providing situational awareness to
>the event staff and public safety.  
>
>If you are interested in being a volunteer communicator, please send me
>an email message at bwalls at arrl.net <mailto:bwalls at arrl.net> or simply
>respond to this message.  This is a full 26.2 mile marathon and some
>positions will be in place until almost 3 PM.  Please be sure to
>include any time restrictions you may have.
>
>
>Regards,
>Brent Walls, N9BA
>Assistant Emergency Coordinator
>Marion County, Indiana
>Amateur Radio Emergency Service®
>
>Phone: 317-557-7224
>E-mail: bwalls at arrl.net <mailto:bwalls at arrl.net>
>
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>
>Greetings Fellow Hams,
>
>The American Diabetes Association is in need communications assistance
>with their annual ADA Tour de Cure bike ride on Saturday October 20th. 
>The ride will start and end at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The
>ride will occur on roads in Marion, Hendricks, and Boone counties with
>the farthest north point being in the Whitestown area.  The event
>organizers are planning to have a total of 3 water/aid stops along the
>route outside of the speedway and 5 inside the speedway.
>
>I am looking for volunteers for the water/aid stops both along the
>outer route and inside the speedway. I will also be looking volunteers
>to act as APRS trackers for both the 50k and 75k lead and tail, SAGS,
>(SAGS should have a vehicle that can carry at least one bicycle and
>rider, APRS is encouraged)as well as several other areas along the
>course.  Volunteers should have at least a 2 meter mobile radio but a
>dual band is encouraged.  If you would like to volunteer, please
>respond to this message and indicate what type of position you are
>interested in. 
>
>Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you think would be
>interested in volunteering for the event. If you have any questions
>please feel free to email me. 
>
>73, 
>
>Tony Stokes KU9V
>(317) 627-5536
>ku9v at arrl.net <mailto:ku9v at arrl.net>
>
>
>
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