[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS--MARINE CORPS MARATHON 2011

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS--MARINE CORPS MARATHON 2011

SIGN-UP LINK AT WWW.NCACDC.COM IS LIVE

How to register, what the process is, and the timeline to Race Day


(18 June 1011, Washington D.C.) This is the call for Amateurs to sign up now
to volunteer for this year's 36th running of the Marine Corps Marathon on 30
October 2011.

For 33 years Amateur Radio supported the Marines and, specifically, the U.S.
Navy Medical commanders, to link their aid stations and to be "eyes and
ears" on the 26.2-mile course.

Because of Amateur Radio's increasing success year-over-year leads to
increased race responsibilities, which requires volunteers be better trained
and better prepared. This year our sign-up goal is more than 130 volunteers.

And to have the time needed for the training and meeting events for this
year's volunteers, it's necessary to achieve more than 130 successful
sign-ups before the end of August.

THE RACE

The National Capital Region is fortunate to host one of the world's elite
marathons. Noon Eastern 23 February runner registration opened. The pile-up
ended 28 hours, 4 minutes later with the race sold out. Again, this year,
the cut-off is 30,000 runners.

The MCM is also an elite public service event: it is a one-of-a-kind
opportunity to practice and learn emergency communications skills.  The size
of unified operations--Federal, military, state, and local jurisdictions--is
bigger than most exercises. Volunteering for the MCM gives you emergency
communications practice and training, in a best-practice incident management
environment, on a real event, and more, that you simply can't get anywhere
else.

The MCM offers its volunteers the enjoyment of giving valued and recognized
public service, and it offers the challenge of outstanding emergency
communications practice. Whether it's one or the other or both for you,
you're cordially invited to help.

SIGNING UP

Although MCM race day is 30 October, the size of the event and further
increase of Amateur Radio's roles, require more than 130 volunteer
positions, and require all these positions to be assigned by 31 August.

This time is needed to form teams, identify team leads, and allow the team
leads to prepare and train their teams to fulfill the requirements of the
overall MCM operational plan.

How do you sign up? You sign up by completing two forms. The first step is
to go here:
<http://ncacdc.com/>http://ncacdc.com/

Read the NCACDC.COM page; follow directions, and the link to the Marine
Corps Web site. Complete the Marine form.

After you complete and submit the Marine form, wait for the e-mail the
Marine Corps Web site, confirming your successful completion of the Marine
form. The confirming e-mail will include another link.

The second step is to follow the link in the confirming e-mail, to the
Amateur Radio form. The Amateur Radio form lets you tell us what you will
bring with you on race day: The radios, the car, the gear, the cell phone
you will have--on race day.

After you complete and submit the Amateur Radio form, note and keep its URL
link, so that you can you can return to it and update the form later with
any changes.

ABOUT THE NCACDC

NCACDC, The National Capital Amateur Council, District of Columbia, are
representatives of Amateur Radio emergency communications organizations
including the American Radio Relay League's ARES(R), as well as the state,
local, and municipal jurisdictions' RACES programs in the National Capital
Region. NCACDC works to improve mutual aid for its members, maintaining
coordination and facilitating communication among regional volunteer
emergency communications groups and activities. A standing committee of
NCACDC participants functions as the planning committee for Amateur Radio's
participation in the Marine Corps Marathon. See ncacdc.com.

 

 

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Howard Cunningham

Macro Systems, LLC

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Fairfax, VA 22030

 

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