[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] George Washington's Birstyhday Parade 2025

[Richard Bunn]

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The City of Alexandria’s annual celebration of George Washington’s birthday will return in 2025, culminating with the George Washington Birthday Parade on Saturday, February 15, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Old Town Alexandria.
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All,
      This is to ASK all ARES and Alexandria Radio Club members to consider providing communications support the the Annual George Washington's Birthday Parade on  SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2025.
      Our normal GW operation is to provide a radio net to include shadows for assembly area parade captains (those who organize the parade,  the parade leadership,  the reviewing stand,  parade start.
      The operation has amateurs collect changes from the assembly captains (i.e Who is in / out and moved position)  These changes get handed off either by coming by the trailer or radio to the trailer between 20 to 10 minutes prior to parade start.  We also provide eyes on the parade route for the city.
      It normally starts with our assembling at the Nanny J. Lee center to hook up the trailer and carpool to the parade start area.   If the trailer is not available, we set up a table at parade start.  At start we collect all of the changes and send them digitally to the reviewing stand so the announcer can keep track.
      WE NEED at LEAST 15 or more amateur radio volunteers.  In the past, after the parade, we hold a hot wash, and the club has covered the cost.  This is still TBD.
      This is THE BIGGEST event in Alexandria.
      On behalf of our EC Joe,  please let me know if you can volunteer.

73 Rick Bunn
N4ASX
Assistant EC, Alexandria, VA.